amybaby33

Great pics and description! Totally shows life as a sleever..thanks for sharing

I went through TWO bands in 3 years and suffered greatly from complications! The second band slipped when I was 37 weeks pregnant and made for a traumatic delivery. I don't miss my band ONE BIT and will be getting the sleeve in a few months. I learned a lot through my lapband experience and will carry over the good lessons learned..but I REALLY won't miss having foreign objects in my body, having food get "stuck" and being in miserable pain and having fills. Tiffykins summed up a lot of what I went through. So bye bye band..hellllllooo sleeve!

I went through TWO bands in 3 years! My first one slipped almost one year to date of my surgery. They replaced it and 3 months later I got pregnant. I had an uneventful pregnancy and it was helpful having the band as a tool as I only gained 10 pounds my entire pregnancy. HOWEVER, at 37.5 weeks I got horribly sick and found out that my band had slipped again and caused a complete stomach obstruction. I ended up having to have my baby under general anesthesia (which was devasting) and get my lapband removed at the same time of delivery. It was horrible and traumatic! I am soooo happy to not have foreign objects in my body and am having a consult with my bariatric surgeon on Friday to discuss the sleeve. I did really well with the Portion Control and diet aspects of the band, so I would like to continue to have a "tool" help me and continue with my quality of life. Will keep you posted!