I had my lapband surgery March 31, 2010. Everything had been going so well. To date I have lost 45 punds and I feel fantastic. About 2 months ago I started to feel absolutly NO restriction. Just woke up one day and it wasn't the same. Thought I just needed a fill. I had about 3 fills in a 6 week period. Each time, feeling no restriction. Long story short: I went for a floroscopy. Doc filled the band up completely, and under the xray the barium flowed right through, very fast. He doesn't know why. He has suggested we replace the band with a new one. Yes, another surgery. Has ANYONE, ever heard of this? I can't believe this is happening to me. I am so scared right now of gaining. Old habits die hard. I have absolutely zero restriciton. I can eat any amount, anything, fast, no chewing. What the heck?! How can this be?!

If your surgeon doesnt know why this has happened I would think twice about having him be my surgeon for a replacement band. Perhaps your band was not placed properly. I suggest a second opinion.

My first thought was band erosion unfortunately.. I would ask about having an endoscopy first to see if they can see what's going on, make sure there are no obvious problems before rushing into another surgery. If they don't find anything, then you can proceed from there.

THAT is crayzee. and it is crayzee that he doesnt know why, even under flouro.....my initial thought was a leak, perhaps in the port or tubing, but before I let him place another band, I would want another opinion....did he remove all of the fluid to make sure it was really in the band?

THAT is crayzee. and it is crayzee that he doesnt know why, even under flouro.....my initial thought was a leak, perhaps in the port or tubing, but before I let him place another band, I would want another opinion....did he remove all of the fluid to make sure it was really in the band?

I know! CRAZY, He took it all out. He measured the fluid. He check for leaks all around. He sincerely seems miffed as he just stood there watching the stuff flow right through. He filled up to the 10 and said "if you don't feel restriction with this, we could try a little more in the band but I don't want to go much more" but in my opinion, I do not néed to see what any more fills will do. It's obvious after all this, it's not going to work. The thing about it is, it did work before, it had been working great. Did it malfunction. I can't find any info on this. I just know I want what I had. And I want it yesterday. The sooner he puts in a new one the better. Maybe once he gets in there and sees it he'll be able to tell what is wrong. And I have to tell you, I trust this guy completely. He is one of the best in my area. I don 't think it's him. I think it's just a freaky band. Don't even care about the surgery at this point. I just want it right, cause right now, it's like I never had it done. This is not what I signed up for. Thanks everyone for your helpful words. I'm suppose to talk to him soon. I want to set it all up. Got to get insurance on board and all. I will let you all know how it turns out. Thank you again for your help and support, as always! Liz