Ladyj2

:help:I have had my band since January 2006. To date I have lost 40 lbs. I know it isn't alot of weight as per my doctor and I agree I could do beter. I have had four fills since my surgery. A 1cc fill, a 2 cc fill, a 3cc fill and then a 5cc fill. My last fill was about five months ago. My dilemma: I was feeling sick (body aches, no appietite, tired) and tried to take it easy about two weeks ago. No vomiting and I didn't eat much. Last Wednesday, I came home from work and started experiencing on and off severe stomach pains from 7 pm until the next day when I went to the emergency room. The pain was around my belly button and came in waves. I would be in pain for five minutes and fine for ten minutes. On and off. I had experience an episode like this three months before I had my band. It lasted about two hours and went away. I laid down and was able to get through the night. The next morning, it started up again and I went to the emergency room. I was given tests and put on pain killers. I find out I have a high white blood count, pressure and fever. A cat scan showed I had a small amount of Fluid in my pelvis. No one would tell me what all this meant. I asked everyone when I was coherant and my husband didn't get any answers either. I called my surgeons office and was told he was away from the office for the holiday. I explained the situation and requested that he or his partner call back to let me know what to do. I wanted to find out if he wanted me to stay at my local hospital or go to his. One question that would of took two minutes to answer. I called twice and didn't get a call back. When the hospital found out I had the band their help towards me changed. It was if they didn't want to touch me. I was later discharged and had no clue what caused the pain. Since my surgeon didn't call me back, I called him and finally saw him earlier this week. He skids around the fact that his service or him didn't get back to me. We both agree we think my band has slipped from my constant throwing up. The problem is he doesn't feel I have lost enough weight with the band and he doesn't want to replace the band, just take it out. He is willing to do the gastric by pass but I am against it. My family member had it and had a bad experience. Can he do this? I feel that had he called me back maybe the hospital could of done something for me. I feel that 1 out of the 4 fills gave me restriction. I'm scheduled to have the test to confirm if my band has slipped on Monday. If it hasn't I want to get a new doctor. If it has slipped, I want the band replaced, not removed completely. I was told by his office that if I try to change doctors my doctor can tell another one that he against me having it replace because I haven't lost enough weight and it's not working his professional opinion. I was told no other doctor will give me fills or touch me. Can my doctor do this? Will no other doctor touch me? Several of my doctor's patients have left his office because of his bedside manner, lack of weight loss under his care and his way of handling fills. I was thinking of leaving earlier this year, but I felt he was a good surgeon. Now I feel like I am trapped because I didn't leave and try another doctor. Another friend who was his former patient had problems losing weight with him. She changed doctors, changed how the fills were done and has been loosing weight steadily ever since. If feel like I am against a wall. I have been sick for two weeks and I am just so tired and angery because of my experience with my band, my doctor and my hospital stay. If anyone can please give me some insight, advice or share an experience it would help me greatly. :help: Lady J