Mel1975

I too have a very similar story. I got the band and had it removed in less than 2 years. I was the poster child for the band until I wasn't. I lost about 90% of my "extra" pounds. Due to all the complications with the band, I had it removed. A year later got the sleeve and lost 100% of my wight. My husband, a work acholic farmer/auto worker had Alzheimer's. In an effort to keep him doing what was normal for him, I went 20 pounds below goal. I was a 24/7 care giver. He died 2/2020 and the next day caught the kitchen on fire and the country shut down the next month. I lived in 2 bedrooms and a bathroom alone for 18 months. This led to a 50-pound gain. I slowly added on another 20 and that put me 50 pounds over goal. I started the compound from hers (my daughter the PA helped me as she gets it from them also) January of this year and am now back to my goal weight. I can't believe how great this is. For the first time in my life, I have an "OFF BUTTON" I can eat a little and my head now knows I am full. I don't eat until Thanksgiving stuffed. I can't figure out how to correct my info but am down 130 pounds from my lapband, then sleeve to now.

I found thin very interesting. My sister did this and she eats ridicules amounts of food. I have just the sleeve and can't eat a very small amount of what she does. She also makes very poor choices. She does use the bathroom 2X per meal but doesn't care that the food goes right thru and she had major heather issues to this. At the time of my going from band to sleeve, I tried to explain her need for supplementation because of the surgery. My thought for going from band to sleeve instead of rny was the ability to go to a DS. Thankfully I am able to get GLP-1 even having to pay 100$ out of pocket.

I had mine removed in 2016 and I have had increasing pain also. I talked to the surgeon, and they could go in and clean up as much as possible. But, and this is why I put up with this pain, the process to remove the scar tissue would most likely lead to more scaring.

Unless there was erosion the, leak rates we were talking about are for the sleeve not, for band removal alone.

Sorry, no. Just my surgeons word that there were told this. They have to keep up on this stuff and it could have been even a report read at a ASMBS convention or class. It may be a paper on the site only the members can access. I wish I could get a link to the info. The surgeon that told me has moved on and the only way. If the current surgeon that did mine heads up a support group I will try to get it for you. Our center hasn't had a leak since following this procedure.

There IS evidence that having the surgery in two stages when going from band to sleeve causes less risk of complications.. That is why the ASMBS recommends doing in two surgeries with a wait of 2-6 months in between. I have been doing a spread sheet for myself and found every person that did have a complication did it in one surgery. That isn't saying everyone doing it in on will have a problem it just increases the chance.

I did Not lose well with the band, about 40 pounds than regained. I am down well over 100 pounds with the sleeve. With good food choices it has worked well. If I make bad choices, well.....

I hurt worst from having the band removed than from getting it. Also you had an erosion which is a very dangerous complication. For sure keep checking your temp. Where you hurt will depend on how much moving around of organs they had to do in there to get the band out. I am sure it was a mess for them. Take care. As a self pay it is to bad you had the band instead of the sleeve for sure.

Are you journaling EVERY thing that goes into your mouth? How much Protein are you getting and how high are your carbs. Those are the only two things I tracked. I did keep calories under 1200, usually 800-1000.

What a great finish to the old year and a GREAT start to a New Year.

I had my band placed 2/25/09 and had it removed 9/4/12. My surgery was called at 9:15 am and I was home at 1:30 pm and that included a 25 minute drive. How did yours go?

You are right that dehydration can cause these problems.

If you don't have any problems, but for me the band coming out was as ruff as the banding surgery and harder than the sleeve surgery.

Your surgeon and my agree. Mine said the asbp or what every there association is called, has stated that doing the surgery in two steps is much less risky. Enough to justify the risk of two surgeries. I was really upset when I was told I had to have mine in two surgeries. But, once hearing the reasons and seeing those with issues having two I wasn't upset any more.

Actualy a revision is a operation to repair/fix the same surgery like fixing a stoma on rny or replacing a band or tubing. When you go from one surgery type to another, rather in one or two step surgery is a conversion but, most use the term revison for all of the above. Revision and Conversion Surgery It is possible to have a revision of a previous weight loss operation that has failed if there is a technical or mechanical issue with the surgery. It is also possible to undergo a conversion to a different operation that may provide better success in some cases. Examples of operations that may benefit from a revision include: Gastric bypass with a dilated and stretched pouch or stomach Lap-band with slippage or poor position. Examples of operations that may benefit from a conversion to another operation include: Converting a failed VBG or Lap-band to a gastric bypass Converting previous failed reflux operations like a Nissen fundoplication to a gastric bypass for persistent reflux or reflux associated with severe obesity.