Lap Band Cut Trough The Stomach

[Danish 0]

I had my operation in may 2010 in the Philippines where i lived at that time.

Approx 6 month i got stomach pain a few hours after eating but it stopped a few hours later. I got the same stomach pain 4-5 times the next month and went to the doctor who preformed the operation but he just tole me it was normal and did a fill of the band.

Shortly after i moved to Denmark and I got the same stomach pain a few times here as well and went to a local doctor who refereed me to a hospital for gastroscopy to check if every thing is OK.

It was found the band had cut through the stomach and the doctor could see the band from the inside. I will now most likely have my band removed and if that is the case it will be hard to keep my weight down.

Is this happened to others before?

I must say I'm very disappointed with my lapband and with my doctor in the Philippines who seems like he just wanted to make money, I got very little info from him after the operation, and only refill when i when for checkup after the operation.

[Flaquita24 7]

Sorry to hear that I wish u good luck !!!!!

[cheryl2586 3,053]

Its called band erosion and it does happen.

[Danish 0]

Thank you for the information. I was now referred to another hospital here for another check and possible removal of the band. Hope they can do something else so i can continue my weight loss, i would hate to start gaining again as i really feel better now with my lower weight. Loose total approx 95 lb.

[loretta\ Baconton Georgia 10]

after they take the old band out can you get a new one put back in?

[Danish 0]

No, unfortunately that is no longer possible. The place where the band is mounted is already damage and it is not possible to get a new band as it would be placed on the same location, so next step might be by-pass for me or simply try to keep my diet if I can not get another operation.

[Formerly Fluffy 5]

after they take the old band out can you get a new one put back in?

A new band? After erosion??? You're kidding, right?!

[Formerly Fluffy 5]

No, unfortunately that is no longer possible. The place where the band is mounted is already damage and it is not possible to get a new band as it would be placed on the same location, so next step might be by-pass for me or simply try to keep my diet if I can not get another operation.

Unfortuatly band complications are the norm. Usually slips, port problems, esophageal problems, but erosion happens as well.

Will you be revising to a better WLS?

[NWgirl 574]

Unfortuatly band complications are the norm. Usually slips, port problems, esophageal problems, but erosion happens as well.

Will you be revising to a better WLS?

Please get your facts straight about band complications fluffy- just because the band didnt work for you for whatever reason, does not mean it is not a valid and safe procedure.

http://www.bariatric-surgery-source.com/lap-band-problems-lap-band-complications.html#Potential_Lap_Band_Problems

Band problems (1.1% - 18% of gastric banding patients)

• Band erosion (2.1% - 9.5%) – (also called “band migration”) occurs when the band actually grows into the stomach. The only treatment is permanent removal of the band. See our Lap Band Erosion page for more information.
  
• Band intolerance – some patients’ bodies just can’t handle the band. After all, the band is a foreign object in your body. Band intolerance includes vomiting excessively or feeling uncomfortable all of the time. Permanent removal of the band is required in these cases.
  
• Band leak (1.1% - 4.9%) – patients can usually tell if their gastric banding system has a leak if their feelings of restriction decrease over time (thus increasing hunger) without the doctor unfilling the port. To determine whether you have a leak, your doctor may inject colored Fluid and take an X-Ray to see if any of the colored Fluid is present (from a leak) outside of the gastric banding system. Surgery is usually required to repair it.
  
• Band slippage (2% - 18%) – occurs when the lower part of the stomach “slips” through the band, creating a bigger pouch above the band. Either removing fluid (from the lap band) or surgical repositioning is required to repair band slippage. Symptoms include vomiting and reflux, and it is diagnosed by drinking a dye and using X-Ray to observe it. The band placement technique used by the surgeon also makes a difference - between the perigastric technique (PGT) and the pars flaccida technique (PFT), the pars flaccida technique appears to have a much lower rate of slippage (up to 16% less often).7,8,9
  

[Formerly Fluffy 5]

Please get your facts straight about band complications fluffy- just because the band didnt work for you for whatever reason, does not mean it is not a valid and safe procedure.

http://www.bariatric...p_Band_Problems

Band problems (1.1% - 18% of gastric banding patients)

• Band erosion (2.1% - 9.5%) – (also called “band migration”) occurs when the band actually grows into the stomach. The only treatment is permanent removal of the band. See our Lap Band Erosion page for more information.
  
• Band intolerance – some patients’ bodies just can’t handle the band. After all, the band is a foreign object in your body. Band intolerance includes vomiting excessively or feeling uncomfortable all of the time. Permanent removal of the band is required in these cases.
  
• Band leak (1.1% - 4.9%) – patients can usually tell if their gastric banding system has a leak if their feelings of restriction decrease over time (thus increasing hunger) without the doctor unfilling the port. To determine whether you have a leak, your doctor may inject colored Fluid and take an X-Ray to see if any of the colored Fluid is present (from a leak) outside of the gastric banding system. Surgery is usually required to repair it.
  
• Band slippage (2% - 18%) – occurs when the lower part of the stomach “slips” through the band, creating a bigger pouch above the band. Either removing fluid (from the lap band) or surgical repositioning is required to repair band slippage. Symptoms include vomiting and reflux, and it is diagnosed by drinking a dye and using X-Ray to observe it. The band placement technique used by the surgeon also makes a difference - between the perigastric technique (PGT) and the pars flaccida technique (PFT), the pars flaccida technique appears to have a much lower rate of slippage (up to 16% less often).7,8,9
  

Really? You think they are that low? Then why are so many Drs. now refusing to do the band??? Because MY band didn't work? Lol.

The band DOES NOT WORK LONG TERM FOR MOST. I don't care how happy you are with your band now. I can almost guarantee you will feel quite differently in just a few years!

Consumer Reports Band Warning

[sam3841 57]

I read a blog comparing the lap band to hammer, you can have a hammer and a nail but if you don't do the work it is still a hammer and a nail. The lap band helps form habits that last a life time, just as the habits of over eating and not exercising were formed habits. Lap band surgey is a miracle cure for being fat, its a tool in making lifestyle changes easier.

[Formerly Fluffy 5]

I read a blog comparing the lap band to hammer, you can have a hammer and a nail but if you don't do the work it is still a hammer and a nail. The lap band helps form habits that last a life time, just as the habits of over eating and not exercising were formed habits. Lap band surgey is a miracle cure for being fat, its a tool in making lifestyle changes easier.

I disagree. It *can* be a tool. For some of us we never get that tool after wasting all the time and money on the band. So I guess it kind of is like that hammer. If the hammer bends and breaks off then no matter how long we have that "tool" it will never work for us! You apparently are one of the LUCKY ones. Glad it's working for u.

[loretta\ Baconton Georgia 10]

The surgeon told me upfront that it does not work for some people. Some people have issues. But I can tell you that if it did not work and the research was not done ahead of time, then insurance companies would not be paying for the lapband procedure. Just my hospital bill was 17G not to mention the surgeon.. People that it does not work for will advocate for other procedures as a precautionary just as we that are happy with the band will advocate for it.. Free speech yall.