OmG! Your story sounds just like mine I had a lap band 10 years ago did great on it lost 100 lbs but it got eroded and infected it was sepsis I nearly DiED so I was so scare from that that all the scar tissue and a leak etc just like you are now. I'm now 3 weeks post op my surgeon did told me that I had a lot he told me A LOT of scar tissue that he removed I'm feeling great just waiting to be clear to work out let me know if you got any questions [emoji4] you will be fine Oh I also have type 2 and a daughter that's why I did it too