Denial My Band Needs to Come Out

[lovegrapes 0]

I was banded July 30 2008. I've honestly had nothing but problems. I've blamed it on my own body and non-compliance. I've had constant pain, nausea, vomiting, reoperation and the inability to ever have my band filled amoung other problems. The last six weeks have been horrible, I've developed acid reflux, which I've never had in my life, I have nearly constant mild to severe abdominal, flank and back pain. I throw up and PB multiple times daily. My band has become so tight despite not having any Fluid in it that I can physically feel it wrenching my stomach when I make certain sudden movements. I've now developed gastroparesis and have severe chronic gastritis. The most I have lost is 50lbs of the 130lb I need to lose, and that was when I was at the gym 10 hours or more a week. I've gained back 30lbs in this past year.

Even with all these problems I've been in total denial that I need the band out. I think I've finally come to terms that this thing needs to come out! I have no idea why I've let myself suffer for so long. I have so much scar tissue and my stomach is so terribly battered right now I'm terrified for the surgery. I had a CT and an EGD this past week and they were both abnormal. I had a diagnostic lap 2 years ago with my bariatric surgeon and i had such terrible scar tissue everywhere and especially on my spleen. He told me if he ever went in again he was going to have to take out my spleen! I actually work with my baritric surgeon on the inpatient side and I have seen the good, the bad and the ugly. While I know that he would take extra special care to do it right, I know what can go wrong and it scares me a lot.

Well, I think i have a lot of discussing and thinking to do. I know in the end the answer is removal, but I just need to figure out the the logistics of it all and try to come to terms with it.

[Snoopyloverny 3]

Maybe u have been allergic to the saline or titanium!

[Bell1138 1]

I feel that you have just discribed me. I have had my band since 2009, I have never been able to have a fill because my band is naturally tight. I have already had surgery to correct a slip. After the surgery I was doing good for a month or two, and then my band began to become tight. I have acid reflux all the time dispite the fact that I take Nexium everyday. I can't sleep because I spend the entire night choking on the acid. I have lost a total of 80lbs of the 90 I needed to lose. I have constant gastritis, and I don't ever feel like eating. I am so scared that I am going to get sick. I have not gone to see my doctor because I fear that the answer is to remove the band. I am so scared to gain all the weight back. Please keep me updated on your situation..

[bayli1 0]

Get it out girl!!! My moms lap band cause her to have reflux, aspiration pneumonia, and ARDS. She passed away because of it this year. I told her when she was on that ventilator that if she lived it was coming out!! Take care of yourself and your health. I have lost over 140 pounds through diet and exercise and would be happy to share my diet with you. God bless you!

[cheryl1970 0]

I was banded July 30 2008. I've honestly had nothing but problems. I've blamed it on my own body and non-compliance. I've had constant pain, nausea, vomiting, reoperation and the inability to ever have my band filled amoung other problems. The last six weeks have been horrible, I've developed acid reflux, which I've never had in my life, I have nearly constant mild to severe abdominal, flank and back pain. I throw up and PB multiple times daily. My band has become so tight despite not having any Fluid in it that I can physically feel it wrenching my stomach when I make certain sudden movements. I've now developed gastroparesis and have severe chronic gastritis. The most I have lost is 50lbs of the 130lb I need to lose, and that was when I was at the gym 10 hours or more a week. I've gained back 30lbs in this past year.

Even with all these problems I've been in total denial that I need the band out. I think I've finally come to terms that this thing needs to come out! I have no idea why I've let myself suffer for so long. I have so much scar tissue and my stomach is so terribly battered right now I'm terrified for the surgery. I had a CT and an EGD this past week and they were both abnormal. I had a diagnostic lap 2 years ago with my bariatric surgeon and i had such terrible scar tissue everywhere and especially on my spleen. He told me if he ever went in again he was going to have to take out my spleen! I actually work with my baritric surgeon on the inpatient side and I have seen the good, the bad and the ugly. While I know that he would take extra special care to do it right, I know what can go wrong and it scares me a lot.

Well, I think i have a lot of discussing and thinking to do. I know in the end the answer is removal, but I just need to figure out the the logistics of it all and try to come to terms with it.

