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THANKS FOR THE SIGHT INFO i'M GOING TO CHECK IT OUT!

Oops, forgot to ask how did you know the band had slipped? Thanks

Thanks for the reply, when your band slipped do they have to remove or could they have corrected the slippage and left it on?

Haven't had the band removed, I'm just going in on 11/4/08 for my banding but was curious since I went through the process quickly if it had to be removed at some point if there were any complications after the fact. Trying to make sure I'm making the right decision since the banding has only been done in this country for a couple of years. Your doing great Keep up the good work:thumbup:

has anyone had to have their band removed after a couple of years and if so were there any complications because of it being on for awhile.:smile2:

Can anyone who has had a band on for awhile tell me how many fills approximately you have per year, what they cost and does your insurance normally cover the cost? Thanks:tongue:

thanks for the info. I'll let you know how to post that stuff once I find out.

:thumbup:Hi Martxlardy, Thanks for the response, What band are you talking about wearing after surgery, my doc did not tell me anything about that. I'm glad to hear from someone who is close to my age and their recovery time. If you don't mind me asking were you pretty fit before the surgery and how much did you have to lose? I am very active and workout regularly my current weight is 262 and I'm 5'7' hoping to lose 70lbs I'm 52. If I knew how to post this on my sight I wouldn't have to write it every time still working on figuring out how to do that.

getting banded on 11/4 and wanted some input as far as how long everyone was off work. I don't have a strenous job and was hoping to be back in within 3 days for a few hours:thumbup:

thanks for the info, I was hoping to go back in 3 days, I don't have a strenous job either.

Good Luck, let me know how you do, I'm posting a question to see how long it took to return to work.

Just introducing my self to the group. Getting banded on 11/4 and wanted to get some insight from everyone who already has been banded.