gaynor curtis

Hi David I have not had time to read all the replies as there are loads. But I so know where you are coming from as my band nearly killed me also. I had to hhave an emergency op last month. The consultant actually said If I had been left another day I could have died. My band was removed as was part of my stomoch and the rest stapled back together. I did do very well with my band am at target, I was banded for 3 years and a few weeks ago I would have been singing its praises. I used to avoid posts like mine and yours when I was banded as "it was never going to happen to me" and I just did'nt want to know, I thought people with band problems were few and far between but I'm afraid there do seem to be a lot of us. Good luck with your op David, I'm afraid people who have not yet had problems have no idea what an ordeal it is to go through. Take care gaynor

I think its a great idea, I'm def up for it. What do I need to do ? Gaynor

Thanks Guys its nice to hear some positive posts. I do think that I relied to heavilly on my band anyway. I am really hoping I can stay at goal. Def agree about the exercise. When I am fit (still healing at the moment) I walk at least 45 mins in the morning and try to do the same in the evening. I have 3 dogs so thay keep me pretty fit. Thanks again you have both made me feel so much better. We can do it Gaynor:thumbs_up:

I had to have my band removed a couple of weeks ago, I had had my band for 3 years and am at target, and was just wondering if anybody in similar circumstances has managed to keep there weight off after band removal (mine was due to slippage). There is no way I want any more surgery it was all very traumatic. Just wondering. gaynor

Hi there I live in the UK and had a similar experience to you and ended up losing my band, part of my stomoch, having the good bit of stomach stapled and having a torn muscle sewn up also caused by the vommiting. I had had my band for three years and was amazed when told this was probably caused by one episode of somthing getting stuck. I had my op 2 weeks aga and am still feeling fairly rough. Everything I eat goes straight through me and I still get pain, I have like a permanent stitch on my left side and [pain in my left shoulder. How long was it before you felt normal again. And are you managing without your band. Many thamks gaynor

Hi there I was rushed into hospital 2 weeks ago and after 2 days of agony eventually moved to a hspital with a bariatric surgeon who removed my band as it had slipped and also had to remove part of my stomoch as it had died (the part of my stomoch above the band was black, some of it returned to normal colour and some did not) I had had my band for 3 years and am at target, actually a little below now. Has anybody else experienced similar and if so how long did it take you to recover. I get a lot of pain when i eat and at the moment everything I eat goes straight through me. I dont want to frighten people but had it not been for knowldge gained from sites like this the consultant said had i have been left another day who knows what could have happened. Gaynor