Re-Banded May 26

[Diamondbeys 1]

Evening all,

I use to be a regular visit of this forum back in the late 2010. See I was originally banded on 11/19/2010. Right about Christmas time last year (just over a year after my band), I went for a fill, as I wasn't finding the same amount of restriction. Instead, I received a complete unfilled. I had a slip. I was so upset. I had lost 100 lbs and was doing so well. Since I had no symptoms, the Dr wanted to see if the unfilled would work. I went back a month later and there was no change. They put me on a course of prednisone and that did not work. That was when they decided to do surgery to fix it. Now I was playing the waiting game with the insurance. Went back and forth and it was taking forever. As the months were going by I was starting to have increase gas and heartburn. I was also having a harder time eating. Then on Sunday, 5/20, I got very sick. I could not keep anything down and was in the worse pain ever. I finally feel asleep and first thing Monday morning called the Dr. They called me in some pain meds and other meds and got me the Dr next appointment, Thursday. Needless to say I tried to get in sooner, but he was either in surgery or at the other office that was further away from me. Still I called every day asking if I could get in sooner. I could not wait for Thursday. When I showed up at the Dr on Thursday, the Dr gave me one look and sent me to the hospital. One good thing was that my insurance had finally sent the approval for the revision.

When I was settled in at the hospital, I was dehydrated and in a lot of pain. They hooked me up with the good meds got me lots of fluids. Dr came to see me Friday morning and they were able to get me on the books for surgery Saturday morning. This time around was a little harder on me. I was having a lot of nauseous and ended up staying in the hospital til Monday.

So even though I was already banded, I am starting out all over again. I hope you do not mind of I join this group. Even though I have done this all before, I will still need the support that I got from this forum last time. I am currently on my two weeks of liquids post-op and I am already struggling. I think a lot of it had to do with the fact that I had not had anything to eat a week prior to surgery. Now I know you cannot eat before surgery, but I was getting nothing in. I was drinking about 10oz of Water a day. My body wants to play catch up.

Ok I am off to bed. Been still sleeping a lot as my body has been through a lot.

Sweet dreams all!

[2muchfun 8,928]

OK, if it's up to me, I say yes, you can join the LBP(lap band party) again.

tmf

[Sal58 4]

What a journey you have been on. I hope things work out better for you this time. Please keep us posted as to how you are doing.

[ecorrea1971 1]

Welcome back... and good luck this time...

[Cazzy 725]

Good luck with the new band and i wish u a speedy recovery ..

[hoosierpoms 0]

Best of luck to YIY. I am thankful my sickness wAs only 3 weeks long because if i had to deal with it much longer it would of been bad just like yours!!! I was also rebranded due to a slip on the 31!! Good luck

[Partymom 4]

Is re-banding common? I am SO scared of that....I was just banded on the 29th of May. What causes that??

[123crod 170]

Welcome back! Hope you feel better soon.

Cheri

[adorkbl 156]

Welcome back. Sorry for your troubled journey. I hope this one stays put for you!!

I am having my band repositioned next month. I am NOT looking forward to the liquid diet again. Ugh.

Hang in there!!!

[MommaSue 0]

I'm also curious - what causes slippage, or whatever leads to rebanding? Not that I'm worried, I seem to be doing fine compared to other's notes, just curious!