veraml

thank you so much for your advice. it's nice to talk to talk to people who understand this. may i ask why you had yours removed? and how long after the removal did you have to waite before getting RNY? did insu. give you any problems? sorry for all the questions.

i was banded on dec 11 2007. the first week i lost 16lbs. and lost an additional 20lbs. i had my first fill in november 2008 and lost another 10lbs. now in the course of this, i got married in july 008 and 2 weeks later my mom passed away. i know i could have made better food choices, but since being banded i can't eat the quantity i used too. i saw my dr yesterday and i had gained 10lbs back! he will not fill me anymore since i am having som pbing problems. he gave me options: remove the band, remove the band and have bypass or try the sleeve(which he informed insu.in nj will not pay for it). he then told the success rate for weight passed the 2 year mark of being banded in not successful. i don't know what to do. i was afraid to have bypass, afraid of the actual procedure. i don't know what to do. my question is can i beat the statistic he gave me? is there still hope for me to lose this weight? :thumbup: