I've had my lap-band for almost 7 years, and it's been a good tool for me. I've lost 100 pounds and kept it off. Recently I've been having a lot of trouble with pneumonia - I was hospitalized for a week and it's still lingering, and I'm a healthy 30 year old female. My doctor told me today that my band has slipped significantly and that it could be causing aspiration pneumonia.
I'm in a challenging spot....do I move forward and have the band removed all together? I'm emotionally/physically/mentally 180 degrees from where I was 7 years ago when I had the band put in. I think I can maintain the healthy lifestyle I've kept for these years. But then I wonder.. do I get the slip repaired, knowing that it may happen again in the future? The fear of gaining my weight back is my biggest worry, it's like being held prisoner psychologically.
Has anyone else out there been in a similar situation? Would love to hear your experiences, hard to find people to talk to about this.