Just curious as to what you decided. I got banded Oct 2008 and no weight loss. I have had fills and fills removed and thrown up and just haven't done well at all. Six months after the surgery I started getting psoriasis on my hands, feet, legs, fingers, etc they looked like hamburger meat. It is affecting my job now. I went to several family doctors, two dematologists, three rheumatologists. Finally the last rheumatologist I went to diagnosed me as psoriatic arthritis. I am now taking Embrel and Methotextrate injections every week and still I am in bad shape. It is like Rheumatoid arthrtitis where it deforms your joints. My sed rate which is inflamation in your body was elevated. I already had one immune disease before surgery (sjogrens) and I told them about it but they still did the surgery. My family thinks this is realated to the band I have done research for two years now and can't get any confirmations on this. Even my doctors say no it can't be the band. It just seems wierd how it happened just a few months later. Need a little information and I am like you I am really afraid of going through this surgery again.

Thanks,

Cheryl Lynn

[cheryl1970 0]

I was banded July 30 2008. I've honestly had nothing but problems. I've blamed it on my own body and non-compliance. I've had constant pain, nausea, vomiting, reoperation and the inability to ever have my band filled amoung other problems. The last six weeks have been horrible, I've developed acid reflux, which I've never had in my life, I have nearly constant mild to severe abdominal, flank and back pain. I throw up and PB multiple times daily. My band has become so tight despite not having any Fluid in it that I can physically feel it wrenching my stomach when I make certain sudden movements. I've now developed gastroparesis and have severe chronic gastritis. The most I have lost is 50lbs of the 130lb I need to lose, and that was when I was at the gym 10 hours or more a week. I've gained back 30lbs in this past year.

Even with all these problems I've been in total denial that I need the band out. I think I've finally come to terms that this thing needs to come out! I have no idea why I've let myself suffer for so long. I have so much scar tissue and my stomach is so terribly battered right now I'm terrified for the surgery. I had a CT and an EGD this past week and they were both abnormal. I had a diagnostic lap 2 years ago with my bariatric surgeon and i had such terrible scar tissue everywhere and especially on my spleen. He told me if he ever went in again he was going to have to take out my spleen! I actually work with my baritric surgeon on the inpatient side and I have seen the good, the bad and the ugly. While I know that he would take extra special care to do it right, I know what can go wrong and it scares me a lot.

Well, I think i have a lot of discussing and thinking to do. I know in the end the answer is removal, but I just need to figure out the the logistics of it all and try to come to terms with it.

[cheryl1970 0]

Just curious as to what you decided. I got banded Oct 2008 and no weight loss. I have had fills and fills removed and thrown up and just haven't done well at all. Six months after the surgery I started getting psoriasis on my hands, feet, legs, fingers, etc they looked like hamburger meat. It is affecting my job now. I went to several family doctors, two dematologists, three rheumatologists. Finally the last rheumatologist I went to diagnosed me as psoriatic arthritis. I am now taking Embrel and Methotextrate injections every week and still I am in bad shape. It is like Rheumatoid arthrtitis where it deforms your joints. My sed rate which is inflamation in your body was elevated. I already had one immune disease before surgery (sjogrens) and I told them about it but they still did the surgery. My family thinks this is realated to the band I have done research for two years now and can't get any confirmations on this. Even my doctors say no it can't be the band. It just seems wierd how it happened just a few months later. Need a little information and I am like you I am really afraid of going through this surgery again.

Thanks,

Cheryl Lynn

[cheryl1970 0]

Get it out girl!!! My moms lap band cause her to have reflux, aspiration pneumonia, and ARDS. She passed away because of it this year. I told her when she was on that ventilator that if she lived it was coming out!! Take care of yourself and your health. I have lost over 140 pounds through diet and exercise and would be happy to share my diet with you. God bless you!

I am interested in diet.

[tsilva_013 0]

I have the same problem. About a month ago my doctor removed all of the Fluid in my band and I felt 100% again. I went back in because I was gaining and he filled it about half as full as when he first took it out. I still had no restriction and was gaining but had NO reflux or anything. I returned last week and he put in just a few more CC's. I have perfect restriction but the reflux is back and I spit up sour liquid and this substance that has the consistancy of gum that has been chewed for way too long. I was hoping that going back on my liquid diet would help it heal but it didn't seem to help. Has anyone had this and found relief in anything besides getting the band removed or having all of the fluid removed?

