ACEMCKEAN

Hi everyone, I aprreciate any advice that anyone has. I was banded in November of 2008 and at first had no other issues other than having my gallbladder removed that following St. Patty's day. I have had sever asthm for almost 20 years and basically have lived on long periods of prendisone to help me breathe. I started out at 330 on the day of my surgery and at first lost 90 lbs. in the first six months. Then the acid reflux set in. Over the past two years thing have gotten progressivly worse--I kept aspirating into my lung and winding up in the hopital. I had been unfilled and still had issues. The acod reflux continues and I still vomit about two times a day on average. I told my doctor something was wrong and he doesn't listen. Anyway...fast forward to the last two months and I have had two upper endoscopy because I have had severe reflux and stomach pains. When i had the endoscopy ultrasound this past week, the doctor informed me that the band is about two inches too high and that it is "suffocating my esophogus and that I should have the band removed immediately." He blamed the band for all of my reflux problems, and told me that if I didn't get removed that I was headed for mores serious problems. I called my surgeon's office and went in for an appointment today. he removed a little more liquid and when I showed him the results from my endoscopy he said, "Other doctors who are not trained in bariatrics should not be handing out advice." When he asked what I wanted, I told him that I was miserable and wanted the band out because of all the issues and having to be on prendisone for almost six weeks straight now because of my reflux being so out of control. He said that since my band was completely empty to come back in a month and then maybbe I will change my mind. I am so aggrivated!! If any of you have had the band and then taken out, what procedure did you choose and why? Thanks for letting me rant!

thanks for the advise. i wish that i could of. everytime i took the pain meds(or any) i would just vomit so yesterday my husband and i had to take a road trip to the see the doctor and have my band drained- i was unable to even take in water so now i feel soooooooo:thumbup: much better. i know it probably will suck them taking out the extra fluid but much better than being readmitted for a week hooked up to an iv.

hw:312 sw:292(11/12/08) cw:285 gw:150

hi everyone my name is patty and i just had my lapband surgery on wednesday. i am felling really sore but i am hoping it is just like childbirth - give it a few days and i will forget abt. how bad it feels. so far i have lost 25lbs. so any advice would be helpful!!!:Dancing_sorry: