LeaLea70

I had my band done in 2009. I had it removed in January of last year. It had slipped a little and I had esophageal issues. I dealt with pain and reflux for about a year before I did something about it. When my band was removed, there was quite a bit of scarring around the band. It took a little longer to remove it. My port site was sore for a little while. My doctor had me wait three months to have the sleeve done. He wanted to make sure everything had healed properly. My revision to sleeve was done on 5/29 with no issues. I am a whimp, so it took a little longer for me to recover. I’ve had some emotional ups and downs. I weigh 133. Three pounds from my goal weight. I’m very happy with my sleeve!

My surgery was on 5/22. I had a band to sleeve revision. I have lost 52lbs. 14lbs to go. I feel much better. I haven’t been this weight in 27 years! I need to work on my Water and exercise.

The endoscopy was a requirement for my surgery and am I glad I had it done. As it turned out they found a stomach ulcer yet I was not having any symptoms of an ulcer. I had to go on medicine to eliminate the ulcer before surgery because the surgeon said performing surgery would have been like cutting into an open sore. The medicine wiped out the ulcer in a month. Just my 2 cents worth.

Thanks for the article! It explains a lot. I will try to manage my stress and take my vitamins. Hopefully, it will grow back.