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So I was banded about 7 years ago. I haven't been filled in probably 5 or 6 years and haven't had any problems with my band until now. My band barely lets me eat anything, everything gets stuck. I hate to say it but Im starting to throw up a lot. I get a burning sensation in my stomach sometimes when I eat. The new thing that started about a week ago is acid reflux at night with a lot of gurgling and discomfort. It wakes me up in the middle of the night and lasts a few hours. I take tums but that doesn't work. I also wake up to a slight cough and random hiccups. My port area isn't sore. I don't know what's going on and can't get into the doctor until Tuesday. Has anyone else had this problem years after being banded?
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Pre/Post op questions for surgery in MX
Plumbum replied to amykates's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
I am also having surgery in Mexico in February and Dr. Aceves only does the basics for pre-op testing. Which should be fine if you do not have any issues. However, since I have a somewhat complicated medical history I am under medical care with a cardiologist and hematologist her in the US already. My cardiologist ran extensive tests (nuclear stress test, echo, etc) and my hematologist is going to put her two cents in as well to make sure that I am good to go. If you have no other issues though, you should be fine with the basic tests. I would maybe have that discussion with your PCP and if he feels like you should have some tests run, they can run them here as diagnostic for comorbidities or symptoms and they would be covered under your insurance that way. But as I said, I have some health issues that warrented those tests. -
Pondering Question to ask...
Tiffykins replied to Gabriella21's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Thank you Ada. I initially lost 23-25lbs with my band, then complications started, lost restriction, husband deployed, and I started gaining back my weight. I started off at 270 with the band, the day of my revision, I weighed in at 263. So, I technically only lost 7 pounds with the band. I've lost 114-115 with just the sleeve in about 6.5 months. -
Hi, Just to put you at ease, my husband had the lap band put in and he weighed in the mid 400 range. Our doctor feels strongly that the lap band is effective for those who have high BMIs (over 60). My husband who is so motivated has already lost over 60 lbs in 2 1/2 months. Much more than me and I have been banded 5 months. Although I'm told that weight loss is faster for men, we both recomend the band. We feel that it is safer and there are less complications and the band will help us maintain our weight loss forever. By the way, my husband's internist has removed 4 diabetic type pills, a water pill and will be reducing his blood pressure medicine after one more check-up. Good Luck to you.
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MelAnne, welcome to LBT My PcP and I chose the band over GBP for the very reason you state here: it is a slow process, it did not take 1 month for me to put on this weight, nor do I expect a miracle and it all suddenly drop off in a month. Rny patients have problems as well as Lap Band patients. You are only going to succeed as far as you let yourself go - you have the ability and tools now to do whatever you wish if you have the strength to do it. Please do not compare yourself to your sister, each of us have our own strengths and weaknesses. I do not even have my band yet, due to medical complications, but I am chugging along. When I made the decision to get banded and change my lifestyle, I did changed everything ~~ My eating habits (for the most part) my exercising and my way of thinking. I will not stop until I reach my goal. It might take me a year or 5 years, but with support such as LBT it can be done. Do things that make you happen, chart your progress and make daily notes of your NSV's - this all has helped me stay on track and somewhat sane.
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Not sure they are out there. I have been banded for 2 1/2 years and have lost 156 lbs and have had no complications what so ever. It all depends on you and your will power. Was it worth it for me - most definetly!!!
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Def Self Pay - Now, Where To Go...?
