After having my band for 1 year only getting a fill to 5cc n losing 115lbsi have to get it removed n try another surgery bc I have a hernia somewhere around the band causing me to get sick when I get filled over 5.. I'm scared bc I don't want to get another weight loss procedure but I'm even more scared of gaining the weight back if I don't do it...I have 2 weeks before I go back to the doctor... to top ot off NY doc tells me the band turns out not to be a good thing and has been removing a lot of them...

So sorry this is happening to you. You are living my greatest fear. I have seen this happen to two of my close co-workers after 3 years, one had the sleeve because her BMI was not low enough yet but the other one had nothing done because her BMI was normal, she had lost her weight. She struggles daily and has gained about 20 lbs back. My surgeon does not insert the band anymore due to what he says is high band failure rate. If faced with what you are facing not sure what I would do either, similar situation also happened to Jean who wrote Band Wagon. She had the sleeve. Good luck to you what ever your decision is, keep us posted.

Thank u......I wish I was told this earlier....

I'm sorry to hear that you have to go through this. Is this a hiatal hernia, if you don't mind me asking? I had one, but the doc fixed it before placing the band, I didn't even know I had one.

Yes it is a hiatal hernia that happened after the surgery a year later.....

There have been others to have this happened and were able to have the band removed, repair hernia and replaced band. Good luck.

Thanx sue but my doc doesn't want to replace just remove...n I thought I was doing good since I lost the 115 in a year with 4-5 ccs

Keep us posted, I hope everything goes well for you.