My Experience

[titan05 174]

I had a Lap-band placed in February of 2010 . I originally lost about 40 pounds, but that stalled once the fills started. I have almost 10cc in a 12 cc band and have absolutely no restriction. The day since I have had surgery I have had constant diarrhea and loud stomach noises with normal BM's about 10%. Of the time. My doctor told me this was not related to the band, and so I starting seeing a GI specialist . After spending about 2k and about 6 months he cannot find anything wrong with my digestive system but is perplexed at the amount of diarrhea I have . I had none of this before surgery, and have researched the Vagus nerve in your stomach sometimes is damaged during abdominal surgery. I have no idea what is wrong, and no one else does. Today I weighed 262 which is a pound heavier than the day I had surgery. I absolutely HATE my lap-band and want it out. This was the worst decision of my life. Not sure if I want a sleeve or nothing at all. Sorry for the negativity but this is the truth ........ultimate failure

[meggs353 118]

Sorry to hear about your struggle. It must be extremely frustrating. You might need to shop around to different bariatric docs until you find one who can help you get on track with your weight loss journey. Good luck to you and I wish you the best!

[enjoythetime 1,457]

Sorry to hear that you're gong through all of this!

Can I ask you a couple of questions to see if we can try and help, not with the medical side of things but with the band function side?

You were banded in 2010, Can you tell us approx. what length of time you lost your 40lbs and what was the length of time in between for the regain?

Is it possible you've developed a food(s) allergy that is, such as a lactose, gluten or other food intolerance? I know often times this happens to people suddenly out of the blue and has much of the same side effects as the ones your experiencing.

My other question is what type of lifestyle are maintaining right now. Meaning are you getting your 60-80g of Protein daily, are you drinking a min. of 80oz of Water daily, is your carb intake low and mainly consistent of healthy carbs? These all are huge factors in the banded life style and without hitting these daily goals you will not see the results you had hoped for.

Edited January 16, 2015 by enjoythetime