Becca

You might want to post this in the "band to sleeve revision" section of the forum...

Thanks! I am new here so I am still figuring out where everything is!:scared0:

Hello Everyone!

I am unexpectedly going to have the sleeve soon due to a lapband slip. I was wondering how long you were down so I can have an idea for how much work I will miss. I am a little nervous about telling my boss, but my doc says the band needs to come out. Thanks for any advice!

Congrats!!! Keep us posted on how things go! :scared0:

Hi! I am also a 34 year old mom who is about to go from band to sleeve. (Just waiting on final approval from the insurance). I have had nothing but problems from my band and I did once lose 70 pounds, but gained back 30 when my tubing cracked. I just found out today that my band has slipped, so my doc said my band has to go and he wants me to get the sleeve. You have had one hectic journey! Hopefully we will have some great new stories to tell when we get out sleeves!:001_unsure:

I am telling my co-workers and family. I think they will figure it out anyway once the weight starts falling off! LOL However, that's a good thing right??

Hi there,

I am new to the forum and thought I would tell my story. I have had nothing but problems from my lapband. Cracked tubing and now a slip. I am now seeing a new doctor due to a change in my insurance. The doc said I need to have my band removed and he wants me to have the Sleeve. At first I was shocked because I was planning on having my band fixed. After listening to my doctor's reasoning, plus looking on the forum, I am thinking the sleeve will work for me. I only lost 40 pounds with my band and I still have 100 more to go. So glad to have the support of this forum! :001_unsure:

I was diagnosed with the same problem at first but since I was self pay, I was out of luck getting it fixed. My band never worked right because all of the saline would leak out. I should be getting mine replaced soon now that my insurance covers it. I am curious to see when they take it out if it has a defect.

I have had my lapband for three years and it has never worked correctly. I did lose about 50 pounds, but I never had enough restriction to go further. Since I was banded in Mexico (I know, I know...but please don't judge me since I was a desperate to lose weight at almost 300 pounds and my insurance had a bariatric exclusion) I just gave up. So about two weeks ago, I started having this extreme sharp pain in my lower right abdomen. I thought is was appendicitis or something of that nature. I went to the ER because I couldn't even walk without pain. They did a CAT scan and found nothing at the ER. A couple of days later the radiologist who read the CAT scan in detail called me and said my port and the tubing was fractured and down in my pelvis! WHAT??? Luckily, I now have bariatric coverage (as of Sept. 1) and after calling several doctors I found one who would treat me. I go in Saturday. I just needed to vent and see if anyone out there has been through this. I am excited that I more than likely will have a lapband that works despite all this pain!