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Here is a good Site to Check and Read about prolapse's I would be concerned as to WHY? it occurred so EARLY in your banding ..Good Questions to ask your Doctor. GOOD LUCK! Please keep us posted. Complications associated with adjustable gastric banding for morbid obesity: a surgeon’s guide http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3038361/

Did you end up having to pay for the port revision? Even though I was a self pay I went to a doc who is on my provider list in case I had any complications I hoped they would be covered but who knows!?

I had lapband in May of 2013. My bestfriend since nursery school had gastric bypass in July of 2013. This was our journey togehter. Thers is such comfort of having a friend that is exploring this journey with you. Someone who tells you like it is, who doesn't play games, who is as real as it gets. She passsed away on 9/8/13 due to complications from WLS. I'm lost. I'm heartbroken. She's the only person (other than my husband and immediate family) that knew I had lapband. She was the one person that I confided in about everything. The one person who "got it." She was my sanity. The one who broke through the bull ****, could talk about the real issues of being fat, without getting caught up in the bs, who knew what it was like to be a fat mom, but wanted the best for our kids (we both have 5 and 3 year old), who could admit what we were missing without feeling sorry for ourselves, who could talk about how different our lives would be when we reached our goal weights, who knew that it sucked that we have "rib fat" or an "apron" of fat, that we couldn't see our kitty kats and that our 'girls' were better off before we spent years breastfeeding. She made me laugh, she was raw, but real, and that's what I loved most. I miss her. I miss her honesty. I'm desperatly seeking someone who "get's it," who isn't tyring to play the game, trying to be a perfect mom or pretending to live a life that is completly conformed since surgery. I'm struggling every day and am assuming that others are as well. Am I crazy to think that there are others out there that understand where I'm coming from or who feel comfortable with iinappropiate humor/raw reality? If so, I'm dying to conncet with you. I miss my friend dearly and am desperaly in need of someone to fill the void of honestly. When alll is said and done, i'm looking for a friend in this journey. No judgement. Just realality and honesty about how much life sucks with being a fat mom (or dad!!!!)

Hi SL I sent you an email previously today through another site, but not sure you got it. I clearly still don't know what I'm doing. Thanks for your well wishes. I hope you're doing wonderfully well on your diet...I am still not focused yet. All of the possible, but rare complications appear to be hitting me, quite literally, in the face right now. The bruising is down, do I don't look so much like Panda anymore. The swelling, visual disturbances and now a small scar tissue tumor behind my left lower eye lid are quite troubling. They are supposed to work on the "granuloma" next Wed. They also told me not to fill my eye glass prescription yet, because changes in vision often occur. When one signs the list of complications on the release form just before surgery, one seldom has to worry about all of these things...It's just like the lapband was to me...I seem to encourage odd and unusual occurrences, Sky It's July 4th -- Independence Day here in the U.S. There will be fireworks and celebrations tonight, but only in the places that aren't under a ban because of the drought we are experiencing. We have forest and grass fires in multiple locations. It seems like the whole world is experiencing natural disasters and tragedies of one kind or another. Take care of yourself, my friend, and do well on your high Protein, low carb. I know you can succeed. let me hear from you!! Grandy

BG, I was concerned that I haven't seen your post, and was worried you had another weird kind of complication. I also gained this week a whooping 4lbs! I went to northern CA. for a girls weekend and ended up eating/drinking as before. Absolutely no restriction, I hate to admit it, but I actually ate fast food, McDonalds and TacoBell. (I usually never do that) I came back home worried to death that I totally screwed up my band, like stretching completely out. Also, my weight loss has not been like yours, maybe a total of 14 lbs. since surgery. Anyway, I am in the same boat and we WILL GET BACK ON TRACK! My 2nd fill is on the 18th. Barbara

You made the right decision. I am ready for restriction too. Bypass has way to many complications that could occur. Hang in there!

I felt like I couldn't breath a sigh of relief until it was done and I felt like I was past any complications that might come up. So, after a few weeks and I was feeling better and the weight was coming off...then I finally got excited. And that has continued. Still love to see that I haven't gained and even more excited when I loose. Wishing you much success. Sent from my SM-N920V using the BariatricPal App

Hi there! I have a good support group, though most family and friends seem a bit skeptical with comments like, "You know a lot of people gain the weight back." You know people can have complications after the surgery." "If you can't lose weight (and keep it off) NOW, what makes you think you can with the surgery?" I hope to educate those closest to me. I won't worry about those who aren't. I am 55 years old. Approaching my "golden years". Ha!

