Well, I hate to say it but it seems the lap band is not for me-I belive more than 5% of the people who get it, slip. I would venture to say this % is much higher. I got the band 4 years ago---it was great, I lost 52 lbs--life was good. I only had 30 more lbs to go. At Christmas, I was beginning to get acid reflux, so I went to see my doctor. The news was my band had slipped, and it would require surgery. So, I had the surgery to correct the band. After six months, it slipped again--I went to see my doctor and he said I could have surgery to correct it again or have a different type of surgery, which he did recommend. I asked him to remove all saline from my band and let me think about what to do. I have decided to have my band removed as I guess it is just not the answer for me and I do not want to have invasive surgery. I am thankful I can have it removed as any other surgery would be lifetime. I have friends who have had the bypass surgery and most of them have gained back their weight, I have also had many friends who have had lap band--and most have lost about 30-40 lbs and have kept it off but have yet to reach their goal. I also know some friends, who have lost over 80 lbs and it seems to be their answer--they follow strict guidelines. So I guess I am a Lapband Looser and am in the 5% category. I hate it because I really hoped it was the answer to my weight loss issues but what I found, is it is just as restrictive as a diet and I should probably go on Weight Watchers and exercise and do it right, that is my plan anyway. Good luck to all of you and if anyone has had it removed, will you let me know how it went? I am having my surgery Aug 5th.
