I was banded 9-28-09 and since then I lost about 20 lbs, I told the doctor that my stomach didn't feel the same because I gained 30 lbs, so he did a barium swallow. He found out that my band unbuckled. So I go back into surgery 3-14-11. Thank God for insurance. Wish me luck.

I do wish you luck...I also wish that someone would fess up to not doing the original job properly so you didn't have to pay again...bands do not unbuckle themselves as a rule.

Best wishes, Mimi

I've always wondered...when they find something like this has happened, why do they wait so long to correct it?

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Yea, it sounds like he didn't fasten it properly! It unbuckled....funny! Good it's going to get fixed and you can start back losing! I know you are too excited about that!

This sounds similar to mine, however, I knew one and 1/2 year ago that something was wrong, the surgeon kept sayiing it was my fault and to keep following the protocol??? Now he finally says the band became unbuckled. I am trying to find if anyone knows is that a surgeons issue or just a band draw back? I am of course very upset and have gained the whole 8olbs orginally lost. Aggghhhhh!

Geez....I would think that would either be negligence of the surgeon or a defect in the band. I don't think "we" should have to pay for those errors.