Veterans: Are you Having your Band Removed or is it Removed Already?

[TQUAD64 9]

Hi Everyone!

I am back with an update. I am having my band removed on June 4, 2015 and six months later will have the gastric bypass procedure. I did lose 34 pounds with the band, which is awesome. The weight loss has helped me be more active. However, I am almost seven years out and I am having band issues, which include port pain which is not associated to a fill; loss of a lot of fill Fluid within weeks of a fill; and being stuck which landed me in the hospital.

So, to the banded veterans, are you having your band removed or is it removed already? AND are you having another WLS procedure? Please share.

Thanks,

[B-52 7,113]

4 years in and still going strong without a single problem....

[catfish87 3,471]

5+ years and Zero band caused problems for me....Hope I have it for the rest of my life.

Good luck on your upcoming surgery.

Best Wishes!!

[gowalking 10,790]

I'm two years out but also having great success. I do hope that you feel better with the revision surgery. I watch these posts closely as I would be very unhappy if I had to have my band removed.

[Carriejess 27]

Lost 100 pounds through my band seven years ago and maintained but regained 50 due to two pregnancies and a major slip. Just revised to mini bypass last Friday. Very happy to have had my band but very happy to revise also!