TIFFANY , i am going through the same thing , my surgery is scheduled for 2maro AM to have my lap band removed , i have been banded for 11 months , i had my Lap band put in November 18, 2009 thinking this is going to be an amazing journey and could not wait to walk into a store and fit into a normal pair of jeans , Here i am 10 months later having my band removed , its been a nightmare from DAY 1, I have never had a Fill to where i feel restriction , I had over 11 fills and never felt restriction , i had scops done to make sure the band was placed right and that was normal , i had Upper GI's done and that was normal , All the Doctors in the Group were amazed on why there was no restriction or why i havent not lost 1 pound , a few weeks ago i ended up in the ER because i felt like i had something stuck in the back of my throat , i thought maybe it was a piece of skin to an apple and it would not go away , the feeling was there for 3 days before i went . it ended up being Acid from my stomach being trapped above the band coming up Destroying my Voice BOX , the ENT DR said he has never seen a VOice box look so bad and i should have the BAND removed , My Band DR was not happy with doing this surgery , they do not believe in removing the band but they had alot of meetings and decided its probly the best thing to do ... The Dr always blamed me for what i ate on why i did not loose any weight , but i kept my food journal and followed the directions to a T !!! ... Everyday i live with having a stomach ach , they mostly come at night before i go to bed , i never had stomach aches before surgery , Im not happy the band is coming out but i dont want to live with all the problems and who knows what else the band can destroy in 10 years from now so i think its best to have this out , no since of keeping this Object inside of me when my body is not agreeing with it , So i am having this band out with many questions of why if failed UNANSWERED , and its very depressing , is anyone else having the same issues ?????
