kirstchr

Jim, Thanks for the feedback. I finally made an appointment, and I will get it checked out early January. You are probably right!

Finally someone who has expressed a less-than desirable result of the lapband! I was originally banded in February of 2010. The surgeon who put in the band left the practice so I had to go with another surgeon. He could not find the port! After much testing, he discovered that it was flipped over. I had to go back to surgery. Once it was fixed, he filled the port, and I have had nothing but trouble ever since. I have terrbile reflux, I vomit every day. Ironically, I find that junk food is sometimes the only thing that goes down because it disolves into virtually nothing so it can pass easily into my stomach. I eat the junk food because I am soooooo hungry. I feel like I am less healthy than I have ever been. It messes with my psyche because I feel like a failure! So I have to get up the courage to go back to the doctor. I appreciate hearing your story, and I totally agree about those folks who are hesitant to post because they are not having the success that they hoped for...you have helped me! Thanks, Grace!