roeroe16

had my band put in on 4/3/09. Have not eaten solid food since the last week in March, I had to be put back in the hospital in May for 5 days, could not hold down even water. Doctor at that time thought that there was a portion of my throat that was swollen so he put me on no food for 2 days and then liquids again. I was on an IV to build me up and then I went home after 5 days I stayed on liquids and was OK for about 2 weeks. It slowly started again and 2 weeks ago I was back in the hospital and the band had to be removed it had eroded and was infected, if I had not gone back to the doctor when I did I could have died from the infection so after 3 hospital stays and 2 operations here I am without a band and still not able to eat anything more then mash potatoes.I feel like I'm never going to be able to eat regular food again. Good luck to everyone, I don't wish what I've been through on anyone.

I just got home from the hospital for the third time. I had my surgery on 4/3/09. Everything went fine as far as I could tell. I went into the surgery at approx. 252 lbs. I was there one day no complications and was up and around in another day. I followed my doctors orders and stayed on liquids for 3 weeks. I then moved on to mashed foods after about 2 days nothing would stay down. I called him I went to see him they did an upper GI and told me to go back on liquids for a week then try mashed foods again. I did as I was told. After about 1 1/2 weeks same thing happen only this time I couldn't even keep down water. I had to be put in the hospital for a week, I was dehydrated and my throat was irrated what ever they gave seemed to clear up the problem for about 2 or three weeks. But guess what it started again this time I only waited 2 days, called the doctor and again he put me in the hospital and had to open me up and he found I had an infection, the band had erroded and my throat was inflamed. So to say the least the band was removed, I have not eaten a solid piece of food since the last week of March. All the hopes I had are gone and I'm back on my own. I do not blame my doctor. But I do blame the Realize company. It is to me the same thing that would happen if you had a breast repair and the bag erroded on the implant it's not the doctors fault its the manufacter. The only good thing is that I lost 66 lbs. since this started