Slipped Band

[2justme 15]

I had my band put in on March 2nd of this year and am down about 50lbs, 25lbs away from my goal. I have been reading all the threads on here about slipped bands. I found out yesterday that my band had slipped they took all of the saline out and put me on liquids. I have to go back to the dr in a week for another X-ray to see if it corrected but after reading on here I am so scared that it won't correct or they will say they have to take the band out. I cried and cried as they unfilled my band yesterday because I'm so scared of the weight coming back on and feeling/looking like a failure. Has anyone ever had a slipped band correct itself and didn't have it slip again?? I was a self pay and I'm really feeling like I may have wasted all that money if they have to take the band out The nurse told me that once the band slips that there is a good chance it will slip again I'm so scared and worried

[elcee 3,341]

There are plenty of people on here that have had minor slips that have corrected themselves after an unfill. Fingers crossed that it's all going to be OK

[Jean McMillan 2,973]

My band slip was fixed by a complete unfill and 6-wk rest period. If it's a bad slip and/or the unfill doesn't help, surgery might be necessary to reposition the band. In the past 5 years, I recall encountering only 2 people who had more than one band slip, so i think that's the exception and not the rule.

[2justme 15]

Thank y'all! That makes me feel a little better I think that will always be a fear in the back of my mind now if it slipping again. But maybe that will make be me extra cautious . I'm keeping my fingers crossed that it corrects itself