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How Long Have You Been Banded And If No Longer Banded Why Not

Pablo

By Pablo, in LAP-BAND Surgery Forums

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Pablo    11

Pablo
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Curious, how long have you been banded and if not anymore how come?

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lellow    1,713

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Banded 5 and a bit years now. I had a replacement when my band was leaking earlier this year too. If I can help it, I'll be banded forever. :)

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*susan*    1,709

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I was banded for four years and then revised to the sleeve. I loved my band the first two years, but then had problems. I had it slip several times, my port flipped twice, I had erosion and even with an empty band, I couldn't keep anything but ice cream down. So, I had to revise to something that worked better with my body.

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Pablo    11

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ouch Susan about your port flipping twice, I cant imagine having to go under to fix that twice, ugh. Thanks for the replys people, great to here about peoples journeys

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Pablo    11

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more respond, love hearing the good, bad and ugly.

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*susan*    1,709

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ouch Susan about your port flipping twice, I cant imagine having to go under to fix that twice, ugh. Thanks for the replys people, great to here about peoples journeys

Actually, that was easy surgery. In and out of the hospital within a matter of a couple of hours and back to work the next day. So, don't let that scare you.

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chasingadream    1,311

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2 1/2 months since surgery and doing great and loving banded life! :)

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Monicab    37

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3.5 months and loving it

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hiddnstar    167

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3 years banded, now 3 months un-banded!

As it turned out, my body rejected the band pretty much from the beginning, I gave it a good try.

~hiddn

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Tomander    614

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Banded July 6 06.

Best thing I ever did... changed my life.

Started with a 54" waist now 30".

Tom, Toronto

Banded July 6 06

Wt. Loss: 160 lbs

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☠carolinagirl☠    18,721

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18 months post op....no issues....

it gave me back everything i thought i lost with being super morbid obese...sure things can happen (good and bad) but for now, am just rolling with it...and using the band/plication the best way i know how to get healthy....it works....this band does WORK

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mrsto    2,925

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8.5 months……HAPPY! Best decision I ever made. I've had no complications, and have lost most of my weight. Still another 17 pounds to go, but I'm confident that I will get there.

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