Teri Penfield

Hi Karen, I am also new to the board. I saw my Dr. on Thursday because I'm having so much trouble and he said my band had slipped and we would have to do surgery to: 1. Fix the slippage 2. Replace the band 3. Remove the band completely I had my surgery in sept. of 2005, and Dr. Smith said he has seen slippage in patients 2 years post-op with the type of band he used on my. He said there is a next-generation band he may replace mine with that doesn't slip. When I first started getting symptoms of slippage last January (lots of reflux, felt terrible, etc) we unfilled the band completely. It's June now and the slippage has actualy gotten worse. My surgery date is July 9th. I am considering telling the Dr. to just remove it completely.

Hi everyone, I am new to the board. I was banded in Sept. 2005 by Dr. Smith of Ft. Worth and I have had a series of problems, from moderate to severe. It is June 2007 and now I have to have surgery again to repair slippage. Dr. Smith said that he has seen slippage in some patients about 2 years post-op. Oh, fun. I'm in alot of pain, lots of reflux and feel like crap. I am hoping that he can fix or replace this band. i am really regretting ever doing this surgery in the first place!! Frustrated and scared in Coppell, TX