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Sorry I have to tell you this but... The blood in my port was caused by erosion. I felt hardly any restriction and my band was at 6.5-7ml full. Don't get scared just get checked. Yes, my band is out and I miss it. I can not have another so I am having the sleeve. I did not abuse my band had it for 8 years and lost 90 lbs and was able to keep my wt down to 135 lbs. now that it is gone I am gaining weight like crazy!!! 40lbs up and my diabetes and high blood pressure is back.. I have struggled all my life one band was my best friend. I hope I will have success with the sleeve????????????????

RIP Lap Band 8/14/09 - 10/31/14 I miss my friend and constant reminder that I have cured my high blood pressure, sleep apnea and I was an insulin taking diabetic with my lap band's help I was in control of my diabetes with diet alone. I am a nurse who got hurt at work. When I found out that my injury ended my nursing career, I had a nervous break down I vomited projectile for days and fainted from panic attacks everyday. The vomiting made my band eat into my cardia and it was like being knifed . Hospital stay of 10 days and almost lost my life form the bleeding. I was left with an open wound and two JP drains the opening never closed I was left like that for 3 months with a open wound that would not heal. On Dec 19/14I had another emergency surgery to remove what was left in. A piece of mesh that my first doctor put over my port for stability. If any of you have a removal get the notes from your original lap band placement. Check to see if your surgeon put in mesh. Make sure the removal doctor knows. This!!! It will save you the complications of another surgery. The port area got a terrible infection 3 rounds of antibiotics and wound care to close these wounds from the inside out. The little holes they used for the instruments burst with infection as well. Yes I gained lots of weight on a Paleo diet. This kind of diet is so post to help reboot your metabolism. My body was used to nearly nothing. I lost 90 lbs with my band and am now back up to 180 already. I am so mourning for my band. Trying so hard but I think, I will have to go for the sleeve. I feel defeated. I guess I just can't do it on my own. I never could!!! I am on the yo yo carousel how do I get off!!! Went to a nutritionist tried to do it right.

RIP Lap Band 8/14/09 - 10/31/14 I miss my friend and constant reminder that I have cured my high blood pressure, sleep apnea and I was an insulin taking diabetic with my lap band's help I was in control of my diabetes with diet alone. I am a nurse who got hurt at work. When I found out that my injury ended my nursing career, I had a nervous break down I vomited projectile for days and fainted from panic attacks everyday. The vomiting made my band eat into my cardia and it was like being knifed . Hospital stay of 10 days and almost lost my life form the bleeding. I was left with an open wound and two JP drains the opening never closed I was left like that for 3 months with a open wound that would not heal. On Dec 19/14I had another emergency surgery to remove what was left in. A piece of mesh that my first doctor put over my port for stability. If any of you have a removal get the notes from your original lap band placement. Check to see if your surgeon put in mesh. Make sure the removal doctor knows. This!!! It will save you the complications of another surgery. The port area got a terrible infection 3 rounds of antibiotics and wound care to close these wounds from the inside out. The little holes they used for the instruments burst with infection as well. Yes I gained lots of weight on a Paleo diet. This kind of diet is so post to help reboot your metabolism. My body was used to nearly nothing. I lost 90 lbs with my band and am now back up to 180 already. I am so mourning for my band. Trying so hard but I think, I will have to go for the sleeve. I feel defeated. I guess I just can't do it on my own. I never could!!! I am on the yo yo carousel how do I get off!!! Went to a nutritionist tried to do it right.

Please... everyone out there that is getting a removal or a revision to sleeve!!! Make sure you get all surgery notes from your original lap band surgery doctor. Read them and give them to the doctor removing your band. Different doctors do different things. A piece of mesh was left in my port area and I got a horrible infection!!! Some doctors do that, if the skin where the port is, is thin, then they put it in for stability. Get your notes, look for this, and make sure your surgeon knows!!! The Mesh melds into you skin and it is hard to detect if it is there!!!

When I got my band removed I had the shoulder pain. The doctor is telling you the truth. As far as the voice stuff if you were in surgery for 4 hours the it could be from being inter bated during surgery. Hang in there, and get rid of the arrogant doctor!!! They never listen!!!

RIP Lap Band 8/14/09 - 10/31/14 I miss my friend and constant reminder that I have cured my high blood pressure, sleep apnea and I was an insulin taking diabetic who was in control of my diabetes with diet alone. I am a nurse who got hurt at work. When I found out that my injury ended my nursing career, I had a nervous break down I vomited projectile for days and fainted from 3 panic attacks a day. The vomiting made my band eat into my cardia and it was like being knifed . Hospital stay of 10 days and almost lost my life for bleeding. I was left with an open wound and two JP drains the opening never closed I was left like tat for 3 months then in Dec I had another emergency surgery to remove what was left in. A piece of mesh the my first doctor put over the port that was not detected. I had asked the place that put in my lap band to give me their surgery noted and they never sent them. If they had I would not have had the surgery for the infected port area. I was left with 2 open wounds that had to be closed from the inside out it took 2 months and I look like I have been mutilated. What a horrible experience!!! I had no complications up to this point. As far as immune disorders i don't have any. I just want everyone out there to get their surgery notes and keep them in case of an emergency. I wouldn't want anyone to go through what I did!!! The place that put my band in was in Beverly Hills and I thought they had the most experience. Boy was I wrong!!! They were a Lap Band Mill!!! Now I can never have another!!! I am looking into the sleeve I have gained over half my weight back, on a Low gluten, Paleo diet. It's like I never had my wonderful bandie. I have tried everything!!! I keep packing on the weight and I'm not over eating!!! Want to get the sleeve soon cause my diabetes is back and so is my high blood pressure. I am a nurse metabolically my body just can lose it got used to eating with my band small amounts more frequently. Even though I do that now I still am putting on the pounds. I don't really understand why??? Is anyone else having this problem, after getting de banded???