Hi Lisa!! Welcome! Congrats on getting approved for everything. Scheduling your surgery for Mid-November may be complicated. Especially with Thanksgiving. you are going to need a good 6 weeks of being on a strict diet. That is why I waited until after the 1st of the year. That way I could concentrate on what I needed to be doing and i didn't get distracted about all the goodies that come out around the Christmas time. Good luck with whatever you decide to do!!!

From the minute I came out of recovery on Thu up until today, I have wondered if they even did anything. The only proof I have is the slight pain around my port site. I have had zero complications. Even when my tummy aches, it's more like a hunger pain, I sip some broth and it goes away. Either I had an amazing surgeon, or my body just took to this like a fish to Water. I am afraid to say anything, because as soon as I do I'm sure I'll keel over in pain, but seriously, I thought this would be much more dramatic. Did anyone else sail through this?

Four years next month for me. No complications and I can assure you the surgeon is wrong about the 20%. If the rate was that high few of us would have been banded.

I'm 14 months out and have had NO complications. Of course, that's not very long, but so far, so good. I plan to keep this thing a long, long time!

I'm interested to know who has had the band for a long time and been successful. I met with my surgeon today and he informed me that the national average for band removal (due to complications) is 20%. That's a little shocking to me and now I'm doubting my decision. I don't want to go through all this to have to have the thing removed in a year or two due to complications! I'm stressing a little here. I'm hoping to hear from some folks who are a long time out and have had no complications. Thanks

Thank you so much for your support. I really hope I am making the right decisions and don't end up with any complications! Your words were reassuring. I'll keep you posted.

Hello. :wub: I'm Belle and hopefully, a soon to be candidate for lapband. This is the first time I've used a real picture on the internet since...well, ever. Usually, I use my cat. LOL. I figured, if I can't be real here, I might as well just pack it up and call it a day. What I'm noticing after looking around this site, is I seem to be the largest person around. Which sucks... but nothing new in my life, really. And if all goes according to plan, this won't always be the case. I can handle it if y'all can. I had my first consultation with the surgeon on May 9th. Her name is Dr. Holder-Haynes at Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas. Since then, I've had a barrage of appointments. First, the lengthy psych exam...then a Gastroenterologist. Then another one... next, a Cardiologist. The surgeon mentioned a few tests that would be needed in order to clear me for the surgery, but it's become a great deal more than what she mentioned. She told me it would be: 1. psych evaluation and sessions 2. barium swallow 3. some gastro scope thing to look inside me. 4. nutrition classes ---------------- that's it!! Well, it's been a lot more with even more yet to come. Things like stress tests. Echo Cardiogram. EKG. Colonoscopy. etc etc... I'm ok with doing whatever is necessary to make sure this is safe and I receive clearance but I have to say, i'm disappointed and frustrated with the lack of information supplied at our first meeting. If I'd been WARNED of all these different procedures, it wouldn't have come as such a surprise. Sigh...it's hard. Ultimately, this is my fault. I got myself here. I'm not trying to blame anyone but myself. I'm willing to do all the hard work to improve my life. I just hope this doesn't drag out for months and months. My insurance won't be involved, so I won't have to deal with financial red tape. I just have to get myself medically cleared. Has anyone else had similar stories? I'm sure mine is worse than most due to my size and age. I also have Multiple Sclerosis which makes things even worse. I just wish it wasn't so complicated. Wish I'd done this 10 years ago. Wish Wish Wish... so many things.. I'm BEYOND thrilled to have found this place though. A friend told me to seek out a support group and by the looks of things, I've hit the Mother Lode. I look forward to reading different insights and points of view and hope, in time, I can be of assistance to others, as well. I'm in this journey for the long haul.... thanks for allowing me to share it with you all. :wub: Belle

That's so funny, white rabbit.....I just did the same thing. I started reading all the complications people are having and decided to keep thinking positive. It is very scary, though. Getting banded in 10 days and getting nervous, I guess.

