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PLEASE share your story and suggestions... There seem to be SO MANY places that advertise and have great reviews on website and on facebook.... However, I want the real deal from PEOPLE!!! The Good, bad and ugly... I am researching to have a revision. Thanks!!

Nightmare #425,657,800 - Bless your heart! what a horrible experience. Please tell us how the band is working for you?

YAY! I found you on IG! Following! XOXO UGH!!!!!!! Bless you ... All of the above sounds so real and ditto for me as well. Just tired of being sick and tired! Please keep me posted and let me know how you do with the sleeve revision. Did your Dr. suggest sleeve over By-pass?

UGH!!!!!!! Bless you ... All of the above sounds so real and ditto for me as well. Just tired of being sick and tired! Please keep me posted and let me know how you do with the sleeve revision. Did your Dr. suggest sleeve over By-pass?

That's wonderful. I am proud for you. You are one of the few. Keep up the great work.

Best of luck to you honey. In the US...not many Dr.'s are even doing them anymore. More and more revisions are being done because of complications.

Hi, Can ANYONE give me information that has had a lap-band removed and converted to the sleeve? Did you have two separate surgery's? Was the recovery about the same as the initial placement of the lap band? Is your diet a lot different? IS your way of eating different as compared to the Lap band? Do you regret having the conversion? Would you do it again? Thanks Much!

Where is he located? This is to remove the band and to do the sleeve all i the same surgery?

Bless you - You sure have had a struggle with the band. Hopefully, this will be the new beginning and ticket for you. I've also checked into OCC - Dr. Ortiz... Is this where you are going? They quoted me a 6 night stay (Marriott) and revision - $9k total.

That's GREAT!!!!!

What was the first step? I'm so lost and confused regarding this revision....

THIS IS AWESOME! I'm so proud for you. So you had one surgery all in one? Removed band and did sleeve at the same time?

what surgery dd you have and when? Doesn't show when I click your profile.

Good for you! I have my first appt. on 3/24 to start the investigation process... so we will see.

Yeah - It's a theory of "What they don;t know" with all the new procedures out there. I was also told I'd have it for life. Did they leave your port in as well? Dr's here in Ga. are no longer doing them as well. HUM! Hoping your days to come will get better. Thanks for the update. I want to learn all I can.

Yes, I was asking. I'm at the same point with my band. So they take out all of the fluid first? I have an appt. next month so I'm just counting down the days until then to find out more info. Thanks so much.

I TOTALLY AGREE WITH YOUR POST! Have you checked into revision yet? Will you have two different surgeries? Lap band removal then bypass?

Hi, This is my personal experience and I still have a band. Literally HATE IT! Looking into revision now. Nope nope nope! Don't do it. The average weight loss is 60#. I lost the 60# and it stopped totally; I've now gained around 20 back and I'm MISERABLE! No, it's not permanent but it is a SURGERY process...which means recovery, losing hair galore and eating A LOT of protein which causes you to be constipated. The majority of the time when you loose weight is the first year. When you go in for monthly or bi-monthly fills are are unable to eat for 3 days. First day is liquids, second day is mashed foods and third is back to soft foods. When you eat, you must chew chew CHEW 30 bites each; if you swallow too fast your screwed and stuck before you know it. YOU MUST drink at least a gallon of water a day. You must NOT drink carbonated beverages. Yes...you can have a few sips after you are totally healed. You MUST not drink out of a straw. This causes gas in the stomach and esophagus area. Many pills (antibiotics) must be cut in half as they will not go down. If you eat warmed up chicken and it get stuck you will slime - (Spit up) a LARGE red solo cup of slime, spit, your eyes water, and nose runs. I thought I was literally dying my first stick. The slime causes tooth decay. True, if the band is too tight it cause food too get stuck. However, if it's not tight enough your able to eat a little more & want loose weight. So find the SWEET SPOT they say... Okay today we find the sweet spot and it works well. Then you decide to travel 3 hours and the band then changes, so it's a viscous cycle. EVERYTHING effects the band... Weather, mood, stress, climate change, traveling, stress, sweating, flying, boating. When you eat it is VERY little and everything must be chopped tiny tiny. Your stomach continues to make HORRIBLY loud gurgling sounds screaming for food. You are FULL but it's not the the tummy full feeling...it's indigestion filling of being full. You will become SICK of protein drink after a couple of years because you live on them. In researching I was hard headed and thought I could get thru anything and would be different form the 5 people that kept screaming - - - NO No no...I sure wish I had listened. If your serious about the weight loss why not do something permanent and one time instead of like me...NOW looking to have a revision. Which means TWO surgery - one to remove the band then waiting 6 months before a sleeve or MGB. Think long and hard - the media doesn't tell you all the good and bad regarding the band.

I also had this for lap band. Go to ALL the doctors you've seen and get a copy of your records showing your weight, I only see a gyno and for bronchitis a few times. that was enough. Hope this helps.

What happened to your band? I wish an all in one surgery so it would be easy...How are you feeling?

Please do. Praying your surgery goes well. Thanks for the reply.

Bless your heart. The longer I have mine the more issues I'm afraid of having. How was it with no band at all? I fear there's so many issues with sleeve you don;t know to ask prior too like the band.... So your 6 days into sleeve? How are you feeling today? Thanks so much for the reply.

Good For you! Sending you prayers everything comes out well for you. What surgery are you having done? Sleeve or gastric by-pass? Thanks so much for responding. Looking forward to hearing about your outcome. GOOD LUCK!!