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My surgeon put in the 10cc band when I heard that I would be getting the AP band. I am so upset. I want the ap band. What should I do????

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Just my .02 so take it for what it's worth. I read your other post. I understand why you are upset. Your surgeon should have had another band (the one you wanted) in backup. Mistakes happen....the band they were going to put in you broke. Were they really going to stop your surgery, wake you up, and ask if it was ok to use the older band? Would you have been satisfied if they just closed you up and said we'll have to do this on another day?

Surgery is risky. It was your doctors call. Did you get it in "writing" that you would be getting the specific band you wanted?

Like I said...my opinion may not be popular with you - but as my mother would say "get over it". You've been banded and the band you have is perfectly fine. If you make a big fuss at your surgeon's office, you run the risk of alienating the staff...the staff that you need to go back to for aftercare, fills, etc.

You're angry - you've voiced your anger...and now you need to let it go. Concentrate on losing weight...and getting healthier.

Again - this is just my .02, someone else may totally disagree and that's fine.

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I really don't think there's enough of a difference in bands that it will affect anything one way or another as far as results. If your doctor had any doubts about the one he used, he wouldn't have had it on hand.

I think you're getting all worked up over nothing. Just relax, concentrate on healing, and stop worrying about what type of band you have. Oh, and I might add, that I don't even know what band I have, only that I have it, and it's WORKING. That's all that matters, in the end, right?

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