Clementine Sky replied to Taylor5's topic in Insurance & Financing
I had the VSG in Mexico in August of 2015 because my relatively low BMI disqualified from me receiving any coverage from my insurance, and it would have cost a small fortune to have the surgery in California where I reside. My total cost was $4200, which included a hotel stay at the Marriott and local transportation. I had a very positive experience there, no complications, and consider the surgery to be a tremendous success. My reproductive endocrinologist had recommended the surgery to me for my PCOS, and has done the follow-up blood work. I was initially very skeptical about going out of country for the surgery, but after researching it felt confident about the decision. "Medical tourism" has become an increasingly popular option for Americans and Canadians, and many of the facilities and surgeons outside of the US are equal to or even superior, but of course it's imperative to do thorough research before proceeding. -
Total failure, but hoping to start again
Basicwitch replied to Basicwitch's topic in LAP-BAND Surgery Forums
During my initial consultation, I wanted a sleeve. My family was very anti-sleeve because it is permanent. My doctor actually agreed, saying my health was fine and that I didn't need to lose so much weight that I would need a permanent surgery like the sleeve. When I saw my doctor last, I asked about revising to the sleeve as I have concerns about the band longterm. She said again that if I was having no problems, I did not need to revise. Maybe the weight gain since then would change her mind? In the band's defense, despite not being great for actual weight loss, I did not experience many of the horrible complications I have read about online. My gallbladder actually had nothing to do with the band, but with years of extreme high protein/low carb dieting and quick weight loss. Still, I want to lose weight! Maybe I will see what she says. I don't really have time right now for a revision, but I want to be healthy and if that is what it takes... It is hard because she is so glamorous and I can really tell when she is disappointed. Well, I worked up the courage to reschedule the appointment I cancelled this week. I have one in a few weeks. Maybe by then I will have lost a couple pounds from restricting calories? Yeah, that feels right to me! I am shooting for that as I find it difficult to meet Protein requirements (and be a pleasant, functioning human person) at 600-800. If I find that I'm not losing weight, I can restrict down. -
I feel for you. I had my surgery on May 13th. The doctor had me on a 2 week liquid diet . I never did it. On May 12th, I went to Burger King at lunchtime and had me a whopper meal and i enjoyed it. I went to the gym afterwards and worked out hard for a hour and a half. I had no complications with my surgery. Mary, I'm not a shake person so my nutritionists requests muscle milk and i hate it. I drink it anyway but i hate it.
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hi i just posted the exact same thing. my husband is nervous and doesn't want me to do it but i know it will be better in the long run. i guess once the surgery is over with no complications he will feel better. he went to the seminar with me and last night i pulled up a surgery but he said it grossed him out. we only looked at abt 2 mins. i wish i knew what to do to put him at ease but i just dont know. im hoping the ladies here that went through this can offer some advice to help us.:confused_smile:
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Hey all - I'm looking to expand my excercise DVD's beyond yoga & tai chi by adding something more aerobic - I'm wanting easy recommendations for some sort of sexy dancing. I'm hoping VINES will chime in here as I know she is an experienced belly dancer although belly dancing isn't what I'm looking for, but more so like some striptease or along those lines. I was thinking along the lines of the Carmen Electra's Aerobic Striptease? Anyone tried it - is it hard for a beginner? Did you like it? Please chime in and let me know what you've tried, what you liked about it and what you didn't - like I said I need something geared towards a beginner that wouldn't be too complicated as I'm just a sorta an average dancer - my moves arn't so smooth and need some help. With this new body that I'm aiming for - I want to be able to shake it correctly So tell me what you've tried! P.S. what was the name of that instructor Oprah had on that taught you how to pole dance???? I liked her but does she have anything besides the pole dancing as I will not be installing a pole in my living room to excercise
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So - my Dr's office offers 1 year complication ins for their self-pay patients. Great right! So I move forward with all of my appointments and had my consultation with my surgeon and really like him. Today I was setting up some of my final appointments and the girl from the office says, "I see you are scheduled to have your surgery with Dr.K but I have to tell you that he can not provide the complication insurance. Id you want that, you have to have your surgery with Dr. M." SO NOW YOU TELL ME!!! They are both great docs but I would have loved to have my consult with the doc who is actually DOING my surgery. Geesh! So, if your office offers this, make sure you are paired up with the doc that can provide it.
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Breastfeeding mommas!?
