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My Lap Band has Slipped

No one will help me. My lap band has slipped. My surgery took place in Mexico - obviously big mistake. Now no one here in the US will help me. I have called so many places asking for help - they tell me there is nothing I can do for you. There is one doctor I have found that will accept transfering patients for $2500. I am going to do that. I cannot fly out to mexico b/c I cannot find my passport. I have lost 15 lbs in a week. I feel awful. Cannot keep anything down. The doctor I am hoping to transfer to will not do anything for me until Tuesday - thanks to the long holiday weekend. I am at witts end. I am exhausted, weak, dehydrated, and feel like I may not be able to make it to Tuesday. I was in the ER the other night from the amount of pain in my chest and back - I thought I was having a heat attack. They gave me pain meds and that was all they could do for me. I am a liability. I have thrown up more in a week than I have in my life. I feel disgusting and i feel like my body is shutting down. Miserable. Everytime I try calling anyone for help they just say - there's nothing I can do for you. I slept for 14 hours last night. I am still exhausted. I cannot drink water. I feel like I am dying and no one will help me. Helpless, lonely, depressed. I need to get this thing out of me. I will just lose the weight on my own. I will not rely on some stupid man made piece of crap - I will make it on my own.

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Havens

LAP-BAND Patients

OH' I'm so sorry. I hope you get help very quickly. I can't believe that your ER won't admit you...that is what you need til the doctor can see you. I wonder if you can request that. You need to be on an IV.

NicVio

LAP-BAND Patients

My suggestion, go to as many hospital ER's as it takes, one of them is bound 2c how much pain u are in and admit you - OR call 911, they will at least set you up on an IV and admit you to the ER. Good Luck and keep us posted. I hope all goes well for U.

MellBell

LAP-BAND Patients

wow im so sorry to hear that this happen to you...

yassi

LAP-BAND Patients

how are you now? which doctor did you see in mexico?

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