AlienBandit

Gosh! It sounds like you have had one hell of a time the last little while. Why didn't they do an endoscope right away? I had one night of acid reflux after drinking Water too fast over a month ago and my doc did an endoscope right away and found band erosion the size of a very small pea. I had my band removed 2 weeks later and now I must wait 3 months before getting a new band. Everything about my experience is on my blog. I hope you feel better and that things get better for you. If it is band erosion, you have many options about what to do and I hope your doctor will help you make the right choice. best of luck

Welcome to the banded side of life. I was banded in Seoul as well but by another doctor. If there is anything I can help you out with just let me know. My blog talks all about my challenges being in Korea and having the band. Good luck with things :wub:

I had my band removed and in a few months I will get a new one. I had band erosion. The removal surgery is not painful at all.I am assuming that replacing the band is almost the same as getting a new one. I met someone while I was recovering from my surgery and his band was replaced and the surgery went well. He said it just felt like having the lapband surgery again but not as bad because he knew what to expect.

I know my doctor puts in a fill sometimes during surgery. When I had my surgery I didn't get a fill. Then I heard from another patient of his that she got a fill during surgery so I asked my doc again and again and he told me I didn't have a fill in me. When I went to get my first fill he even showed me that there was nothing in my band before putting in the saline. It really depends on the patient and the doctor.

Wow it sounds like everyone is doing great. I was banded October 10th 2009 so a few days before the 14th. We have all almost lost around the same amount of weight. I'm so glad to hear about so many good sucess stories. Even with all my problems I still loved my band and can't wait till I get my new one. Keep up all the great work.

Maybe do a 5 day pouch test just to really kick start a super healthy diet. Just from doing the pouch test a few months ago i lost 3kg in 5 days ( guess I was eating that bad) it really helped me change my eating habits for some time and I lost much more after the test.

I love the 5 day pouch test. When I did it I nearly lost 3 kg because I wasnt eating well before I guess. It helped kick my sugar cravings and I ate so much better after. Check out my blog An Alien Bandit I did the test in January and think it is a great way to get back on track :blushing:

5 days is going to be lots of time to recover. I didnt tell anyone about my surgery at all. I have my surgery Saturday afternoon and went back to work on Monday ( Im a teacher). It was easy to get away with not telling anyone about the surgery.

So I already had lipo on my stomach but now I am considering getting lipo on other parts of my body. I was just wondering what the recovery time is for people who gets lipo on their arms and legs. I know lipo isn't a permanent thing but I like my results from my stomach so it got me thinking of getting more.

I don't live in Australia or have the midband but I have heard of it. A couple of weeks ago I got my band removed in Korea and while I was in recovering my doctor brought in another doctor who was visiting different countries in Asia to talk to them about bariatrics and the midband. This doctor is from Australia and gave me his business card. Maybe he can help you. Here is his info from his business card Dr Vincent Braniff M: 61 405 141 328 T: 61 2 9550 7271 Email: vbraniff@gmail.com I am not sure he is in Australia right now as I think he is back in Korea for a few days until next week I am not sure. Maybe you can email him? Hope this helps :thumbup:

Those recipes look great. I think I am going to start making some of those Everyones weightloss sounds good. Don't forget not only are you celebrating a weightloss but also remember that it means you are not gaining any weight. Even seeing my scale not moving up makes me happy. Keep up the good work and maybe lose a few pounds for me while I work through my bump in the road :biggrin:

when ever I get b-12 Vitamin shots I have tons of energy and lose lost of weight. Since that is very expensive I started taking the dissolving b-12 Vitamins but they didn't work as well. So if you need lots of energy get the shot, if you need a little energy take a few of the pills a day.

I spoke with them and they will take me on as a patient for fills if I buy a post-op care package. So they are an option I could use.

I was banded for 4 months and lost 22kg so thats about 48 pounds ( even though there were a few bumps in the road). 2 weeks afters surgery I lost over 10 pounds so I think 20-30 pounds is very doable. I am even a low bmier so I thought my weight loss was slow compared to others. Good luck and have fun :biggrin:

Im a foreigner living in Korea working as an English teacher. I was only going to stay a year but have gotten so involved with rescuing animals as well as teaching that I don't think I will ever go home

I think my body is a little strange. When I was banded I never got the left shoulder pain but now that my band is removed I find if I eat too much I get the left shoulder pain. My doctor says it is because my stomach is smaller and still recovering from having the band removed.

I think though bands are meant to help us lose weight, they still have a sweet tooth too therefore gladly accept sweets when your mouth lets some pass through

I kind of stopped trying to do the easter challenge because I lost my band but now almost 2 weeks after my surgery I finally stepped on my scale and I actually lost weight 3 kg! that means I am half way to my easter weight loss goal of losing 8 kg by easter

I asked the same question a while back. I haven't gone jumping yet but I asked my doctor and he said though I was crazy to consider jumping it wouldn't hurt my band.

well this doesnt really help with what I asked about. My doctor has a plastic surgery team that works with his patients for things like tummy tucks etc. It is great because if I do have a tummy tuck he would be there to make sure the port and tubing etc is placed right.

does anyone know if their fill doctors accept patients who were banded outside of Canada?

Does anyone in London know if their fill doctor accepts patients who were banded outside of North America?

I was banded in Korea a few months ago. I had the band taken out because of erosin and will get another one in 3 months. I have started to do some research in trying to find a fill doctor for when I do go back to Canada to live but I haven't had much luck. I will be living in Ontario but traveling anywhere in Canada will be a heck of a lot closer then Korea. Can anyone give me their fill doc contact info so I can contact them to see if they would accept me as a patient? I am starting to freak out. I am self pay and so far I can only find places that want me to pay $5,000 for me to go to their clinic for fills. I can't afford that! I am hoping to find something cheaper. Thanks for the help in advance :eek:

did you have any luck finding a place in China for fills?

ellen if you check out my blog there are more details to how the erosion was found. its really a long story