I was banded back Nov 2009.. I have lost maybe 25 lbs total. and most of that was on my own completely. I cannot eat healthy foods... i get a lot of pain and often stuck where I have to vomit because hours go by and I am still in pain. I currently have residual slippage according to my new Dr. I am also 8 weeks pregnant and went to dr. for fluid removal. She stuck me 6 times and was bending needles.. turns out my port now flipped... I can't really do anything about it since i am prego.. I am just so done with this thing. It hasn't helped me one bit. It has prohibited eating healthy and I had better success on weight watchers. Anyone else going through the same issues?

Yup. Got to the point where I ate only Soup, salad and oatmeal because that's all that would go down. I was banded in October 2009 and I got mine out at the end of August when I revised to RNY. I don't miss it one bit. I didn't have any specific problem with it such as slippage or port flipping; my body just hated my band all around.

If you can't eat properly and you're pregnant, that can be a serious health issue. If you are done with your band and are getting it out anyway, it may be in your best interests to get the doctor to stick your tubing to get the Fluid out. Not an easy task, but your baby's health is important.

I was banded back Nov 2009.. I have lost maybe 25 lbs total. and most of that was on my own completely. I cannot eat healthy foods... i get a lot of pain and often stuck where I have to vomit because hours go by and I am still in pain. I currently have residual slippage according to my new Dr. I am also 8 weeks pregnant and went to dr. for fluid removal. She stuck me 6 times and was bending needles.. turns out my port now flipped... I can't really do anything about it since i am prego.. I am just so done with this thing. It hasn't helped me one bit. It has prohibited eating healthy and I had better success on weight watchers. Anyone else going through the same issues?