Why is removing the Lapband so much easier said than to do?!

I've had soo many issues w this.. 5 yrs of great ups and low lows! Yet not sure which way im leaning on this choice... i really do want it to work!

in the past ive Lost 50lbs. Then.. Threw up for a year, Wasn't losing any. Had it finally slip n had fluid removed.. Now after 1 1/2 months of liquid/ soft diet. I feel sick.. And it feels Lapband related. So without insurance I have to go to the ER - the Lapband dr says the video looks excellent.. Looks like it fell back into place perfectly... Has anyone heard of this? I'm a nervous wreck to get a fill! It hasn't been successful in the past, and I feel like the pressure from my family n friends is definitely making me lean towards removal. Any suggestions? The dr wants to meet me w next wk to insist on a fill... Would definitely love feedback!!! Thanks guys!

Right now I'm thinking my band may have slipped also! For a while, after I was first banded, I had a problem with getting fills. Just the band on my stomach with no fill had some benefits. Maybe smaller fills? I know I couldn't do the recommended amounts! I personally wouldn't have it removed, it doesn't hurt anything to leave it and not fill it. Once your able to get back to eating solids and your system gets use to it again I would think you would start feeling better. I would always leave surgery as the last option! Good luck with your decision and keep us posted!

wow this sounds like only you and your doctor can figure out. Please let us know what you do I am sure it will helps others.

For me, to make an informed opinion, I'd have to live with someone for a month or at least a week to see how they ate, what they ate and observe how they behaved when dining out or away? There are so many reasons why a band or bander fails it's nearly impossible to offer any valid suggestions?

For exampe: If I lived with someone who did not follow the band eating rules, and just could not be compliant, I'd say remove it. If that person followed the rules, you know, eat slow, chew big, slow and healthy, but the symptoms remained? I would advise them to remove all the fluids or as much as possible to keep some kind of restriction? Or, just remove it altogether. If the patient is failing the band, they have to make a decision? Wise up or give up? If the band is failing the patient? If nothing else works, remove it? Only you can know what patient you are? Just my two bits.

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What do you mean you feel sick...Lap band related?

Mine slipped and fell back into place. I was showed my before slip, slipped and after videos to see the comparisons...so yes, that's possible.