You might want to switch to SmartBandsters Yahoo group until banding if the complications threads are freaking you out. There are tons of bandsters will little to no complications. You should expect to PB at some point in your bandster journey. I'm almost a year out and haven't yet, but I know it's just a matter of time. The only thing close to a complication I've had is gas. I'm working on finding a way to manage this with probiotics*. In the meantime, Gas-X is my friend and food items that cause me significant distress get crossed off my "OK to eat" list. *Probiotics: These are a group of dietary supplements which provide various strains of friendly bacteria to encourage a good balance of intestinal microflora. These bacteria have many important functions including promote digestion, inhibit the growth of harmful bacteria, boost the immune system, increase the resistance to infections. The natural balance of intestinal flora can be upset by diets high in animal fats, dairy, produce, sugar, stress, alcohol, antibiotics and other drugs.

Trac75 Do you have medical insurance? If yes, that why you were not offered the bliss insurance. If you don't have medical insurance you may want to inquire about the bliss insurance. Your medical insurance will cover any surgery or procedure that is considered medically necessary. It has nothing to do with if your lap band was covered or not. There is no gray area if you have complications from your lap band. The lap band itself is a gray area, that's why there is criteria (because it can be considered for cosmetic reasons). If you have band erosion, slippage, etc., nothing about that is cosmetic. You may have to enlighten your doctor office on billing with the correct diagnosis and procedure code if you develop complications. The risk for complication is low with lap banding. Anything is possible (even for simple dental surgery) but try to stay positive.

Sleeved 12-19-16! 3 night stay, I had complications! Lots of vomiting from the meds, couldn't do the swallow test because of the vomiting, that is why I had to stay. Most of my pain was from the vomiting. Was off work 6 weeks. Just again because of vomiting. To this day I still have troubles with vomiting. Think I may have a sliding hernia causing the vomiting and severe acid reflux. But I have to wait 6 maths to a year before we can fix it. Dont worry I am one of the few with complications! Other wise I feel great and have losted 56 pounds, and went down 4 sizes. Doctor assures me that I am missing at a healthy rate. I am truly happy and love my sleeve, just not the thing causing the heart burn and vomiting!!

Wow sure sounds like you went through a lot! I am glad you are on your road to recovery! How was the repair surgery? Did it take a long time? I am in the lap band to RNY revision process, definitely terrified of complications but I am trying not to let it stop me from going something that will give me hope to lose the extra weight I have been carrying all my life.

I live in Central Texas and my surgeon was Dr. David Provost at Baylor Scott and White in Temple. He is a bariatric surgery pioneer in TX and has been doing bariatric surgery for many years. After meeting him and checking his credentials (I am a nurse practitioner so I investigate every health care provider I see 🙄) I felt very comfortable with him and had absolutely no post op complications. I had the sleeve in May 2018 since I never had any significant reflux. I think the reflux is the main reason people get conversion since you don't want to be on prilosec long term and you don't want chronic inflammation of your esophagus. There are a couple of others on here in maintenance who had the sleeve converted to bypass and have done very well so hopefully one of them will respond.

After a long month of complications following my brachioplasty I finally got my sutures removed! Looking forward to being able to get in the gym again for sure. I have a lovely 17 lb weight gain to work off. Despite the complications, popped my running stitch & had major gaping, I'm so happy I did it. Looking forward to feeling comfortable wearing tank tops!

Hello all!! I have been pursuing these message boards for a couple of weeks now and finally decided to join. Here is a little about me...I recently turned 30 years old and am currently at 370 lbs (I'm 6', and carry my weight pretty well). Luckily I do not have a lot of medical complications due to my weight...yet! I just found out that our company is changing insurance plans next year to Medica, which will cover bariatric surgery. I've already signed up for an information session with Park Nicollet, which is next week. Currently I'm still in debating over the gastric sleeve or the RNY bypass. As I'm just starting, I'm really looking for any information that you think would be helpful. I'm not even sure if I know what questions to ask. Thank you all in advance for your support and help!

Good evening bandsters, Just wondering who here has had band related complications and did your insurance cover it? whether you were covered for the procedure or not. Thanks!

Well i was meant to get sleeved on the 19 August but ran in to complications n ended up being closed up unsleeved.was told to lose a another 15kg. I was so angry i let 2 hrs after waking up. I was so determined but they sed take couple days then get bk into it. I had been in liquid diet 3/4 weeks prior. Now the problem im having is getting bk into the diet successfully. No please no judgement cause i know i really want the surgery and know what a difference it will make but for some reason im just not able to kick myself in the butt hard enough to do it. I need a push but feel like so much is going on and food has always been my comfort. I was 205 now im 210 going bk on myself already Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App