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i am a 59 year old female from NYC. I was so psyched to get the surgery for better health as well as appearance. I have been a registered nurse for 40 years and work as a director of nursing.



HOPEFULLY YOU CAN HELP ME OUT. I HAD THE SURGERY A NUMBER OF YEARS AGO AND

IT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL AS A LAPBAND WAS PUT IN THAT ONLY GOES 3/4 OF THE WAY

AROUND.


I AM AFRAID TO HAVE IT RECTIFIED BY THE SAME PHYSICIAN AGAIN. MANY OTHER

DOCTORS DO NOT WANT TO TOUCH ANOTHER DOCTORS WORK. I NEED SOMEONE TO HELP AS

THE WEIGHT IS OUT OF CONTROL AND AFFECTING MY HEALTH AND EVERYDAY TASKS.


I WOULD APPRECIATE ANY HELP. I WILL BE ON VACATION FOR 2 WEEKS BUT WILL BE

CHECKING MY EMAILS DAILY.

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I suggest researching the Bariatric Centers of Excellence near you and finding a good doctor there. Plenty of doctors have done revisions / converted to a sleeve or gastric bypass!

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Is the band disconnected? It's not a band if it only goes 34 of the way?

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