LaLa28

Hi Everyone My name is Carla (aka LaLa). I was banded in 2002. After two years, I had major slippage and erosion and had to have the band removed in 2004. Here it is 2006. The band has been gone for 2 years and it has been a constant struggle to keep the weight off. When the band was removed i weighed 180 pounds. My weight stabilized at 200 for a while but then, due to a lot of emotional stress, I started yo-yoing. HEre it is two years later and I am back up to 235, the weight that I was when I had the lap band inserted originally! I am thinking about having another band inserted, or, possibly having the gastric bypass. My concern about the band is that there could be scar tissue around my stomach from my previous two surgeries that could make the band hard to insert. I was wondering if anyone here had any experience with this. The gastric bypass is still scary to me, which is why i never considered it originally. But I am so unhappy that I am seriously considering it if banding is not an option. To anyone who would like to share their experiences with band removal and especially re-insertion - I would be so grateful.... Have a great day :Banane33:

HI Heather My doctor seems to think that any possible scar tissue will not be an issue. But if he goes in and thinks that it will pose a problem I need to decide if he should just stop right there, go ahead and try to position the band anyway, or perform the bypass instead. I really want to try to speak with people who have experienced this because, although my doctor is very good, i always feel better when I do my own research as well... Thanks for the encouragement!