MothersMilk&vsg replied to finallymj's topic in Pregnancy with Weight Loss Surgery
I'm scheduled for May 11th and my daughter will be 5 months old. I am planning on breastfeeding through it. To complicate matters I am going to Mexico to do the surgery so I'll be gone for 6 days without her. I'm planning on pumping and dumping (since there is no way to freeze it and carry it with me on the plane) but my husband has a supply at home to feed her while I am gone. I expect my success depends heavily on my Fluid intake and how my body responds to just pumping and no suckling. I know there are different hormones involved between those two means of getting breast milk I'm hoping my body will be too preoccupied with the stress of surgery to bother with the hormones Everything I read says your success depends on fluid intake more than calories (think 3rd world countries and their calorie consumption!) As BIG girls we have plenty of calories to share even while shedding weight. However, if our Water isn't sufficient then the body just can't produce the milk. So, watch the water! Even if I have to stay up all night to get it in I'll be sipping water... I don't think of it being selfish since I am already a ticking time bomb. Even if I have to stop breastfeeding she got 5 months AND I'll be alive long enough to see her children, God willing, but if I die it won't be because of weight related issues!! Right now I think my life expectancy is only about 20 years if I continue on the path I am. My body just can't hold up to my metabolic issues and my overeating. -
I was banded October 2011 and had complications from day 1. I had a very large hiatal hernia that needed to be repaired, and it wasn't. It took me 5 years and 3 months and 4 doctors later to find one that would remove it December 2016. It then took me another two doctors to make the hernia repair and do the gastric bypass for me on June 18.
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hello! my name is krystina, i am 24yo and i was banded this morning! since i have a nine month old at home, i spent a little extra time in the hospital napping! the surgery went very well and there were no complications! i'm feeling quite uncomfortable from the gas pains but other than that no real pain at all! discomfot getting up from a lying position, but that was expected! i am happy to be starting my journey and excited to start a new chapter of my life! a much happier, healthier one at that! i look forward to speaking/sharing with you all!!! -krystina
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So first you lament the fact that people on this forum post their experiences, then share your own? Try and think of it this way: How much time do you spend with your surgeon pre- and post-op? With your nutritionist? Do little issues or questions ever arise when you are going about your week and don't have an upcoming appointment? Maybe you don't but plenty of people do. There is no harm in giving and getting information or listening to other peoples' experiences, it's all about how you use that information. Some people come through surgery and recovery no problem. Others have varying degrees of difficulty. Primarily this is a support forum. If you are satisfied with the support you get from your surgeon's office and see no need to be supportive of others, why bother to come on this site? FYI - I have a science background, not a physician but I understand biology and physiology. I don't know who advised you that the only difference between pre- and post-op is your stomach is smaller. It's not that simple. Other than size the biggest difference is the level of hormones produced in your stomach. Decreased hormone production both leaves you less hungry but can also change tolerance of some foods. This is why bariatric patients can get dumping syndrome. My bottom line: Every patient is different. Everyone heals differently. Just because some people have bad experiences doesn't mean this surgery isn't important if you are unable to lose the weight on your own. Most sleeve complications pale in comparison to the slow, painful death of heart disease or diabetes.
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Self Pay -- What If There Are Complications After Surgery?
becksnky replied to Jenny12's topic in Insurance & Financing
Have you chosen your surgeon yet? There are places that offer insurance for complications. Send me a PM if you want. -
Self Pay -- What If There Are Complications After Surgery?
iggychic replied to Jenny12's topic in Insurance & Financing
You might review your policy carefully. Do they actually say that complications from WLS are not covered or is it a line that says complications from elective surgery aren't covered? Do they cover complications when you enter a hospital via an ER verses a normal doctors visit to discuss possible complications? If you are airlifted or ambulanced in do they cover? Many insurance programs do cover when it's an emergency verses a normal doctors visit. But it's a valid question to ask. My complications look to be coming in right around half a million dollars or so. Secondary insurance is worth looking into prior to the surgery if you know you don't have coverage even with the ER caveat. For a few hundred, even a thousand bucks it's cheap money if you compare it to my bills -
