Lap Band Replacement: Advise |Please

[Marie485 0]

I just had my band replaced 11/5 it was a matter of life or death I couldn't eat without vomiting. The first band they put in was too tight in the first place and I could never get a fill. They would give me a small fill and within a week I had to have it unfilled, I lived like this almost two years so anything they did would make it better.I have Aethna insurance and they didn't pay the first time because I had a different insurance, but they still gave them a hard time. They finally turned it in and it was approved right away, the lady at the insurance had held on to it and wanted documentation as if I was getting the band for the first time. It was going to come to the point where I ended up in emergency and they would have to pay for it either way.

I had the same things said to me about just having it taken out, but I wanted it replaced. They are not the one's who lived with the obesity in the first place and it is my choice. I am feeling better but still tired and sore, I had alot of scar tissue.

On to a new beginning with my now bigger Lap-Band can't wait to try it out.

[Nancy54 0]

I just had my lapband replaced 11/5/07 also. I was throwing up constantly from 10/31. My Dr was out of town, so that made things a little more difficult. I think I should have recognized that I wasn't able to eat the things I was normally able to eat. When Soup became a problem I should have been smarter. I was in such pain that I didn't care if he removed or replaced the band. I am a little concerned that I wont handle the fills and such without worry in the future. I have the new bigger band, I think I will wait till Jan for a fill, and try to get through the liquid stage (which I think is harder the second time around).

[buzek 0]

I had an Lapband installed, and it turns out that it was defect (had a leak) to begin with, can anything be claimed from the manufacturer?