I have had my band for about 2 1/2 years now. I don't have insurance so it was paid for out of pocket. I have been having lots of problems for last couple of months. I am losing about 1 to 2 lbs a day. My band is empty and I have a blockage. I am unable to keep anything down. I saw my dr yesterday and he pretty washed his hands of me since I don't have any insurance. He told me to take myself to an ER to get some IV because I am dehydrated and hopefully they can help me.

Posting on behalf of my sister Krismo83!

Still waiting!!!! She is in the hospital and is hooked up to IV's so thats a plus. They are trying to determine if its an emergency or not. I guess her throwing up every single pill and every single drop of water that they are giving her isn't enough. This is so frustrating!!! Maybe I should send them a picture of my poor 1 year old nephew crying for his Momma. It's heartbreaking

I'm not really a sue happy kind of person but they are not helping her... Call a lawyer... Her original Dr should help her.

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Posting on behalf of my sister Krismo83!

Still waiting!!!! She is in the hospital and is hooked up to IV's so thats a plus. They are trying to determine if its an emergency or not. I guess her throwing up every single pill and every single drop of Water that they are giving her isn't enough. This is so frustrating!!! Maybe I should send them a picture of my poor 1 year old nephew crying for his Momma. It's heartbreaking

What kind of pills are they giving her? If she is IV'd then all meds should go through her IV. When I went post op for my IV.. I was NPO (nothing by mouth) the entire time I was there. Is she feeling better with the fluids?

Who was her original Dr.

Who has she been seeing for fills?

Has she gone back to Mexico, is she in the US trying to find help?

His staff called her Surgeon that did her lap band surgery to get authorization and they said that my sister never had surgery there. I couldn't believe it!!!! She was just there yesterday and Monday.

She has been to see her Dr twice in the last week? What did he/she say or do? It is not normal to see your Dr that often unless there is an issue and if there is then the Dr should be in the process of assisting.

Losing 1- 2lb per day - that in itself sounds unbelievable so if it was happening then the Dr should be treating it as an emergency.

If you have been losing 1-2 pounds per day(!) for 2.5 years, you are in huge trouble! Bogus.

If you have been losing 1-2 pounds per day(!) for 2.5 years' date=' you are in huge trouble! Bogus.[/quote']

She's had her band for 2.5 yrs, but only having trouble last couple of months.

They were trying to give her some pills to help her nausea and those came up. They were trying to give her some fluid to drink so they could do a scan and that came up. They aren't even able to get a tube down her throat to see how bad the blockage is. She is feeling a little better now that she is on the IV's. They told my mom today that her surgery is scheduled for Tuesday. :/

In response to some of the questions. She had her surgery in Beverly Hills at New Life Center. Her surgery was paid in full upfront. She started having problems a couple of months ago. She started losing weight to fast. Her dr unfilled her band and she still continued to lose weight to fast. She saw her dr this past Monday she weighed 230 he asked her to come back Wednesday to see another dr. She weighed 226.6 on Wednesday. The dr she saw then said they couldn't do anything for her because she doesn't have insurance. He told her to go to an ER.

What part of the country are you in?

Southern California

Posting on behalf of my sister Krismo83!

Prayers for my sister please. She is finally going into surgery in about an hour.

absolutely and she is very lucky to have you for her support system.

Good luck! I hope everything turns out ok.

Thoughts and prayers for your sister. So sorry she is going through this. (((hugs))) for you.