Who was asking about the 'open' band?

[leatha_g 4]

Just thought I'd post the reply I got back from the lady who had an 'open' band. I can't remember the name of the person asking. :cry

Reposted from Bay Bandsters:

**Hi Leatha: I don't get e-mail thru Yahoo... too many to deal with..

so I just go on the website to read the posts..

Yes... my band in fact did Open.... No one knows why.. It was closed

after my surgery Oct 30th 03... and closed for the first fill... and

closed during the second fill.. then somehow over the next couple of

weeks it opened up.. that was in April 04. It did not break (unless

the clasp broke)... according to the x-rays it looks like it is just

open.. and according to the way I felt.. I slowly lost restriction

over a couple of weeks.. so it slowly opened up.

I am trying to loose weight (not too successfully).. so that I can

have it taken out and another band (the new one from Inamed) placed

this Oct 5th... My surgery date may be postponed since I haven't lost

the weight he requires... I hope not..

Don Mills at Inamed said there were only 2 others that he knew of

with this problem.. one the doctor didnot close it at all at the time

of surgery, and one the doctor did not use the tool and did not close

it properly..

I don't know what happened with mine..

Good luck to your friend, I would be interested to know what it turns

out to be...

Hugs, Maria

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