My band has slipped.. opinions on what to do?

Halimc · November 23, 2009

Does anyone have any tips for post-op? I know I have been through it before but I feel like anything will help!

married · November 24, 2009

Hey guys Im new on here.. My names Hali im from tx. One of the nurses from the hospital that I go to suggested this site. I was banded in Dec of 07 and I have lost about 50 lbs. I have had a lot of problems with throwing up so the doc thought my band was too full and my stomach was probably swollen so he kept taking stuff out and putting it back in. I played that game for about a year until everything came out of my band. Now we have found out that my band has slipped probably from all of the throwing up. I have to have surgery again to either remove it or replace it. They said that this hardly ever happens.. only to about 1 out of 200 patients but I'm scared that it will happen again. They also told me that they have better bands now that they believe I will do better with. If I do not get another band then there is a big possibility that I will gain my weight back pretty fast.. What do you guys think? I'm not sure what to do..Either way I have to have surgery pretty soon :thumbup:

Hi. My band slipped and my doctor doesnt want to do a band replacement. He says gastric bypass is a better way to go. He said very often a band replacement will slip again. So I am waiting to hear whether the insurance will pay for gastric bypass but in the meantime I am scheduled to have the band removed. I am kindve bummed out by this cause I would rather have a band than go thru the bypass surgery.

Halimc · December 5, 2009

Wow I didnt know that about the band slipping again. I havent heard that before.. my doc didnt say anything but I will def ask him. I agree I would rather have a band then go thru with gastric.