NURSE11 0 Posted July 4, 2014 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 ANDIT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL AS A LAPBAND WAS PUT IN THAT ONLY GOES 3/4 OF THE WAYAROUND.I AM AFRAID TO HAVE IT RECTIFIED BY THE SAME PHYSICIAN AGAIN. MANY OTHERDOCTORS DO NOT WANT TO TOUCH ANOTHER DOCTORS WORK. I NEED SOMEONE TO HELP ASTHE 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 BECHECKING MY EMAILS DAILY. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BeagleLover 1,020 Posted July 4, 2014 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! 1 labwalker reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
2muchfun 8,927 Posted July 4, 2014 Is the band disconnected? It's not a band if it only goes 34 of the way? 2 BeagleLover and labwalker reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites