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Had sleeve 9/1. Upper gastric area hurt for a couple of days. Took liquid Tylenol to help. Pain has gone away.

The procedure was sold to me as you are saying. I tried my best to follow my water intake, protein shakes and foods off their list. My problem was that I was constantly throwing up stingy meats like chicken, lettuce and almost anything you couldn't grind down to powder consistency with my teeth. I did not throw up soups like tomato or chicken soup or mashed food like mashed potatoes. When my weight loss stalled at about 20 pounds I was told soup was bad for me - too much sodium. We played with adjustments about once every 6 weeks. Not what I was expecting. I have three doctors in the family who suggested I involve my primary care physician after a year and a half to have my band opened up. My HMR diet place in town just closed its doors and I am going back to weight watchers. My gastric surgeon said I should have had a gastric bypass and not the lap band. I would not do it again if I knew my results would be this poor.

I was banded August 2009 and lost maybe 20 despite constantly throwing up. We were constantly readjusting the band. My surgeon finally said he made a mistake with me and should have recommended a gastric bypass. My primary care physician suggested opening the band so as not to be constantly throwing up. It go to the point soup was about the only thing I could eat and my surgeon said it was the worst thing I could eat. After two years the band was opened and I am back to going from diet to diet. I am now down ten pounds from the weight where I got the lapband implanted. My primary care physician told me afterwards that most of his patients who get the lapband are not successful in the long run. I am glad for those who are but my whole health took a plunge since surgery. No way would I do it if I knew what I know now.