30 months and my band has slipped!

[Penni60 45]

Zoe me thinks il doctor needs thine boot. What say you?

[Zoe 6]

Consider it done! One size 11 up the backside for the insensitive doc.

[nightingale2u 42]

OMIGOSH Kelly... How the heck did I miss this thread! I am so sorry for what you went through! I'm glad you are feeling better and I have got to wonder... how the heck is it that so many bariatric surgeons are such idiots when it comes to the things they say???? My surgeon said something similar when I asked about band removal if the problems continued (My old surgeon). He said..."Well...we can remove it but you know you will probably gain all of your weight back again". What do they hope to accomplish with such comments????

Anyhoo... I am so sorry Kelly and I say we all march in and give the ole doc a kick in the hinder!

[JanetC 2]

Oh my word, Kelly! I'm so sorry you had to go through this! I'm glad you're doing better & are working on that May goal.

You go grab that prize!!

[BEANS 0]

Hi Kelly,

I just found out yesterday that my band slipped. I had surgery in June and started with the reflux in December. They did not do the upper GI until yesterday because insurance didn't cover my surgery. Now they want me to redo it but cannot say if it will not slip again. I have gone through so much in the last three months. My husband says it is coming out. We cannot afford to have gastric bypass and I don't know if I would want to take the risk of the complications and the permanency of it. I was really shocked it was only about six months from surgery date. He says it is only the second time it has happened and he cannot explain why.

[princess_n_thep 2]

Oh wow, I missed this thread too? kelly, I am so sorry. Do you plan on being rebanded?

Gosh, and now Beans posted a slip. ((sigh))

[vinesqueen 2]

I'm late to the thread as well. I'm so sorry Kelly! being dehydrated is no fun , and it sounds like the last little while has just been plain sucky.

((((((hugs))))

[kellymoos 4]

Thanks everyone!!! I have no plans to ever get the band again. It worked for me to lose 55 lbs; but I also had to diet and watch what I ate and could not lose the rest of the weight. I will just go solo and see what happens. I think I can maintain, or I can live at the diet Dr....he he

[princess_n_thep 2]

Hang in there Kelly and Diva and everyone bandless! You can still do wonderful things with the lessons that the band taught you!

I hope all of you are posting on Dawg's statistics thread!!!