Need Some Feedback/Advice

[kristenmh 68]

Here's my story...I was banded in 2008 and lost (from pre-op to lowest weight) around 75lbs. Almost immediately upon hitting my lowest weight (165ish, about 10 months out), I started to regain. It was a stressful time -- I moved across the country for a new job, one of my pets died, my husband was out of work for almost a year and I couldn't find a surgeon locally who would do fills for me.

I gained back all of the weight plus 10+ more lbs within a year. i found a doctor who would do fills for me and lost 30. then i gained that back. i went vegan and lost 40lbs. gained that back plus 20. all this time, i was throwing up several times a day with the band.

cut to a few months ago -- i go in to see about a revision to a VSG. my doctor is hugely supportive, on paper it looks like my insurance will cover it, etc. we do some x-rays and an EDG to make sure the band hasn't slipped or eroded -- it's fine. i still vomit a few times a day and belch a lot so I decide to go ahead and do the revision.

now i'm a month out from the first procedure to take out the band and am panicking. what if i gain even more weight when it's out? (i've lost 12lbs since going to see this new doctor.) what if the VSG doesn't work and I don't lose weight or worse -- gain weight back.

i'm really going down the rabbit hole -- does anyone have any band failures to VSG success stories they can share? any tips for maintaining (and losing) weight after the band is removed?

[WLSResources/ClothingExch 3,444]

now i'm a month out from the first procedure to take out the band and am panicking. what if i gain even more weight when it's out? (i've lost 12lbs since going to see this new doctor.) what if the VSG doesn't work and I don't lose weight or worse -- gain weight back.

i'm really going down the rabbit hole -- does anyone have any band failures to VSG success stories they can share? any tips for maintaining (and losing) weight after the band is removed?

If you eat properly, you won't gain after the band is remove. Remind yourself that you're an adult who can make the choice. Your panic is just another obstacle you're erecting.

Apart from that, a lapband does not cause anyone to gain weight. It's the individual's choices and the ways in which the individual deals with difficult times and events in life that add on pounds. The same holds for VGS (not VSG) surgery. From your own account, your periods of regain were your own doing, not the fault of the band. The vomiting may be a sign that the band just isn't right for you, but it may be the result of simply being too tight. Even with a too-tight band it is possible to gain weight, depending on what one chooses to eat.

I'm unqualified to make any recommendation about attempting to adjust the band and work better with it or having it removed or revising to VGS, but I will suggest that, before you undergo VGS, you be sure of what you want and how much you're willing and eager to make the changes necessary to succeed for the long term. Weight-loss surgery, like any elective surgery, requires serious consideration. There is no magic. Anyone can gain weight despite surgery if he makes poor, careless and unmindful choices.

Think clearly and write down your goals and what you're willing to do and want to do. Also consider that there is help if you're stuck. One good possibility is a therapist in the area of CBT and experience with eating issues.

Edited October 22, 2016 by WLSResources/ClothingExch

[Mimi52 103]

Sorry wish I could help you just had revision on 9/27, but had band removed at same time. I had horrible success with the band mine slipped quite a few times so all Fluid would have to come out and would have to wait at least 3 months before starting the fills again. Good luck

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[AMJK79 34]

I am a band to sleeve revision. I lost 50lbs with the lap band but put 25 back on. I had the revision done Aug.17th and so far no more pain and belching like with the band. I am 35 lbs total. I went 8 months completely unfiilled with the band to reduce all the swelling and inflammation, I did put on about 10 lbs during that time. It didn't bother me because I knew I was getting a revision. Don't sweat it and follow the steps so you can have the revision soon!! Good luck!!