Preciousjewel

You must insist on seeing your surgery. Severe pain is not normal is a signal of a problem. Ask for a swallow study, have them check your WBC and liver enzymes and request a consult with a Gastro. The Gastro will be able to tell if the band is too tight and causing restriction. It sounds like you have an infection as well as dehydration and you don't want the scar tissue to form. I was banded 10/1/08 and had it removed 12/17/08 due to Septicemia. Good Luck

Jilly, I understood what you were saying and appreciate the warm thoughts and concerns. I just explained in more detail what happened. I want to be rebanded because the medical benefits were great. I got off my hypertension medication in 1 week, I didn't have to sleep with the CPAP in 2 weeks and my body did not hurt as bad with the reduced weight. Those were my goals and reasons for having the surgery. Now all of those thing are back (my blood pressure became elevated immediately after surgery) and I don't know what to do. If it was easy to lose weight I would have never gotten this big and I have tried so many diets and weight loss programs. I would like to speak with someone who has been rebanded before. Thank you for being so kind.:tongue2:

JillyPoo, I also believe it was the surgeon and not the band. I have so many friends that have the band without any problems. The surgeon was very nice and extremely concerned, met me at the ER, called and checked on me at home, personally took my phone calls but I was out of the $350 fee to join the program, plus missing work for 2 months and now I'm fat again. It's really disappointing but I'm glad to be alive because the outcome could have been very different had I not gone in for band repositioning. The infection was really affecting everything including confusion (I would get lost coming home), my vision was blurred and my skin tone had changed. I never thought I had septicemia. Good luck on your continued weight loss. I'm sure you are elated.

I was banded 10/1/08 and was sick from the moment I woke up from surgery. I was never able to burp and the gas pains were awful. I was hospitalized 10 days and 10 lbs. later suffering from dehydration, malnutrition and I could barely walk. I was lucky if I could get an Ensure down within 24 hours. I was never able to eat food and liquids took forever to digest. I was hospitalized 4 times before December 17, 2008 and I had lost 42 lbs. I went into the hospital to get the band repositioned but when the surgeon clipped stitch pus was everywhere which changed the direction of the operation and the band was removed. When I woke up I had tubes everywhere and stayed in the hospital for 5 days. I don't know what went wrong but I was very unhappy that after all of the wait and preparations the band made me sick. I am still suffering from the effects of the band and of course my weight has come back. If my insurance will approve I am considering re-banding with another surgeon performing the operation.:smile2: