Pegsinthewoods

My doc says that scar tissue softens after awhile and with MY situation, he felt I had so much scar tissue it would be thick and unpilable (sp?) and would take a year to soften. What sucks now is it has been a year but I've been diagnosised as a binge eater and I am going through therapy to resolve before I get my sleeve. No one wants me to go through surgery and not resolve my eating issue only to end up in a similar situation a couple of years out. I am so looking forward to being post-op.

I had a very servere erosion and my doctor insisted upon a year. Since then I've had some other issues come up so I am still waiting. He also warned me that we would have to discuss the possibility of open vs. laposcopic when the time came. I think six months is the norm but I nearly died from the erosion and my stomach was pretty messed up so he was more comfortable with a year.

I haven't been sleeved yet, but I was banded. I think you are setting yourself up for a similar situation with the sleeve that you have with the band - not a lot of success. IF you are not doing what you should be doing (exercise, protein, etc) you are not going to be successful long term with ANY WLS. They are just tools to teach us news ways of eating but if you don't change, you'll be back to your old situation eventually. I hope this didn't come across as being mean, I just am struggling with the same situation.

5DogMa, I have had drain tubes before and they have ALWAYS hurt! Like you said, milking the line was the worst! It hurt for just a moment when they removed them and that was it.

Sandyd - thanks again, for sharing and keeping us updated. From your posts, I take it you didn't have a leak, you had an infection at the drain site? I'm still pre-op (revision from lapband) and trying to gain as much knowledge as I can. thanks

I, too, am an eroded lapband survivor. Being without my band sucks! I have already gained 28 pounds since April. My band was severely eroded and I had a bad case of peritonitis so my doc is having me wait until next April to be sleeved. Due to the peritonitis, he expects lots of adhesions and he has found he has better results when adhesions are at least a year old. They become more pliable so there's less chance for leaks. Anyway, I am hanging on the best I can until April.

My band was severly eroded (I was super sick with peritonitis) and my doc required it to be done in two procedures. He is making me wait a year for the adhesions to soften up.

WHEW! My thoughts EXACTLY!! Please, please, please veterans help us who are pre-op understand your lives. I am scared. (lap band erosion survivor)

Possibly if you ran the oats in the blender for awhile before mixing might help?

Great thread for those of us pre-op. You guys are great!

I, too, had a lapband erosion and was terribly sick with peritonitis. I’ve never been so close to death but my weight gain since the removal has me scared into getting the sleeve. I am currently going through a six month supervised diet, etc. I am looking for surgery after the first of the year.

Thank you all for the great input! My revision surgery is still months away but the more information I have, the better. Your posts have added some questions to the list I have for surgeon. All good stuff. Thanks again.

My band was placed in Aug 2008 and eroded and removed in April 2011. Since I was so sick, the surgeon opted to do the revision in two seperate surguries.

I was banded Aug. 4, 2008. I lost 48+ pounds my first year. I had instant restriction. The next year, nothing. I still had restriction but wasn't losing any weight and then I started feeling sick. April 9, 2011 my band was removed due to erosion. I was very sick with peritonitus and hospitalized w/pick line, etc for a week and a half. Every night I had a nightmare I was going through an obstacle course and that if I didn’t make it, I’d die. Anyways, I am presently w/o and trying to get a sleeve. I long for my band only because I had forgotten how out of control I feel w/o it. I constantly feel hungry and want to eat. I’m back to hating my lack of control. Yes, I had a very BAD experience with my band but right now I wish I still had it. I hope I can get a sleeve. I've started the six month required diet and I am having the required shrink appointment in two weeks. Hopefully shortly after the first of the year, I will be joining you all as band to sleeve resisionite.

We sound similar. Banded about the same time, lost about the same amount, etc. I'm thinking "the honeymoon is over." The first twelve months, I lost weight without trying. Now I've been wrestling with the same four pounds since July! This week I decided that I need to get back to my roots. I pulled out my old food/exercise diary and committed myself to eat and exercise like I did when I was first banded. I've learned more about slider foods than a bandster should know. :sad: Let's toughen-up and eat our lean protein first and then some veggies. Take your vitamins and go for a walk. Please, Lord, if I can't do it for myself, let me do it for those who love me. :wub: