corky123

HELLO EVERYONE.  I HAD LAP BAND SURGERY IN 2002 AND LOST 30 KILOS THEN STARTING PUT WEIGHT ON.  THE BAND HAD FAILED, LEAKING.  SO IN 2004 HAD SURGERY TO REPAIR IT.  IT FAILED AGAIN STILL LEAKING.  I WAS FED UP AND COULDNT AFFORD TO HAVE IT REPAIRED AGAIN, UNTIL NOW.  I WENT TO A NEW SURGEON  HAD A DIE XRAY TO FIND OUT WHERE IT WAS LEAKING.  THEN HAD SURGERY UNDER LOCAL ANAESTHETIC TO ASCERTAIN WHETHER IT WAS BROKEN AT THE PORT END.  THIS FOUND THAT THE LEAK WAS AT THE BAND END.  SO HAD SURGERY AGAIN LAST WEEK AND THE BAND WAS GOOD BUT THE TUBING FROM THE BAND TO THE PORT WAS BROKEN IN TWO PLACES AND WAS IN THREE PIECES.  THE SURGEON HAS HOPEFULLY REPAIRED THIS NOW AND I AM GOING FOR AN INFLATION IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS AND I CAN START THE REST OF MY LIFE.  I HAVE ENDURED 4 PAINFUL SURGERIES AND THE COST.  THIS NEW SURGEON I HAVE CONFIDENCE IN.  I HAVE TO FIND OUT WHAT BRAND OF BAND MINE IS FROM MY OLD SURGEON AND WRITE TO THE MANUFACTURER AND ASK THEM IF THEY HAVE HAD ANY OTHER PROBLEMS.  MY NEW SURGEON RETRIEVED THE PIECES SO I HAVE THEM TO SHOW.HAS ANYONE ELSE HAD PROBLEMS.  AND I NEED SOME CONFIDENCE BOOSTING AS I HAVE A LONG WAY TO GO.