I'm pre-op and still not 100% about actually getting the surgery. This post might be a mess. 1.My dietician is saying because I am young (26) I should get the sleeve because there are less complications but I already have heartburn. I did a barium swallow and she says I don't have reflux but do have a small hernia. 2.Another is not eating and drinking at the same time is SO difficult. And I'm worried that I'll regain from it being able to do it. 3.My SO isn't too thrilled about it because he's worried about complications and that I won't be good at post-op lifestyle changes and that's a little discouraging. I'm hardly taking his opinion into consideration though. 4.And lastly, does anyone post-op have something similar to dumping? Diarrhea, runny stools, frequent bathroom trips etc? Sent from my SM-S515DL using BariatricPal mobile app
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3rd WLS surgery 2 days ago 10th May 2016
Kaishek replied to a topic in Gastric Bypass Surgery Forums
Ditto - 3 WLS first a band in 2013 lost all the weight but complications set in and could not eat or drink and the band came out in May 2015. Gained 30lbs and different surgeon did sleeve on 21 December 2015. Complications and blockage due to scar tissue from the very start, never moved from clear liquid stage. Weight 46kgs but had revision to bypass on 9th May as could not eat or drink. Think I will make the Guinness book for bypass at the lowest weight ever (lol) -
Hi all newbie here. I had the sleeve surgery back in 2015. I did super well until 2020 when I was placed on a depression/anxiety monthly injection that caused some serious side effects. Unknown to the doctors, therapists and myself one of the non-listed side effects were to lose weight. At this point I was already at goal of 160# but the injection made me loose down to 121# within 2 months. I had become super weak, with almost no mobility. It was so bad that I could no longer take care of my personal needs without assistance. I could no longer walk but shuffle no more than about 6 feet before giving out and having to rest. My family doctor told me I absolutely had to gain weight of a G tube might be in order. My phyc doctor change my meds and unfortunately, I went from 121# to now 225# within about 6 months. Here I sit literally only 42# away from my WLS starting weight Now every time I try to do a reset or just simply get strict with eating and watching all my intake, I do good for about 3 days then I goof up again. For all those years I was able to keep my diabetes at bay, but it showed it weary head last year and has been acting up ever since. My mom died in 2004 from complications of diabetes so I have to get back on track. My dad passed away in August this past year (I am a daddy's girl 100%) and he begged me to have the revision and get my life back on track so this is what I shall do. Any tips or info you wished you would have known prior to the revision from sleeve to bypass? I greatly appreciate any info and prayers. (NOTE: I am in the midst of getting my medical records to locate the name of the injection I was on as I do not recall the name of it)
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Dr Carson Liu- Los Angeles anyone??
Twin Oak Gal replied to di1138's topic in Weight Loss Surgeons & Hospitals
Hello: I had lap band surgery with Dr Carson Liu in March of 2005 and did not have a good experience, first off I almost died of a pulmanary embolism in both lungs, which Dr Liu blamed on my taking birth control pills when his staff never even asked if I was taking them and then when I called to find out if I could continue to take them I was told it was ok. So I was still in the hospital when I crashed sent to ICU - recovered then got a macular hemmorage in my eye - and more complications from there. Biggest issue is I did not lose any weight! I could never get the band to be in a place where it worked - I was either throwing everything up or could eat whatever I wanted. I recently had a Colonoscopy and the Dr told me the band was placed too high and that is probably why it never worked for me. Dr Liu is a competent surgeon, however if your surgery is not successful my experience was that he is not interested in helping you. -
* HELP HOW many days in hospital???
elcee replied to New&Improved's topic in Gastric Bypass Surgery Forums
Mikkey asking this question on a mainly US based site won’t give you true answers. Their health insurance is different and therefore no of nights in hospital would be different. In Aus most Drs will tell you between 3 and 4 nights for RNY. I ended up staying in 5 nights as I had a complication -
how long after the surgery does it take Weightloss?
Jessica9190 replied to changingme's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
A big motivator for me are the horror stories of complications people have because they didn't follow doctor's orders. Michele is right the risk is DEATH!!! Death is final and it's definitely not worth pizza. I feel your pain. I LOVE pizza and lived on it before surgery. Now I'm not eating it not only because it's an unhealthy choice but also because my doctor told me how it could tear a hole in my pouch and the consequences are deadly. I don't think surgery was a mistake for you but perhaps you weren't ready mentally. That doesn't mean all hope is lost. Read some self help books about eating, see a counselor, pray about it and come on this site for support. We are all going through it with you and will tell you the truth even when it hurts because we want you to succeed and live a longer happier life. God bless you. I will be praying for you. We can all get through this together. -
Hello I am still looking into having Lapband done, but I want to be prepared for anything so please tell me any complications you had while in surgery or after! Thanks
