Anyone had band removed due to oesophageal dilation

[CarpeDiemUK 0]

Hiya

To cut a very long story short - banded Dec 2006 - lost 6 stone - stretched pouch August 2008 - band emptied - put 1 and half stone back on :laugh: - now told oesophagus not working properly - FREAKED me out !!

Waiting appointment to see surgeon for probable removal.

Has anyone else had this problem ?? or has anyone else had their band removed ??

Bit scared now so any reassurance would be great !!

Cheers

Carrol

[libertysuzanne 1]

Oh dear Carrol,

I hope you know what is happening now. reading your post made me shiver.

I had my band fitted in 2006 and have lost a shed load of weight. But, had been suffering from acid refulx and everyone was nagging me to stop losing weight. So I went for an unfill, expecting only a 0.5ml removal. The doc said I was wasting away (I wasn't!!!) so he took out 2mls! Also arranged for me to have a barium x-ray.

Having been in the safe coccoon(sp?) of myfood consumption being controlled by the band, it was at first a novelty to eat normal amounts. I thought I would settle into eating slightly larger portions but not so much that i would put on weight. Unfortunately in a month I have put on a stone!!

To add insult to injury, the barium has shown that my band has slipped. I have to wait till the 24th to find out what this may mean. I am hoping it hasn't slipped too much and can avoid surgery. In fact hoping I will be able to have a fill on the 24th. I hate feeling so out of control.

The thought of having to have the band removed just isn't worth thinking about. It has become a very important part of my life and it is sad to know that without it, I would more than likely become morbidly obese again......

I'm so sorry to sound so glum, but at least you know you are not on your own. Please keep in touch and let me know how you get on.

Thanks Jack for mentioning the complications page, I am going to have a look there now.

Suzy