[buffettchick1 0]

Thank you for your honesty. I was banded in 2/2007 and have had nothing but problems. I PB anything except ice cream and it's is so demoralizing. I have been coping (ignoring) it but it's now time to get it out. I feel like a failure.

[Michelle Grove Cozbey 0]

I was banded July 30 2008. I've honestly had nothing but problems. I've blamed it on my own body and non-compliance. I've had constant pain, nausea, vomiting, reoperation and the inability to ever have my band filled amoung other problems. The last six weeks have been horrible, I've developed acid reflux, which I've never had in my life, I have nearly constant mild to severe abdominal, flank and back pain. I throw up and PB multiple times daily. My band has become so tight despite not having any Fluid in it that I can physically feel it wrenching my stomach when I make certain sudden movements. I've now developed gastroparesis and have severe chronic gastritis. The most I have lost is 50lbs of the 130lb I need to lose, and that was when I was at the gym 10 hours or more a week. I've gained back 30lbs in this past year.

Even with all these problems I've been in total denial that I need the band out. I think I've finally come to terms that this thing needs to come out! I have no idea why I've let myself suffer for so long. I have so much scar tissue and my stomach is so terribly battered right now I'm terrified for the surgery. I had a CT and an EGD this past week and they were both abnormal. I had a diagnostic lap 2 years ago with my bariatric surgeon and i had such terrible scar tissue everywhere and especially on my spleen. He told me if he ever went in again he was going to have to take out my spleen! I actually work with my baritric surgeon on the inpatient side and I have seen the good, the bad and the ugly. While I know that he would take extra special care to do it right, I know what can go wrong and it scares me a lot.

Well, I think i have a lot of discussing and thinking to do. I know in the end the answer is removal, but I just need to figure out the the logistics of it all and try to come to terms with it.

[Michelle Grove Cozbey 0]

I had the band placed in Dec 2008,Removed Nov 2010-I had numerous surgeries and revisions in between those two dates-my incisions never healed from the original surgery-they thought it was a post surgical infection, i was packing wounds for 2 years before they decided to just take out the band.I never had the band filled.I had a serious erosion problem- but it was not discovered until the band was removed.then they only found 1 hole under where the band was.The lap-Band almost killed me-I am still recovering from that-I was in and out of the hospital for months-this last July i went to USC where they discovered several leaks to the back of my stomach-they had to remove the fundus of my stomach i also developed many other problems all stemming from the Lap-Band. The GI surgeon-specialist at USC stated that he would never place a lap-band in any one unless their life was seriously threatened-he stated that the gastric sleeve is a much safer way to go.Lap-Band is a foreign object and it can cause erosion.This is a long story but seriously shortened-I also had constant nausea and vommitting.I actually lost more weight after the band was removed, I only lost about 30 lbs with the band and no fills. I dont think i will ever be the same-it caused serious permanent damage. It just kills me when i hear that so many people are getting this done.Have it taken out don't delay-it could be your life on the line. I saw a Dr. Crookes at USC he and his staff were amazing-they saved my life!!

[Michelle Grove Cozbey 0]

I am interested in diet.

so sorry about your mom-keep sharing her story and maybe it can save someones life-

[cheryl1970 0]

Get it out girl!!! My moms lap band cause her to have reflux, aspiration pneumonia, and ARDS. She passed away because of it this year. I told her when she was on that ventilator that if she lived it was coming out!! Take care of yourself and your health. I have lost over 140 pounds through diet and exercise and would be happy to share my diet with you. God bless you!

I am so sorry about you Mom. I am really worried about having this surgery. What is ARDS? I am going to the doctor today to have my primary doctor order up tests before surgery. I also am interested in your diet you have been on. This was the craziest thing I believe I have ever done. My family was totaly against the lapband but I wouldn't listen. I pray I can get through this and start new by losing weight the way it should be done.

Thanks,

Cheryl