Re-banded because of defective port ?

[sabelawell 0]

Has anyone out there had to be re-banded because the lap band port was defective ?

[RestlessMonkey 7]

Can't your surgeon just replace the port?

[Maincat 14]

Has anyone out there had to be re-banded because the lap band port was defective ?

My port and tubing was changed, but I did not have a new band. Why swap the band if the port is the problem?

[RAYSBABE 1]

how did you know there was a port problem? i'm a little worried about mine.

[sabelawell 0]

I had an old generation lap band and the doctor fellt I had to change the entire band and port

[sabelawell 0]

when I got a fill the saline would not hold. The entire tubing was corroded and frayed inside of me.

[sabelawell 0]

Has anyone been reinbursed from the band manufacturer if they needed to do the operation twice. If so how much were you reinbursed?

[sabelawell 0]

Could you tell me how long it has taken you to lose your weight and what kind of band do you have in place?

[sheerbear 0]

no have not had to be rebanded but it seems that sometimes i swell around my port.

[sheerbear 0]

has anybody out their ever heard of dr. alvarez out of mexico down by eagle pass tx.

[pamparker31 0]

I had to have my port moved the first time because I ended up with a hematoma and now they said today my port is Broken. I've already paid twice, This is ridiculous, Any suggestions. Is ANYONE besides ME responsible? Please help.

[lambishop 0]

I found out today that I have a leak and my port will have to be replaced. Can you tell me how much yours was?

[lambishop 0]

has anybody out their ever heard of dr. Alvarez out of Mexico down by eagle pass tx.

Did you have your port replaced by Dr. Alvarez? I am weighing my options and need a little guidance

[pamparker31 0]

My Band was done by Dr Marema, Supposevily the BEST DR in Fla. The first time he sent me home with a Hematoma, which should have been recoginized and FIXED during surgery. 6 months later with a bleeding stomach and infections of which I could have died he redid a 2nd operation ( to my expense) to move the port to the other side. (of which he forgot to tell me does not work as well as the original side.) Months later when I was in excruciating pain,did I find out it had in fact broken in half, flipping my colon in half, bursting my appendix along the way, did I pay for a 3rd operation to have it removed. ($60.000 later, It is noones fault!!) They offered to do the Gastric bypass (which I could pay again) but I figured they would kill me on that one!! So Iam now back where I started!! They should be held accountable!!! I'm sure there is an attorney somewhere that could make alot of $$$ from these crooks!!

Edited March 20, 2010 by pamparker31
Skip the Lap Band!!!

[paracelsus51 0]

The manufacturer is usually only responsible if the device is defective and only the cost of the device, not replacement cost for the surgery. Like if your roll of film is bad, they will give you a new roll, they won't pay for you to go on your vacation again so you can replace those photos.

I had a good surgeon. If a doctor messes up, I don't go back to them. Dumped the local doctor's office (not my surgeon) for aftercare here as I wasn't going to give them a second chance to hurt me. It sounds more like incompetence than an actual problem with the product.