When it rains it pours... and I don't mean weather.

Well, for all those in So Cal, you know the weather is terrible outside. Pouring rain brings sadness to this bandster.

In June 2009, I began to have chest pains and complications. Dr. Feiz assumed it was due to the band being too tight. I was shocked to hear that because I felt like I was lacking in restriction. Well, my band was completely unfilled to see if that resolved it. It seemed to do the job initially, but I would still get the pains occasionally; so it was determined to be gas pains from me swallowing so much air (I never got the hang of drinking/eating without doing that. So, now it’s January 2010 and my doctor felt it was okay for me to get refilled after my endoscopy came back clean. While getting my first fill in 6 months, it caused bad pain in my chest. So, we tried to pull the fluid back out and realized my band has a leak. To verify, the doc put in 10cc and was only able to get out 6ccs. So, my band or something has gone bad and I need to go in for surgery once again to see if the band is bad. When in there, we’ll determine that we’ll either replace the band or just completely remove it.

I guess in a week or two, I’ll either be a born-again bandster, or a former bandster :-(

I really hope my band can be replace and I'm back on track like I was when I first got the band because back then I was rocking it!

We're only going to speak the positive into this situation. Good thing they found it and now you can go in and get a brand new band. Best wishes on the entire process and rapid recovery and healing to you!

I'm so sorry for you!

I just learned yesterday that I, too, have a leakage--I wonder how common it is?? My surgeon kept putting 3.5cc in yesterday and that's all he could pull out (when I was supposed to have 4 cc in already)--so he finally put 4.5cc in and I have an appointment for February 25th for another fluoro.

Please please let us know what happens--I was told that, depending on where the leak is, they CAN replace the tubing--and if not, they will have to replace the band. (I'm like you--what kind of scar-tissue buildup do we have around it by now?!!)

Hope all goes smoothly and you're back on the bandwagon soon! -BG