Hi,
I had the lapband put in about 6 years ago, lived with it for about 2 years. Only lost about 60 pounds on it until I got into serious anemic complications. It never felt right and I was hungry ALL THE TIME. I had the band out a couple years ago and have been steadily gaining weight since.
I am scheduled for sleeve on January 16th. I guess I'm afraid I am an anomaly and will fail AGAIN because I wasn't all that successful with the band. Although, the surgeon who took out my band was surprised at how it was placed and the way the port was stitched into my muscle (I had been in constant pain for years - and I had gone to a US bariatric center of excellence all covered through insurance and supposedly an amazing surgeon).
Now I am opting to fast-track it to self-pay with Dr. Aceves in Mexico. I need to get this weight off and I'm terrified that for some reason the sleeve won't work for me.
Anybody else have these thoughts??