There seems to be a prevalence of opinion in another thread that Lapband failure is due to noncompliance 90% of the time. What do you think? I know I am compliant, but I'm too tight, even with an empty band. Please share your story here. Thanks!

I think it depends on what you mean by Lap-Band failure. Do you mean disappointing weight loss? Side effects? Complications?

I think it depends on what you mean by Lap-Band failure. Do you mean disappointing weight loss? Side effects? Complications?

Thread...you can eat that? This is what they are stating as fact. My disagreement is with the stance that they are blaming people who fail, across the board. One poster even quoted that 90% of failures are due to noncompliance.

Most erosion is caused because people eat things they are not supposed to and eat too much. It puts pressure on the band and causes it to erode. I think that most band failures are because of the patient. Being too tight and throwing up, eating too much, drinking carbonated beverages and caffiene, these all cause erosion. The amount of people on here that do all these things will end up with getting their bands removed. It's not worth the risk to over eat. You have to take some responsibility in your diet. People say nothing is off limits but if you're eating something that is constantly getting stuck then that product shoud be off limits.

Oh, now I see which thread you're talking about.

When I was researching Bandwagon, every single bariatric surgery professional stated that most band problems are the result of patient non-compliance. Of course, it's easy for them to say that, since most of them don't know what it's like to be obese and living with a band. The issue is also clouded by the fact that patients aren't always honest with their surgeon about what they're eating and the problems they're having - for a variety of reasons: they're afriad of disapproval, afraid of being denied fills, feeling some shame, and/or are unaware of the problem behavior.

Yet another contributing factor is (in my opinion, which is shared by the founder of LBT) is inadequate patient education, support, and aftercare.

For the past 5 years I've believed that most band problems are the result of user error, but I also know from personal experience that some band problems can come out of the blue. My belief and my knowledge may seem contradictory, but I guess I'm more comfortable with living in life's grey zone than I used to be. I'd like everything to be black and white, I imagine that it would make life easier, but reality is seldom black and white.