I am wondering if I should have gotten the band. I know three people irl that have the band and two have had slippage and the band rubbed a hole in their stomach. One is my neighbor and she had emergency surgery, but is fine now although they had to remove her band.

The other is a lady I know only slighty, so I do not know what her circumstances were or who her dr is, but she is in the hospital right now in a coma. The newspaper said that the band rubbed a hole in her stomach and she has sepsis and all of her organs shut down.

I am nervous and really wish I had not done this. I did a lot of research beforehand. I chose one of the best doctors I could find and knew the risks, but also know that what has happened is rare. But, if it is so rare, why do two of three people I know have problems??

There are a lot of people with positive experience so don't let yourself get stressed out. Just think positive and follow all the rules.

Kristi99 I did not even look at the name when I responded. You will be fine. Did you go to a support meeting yet? I went for fill on Thursday and picked up a schedule. Support is really important to keep you feeling normal. Please don't let yourself get stressed you are going to do fine just give it some time. I pretty much think I am a slow loser but slow is better than nothing and over time it all adds up. hang in there!!