Angelwing49

Karen, Thanks for the encouragement! I'm scared to death! Not sure why except i'm older now and just hate surgery of any kind. Dr. Jayaseelan did my surgery 10 years ago and I was his 8th patient! That, in itself, was scary, but I really liked him and trusted him. I've had my ups and downs with the band as well as personal battles with food, but the band has worked for me. It took me a good two years to get the weight off, but I found after the fill was completely taken out, I could eat foods I hadn't tasted in years. This was not good! I found myself packing the pound back on and now I have about 40 to lose all over again. I just pray this surgery is successful and I can get back on track. I'm starting my Clear liquids diet today in preparation for the surgery....UGH! Please say a prayer for me. Nanci

I will be 62 next month and I've had my band for 10 years. I have loved it all this time and lost almost 100 pounds. This year I started having lots of heartburn and problems at night. Kept raising the pillows under my head, but would wake up feeling like I was drowning. Lots of coughing and raw throat, so I went in to have my band checked. Sure enough it has slipped after all these years. I had food posioning several months ago that caused lots of vomiting and that's when I think the slip occurred. I am scheduled to go back into surgery in two weeks to repair the slip. Anyone dealt with the repair before?