Well I tried to work with the band but it just isn't working for me. Next month I go in for the removal of the band and I am getting gastric bypass. I am scared but I am so tired of dealing with diabetes and all the health problems I have acquired cause of it. So so long band I wonder if I can keep it once they remove it.

Why are you getting it removed?

Sorry it didn't work out for you and I wish you well with your next surgery.

Why are you getting it removed?

Well I have had it for six years I started out weighing 420 I am now 360 but not because of the band every time I get it tightened it always causes problems this last time a few months ago i only had a little put in and I couldn't even keep liquids down when ever i fell asleep i would wake up vomiting everything up and it caused me to have an upper respiratory infection. So i got an unfill and a GI done stomach was a little swollen with a little acid reflux but i just see no improvement in all these years so i just want to be done with it. Luckly my insurance company approved me so fast

Good luck to you! I'm sorry to hear you had problems with the band but am happy for you that you are looking at another avenue to gain further success. I say further success because you have lost 75 pounds and that is quite an accomplishment. I do understand your frustration over the time period it took, though. You're lucky your insurance company has approved you so quickly, I'm sure that makes you even happier. Well, check back in with us and let us know how it goes with the bypass.

The best of luck to you!

Just remember that all of the rules we learned with the band will still apply with the bypass. With bypass you'll get a honeymoon period where the weight will just fall off, but (as many have found out) if you don't retrain your eating habits and follow the rules, the bypass will not be any more successful than the band...although for different reasons since you won't have to deal with the vagaries of the band.

Good luck with your bypass surgery.