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I had to have my band removed today

CanCan1791

By CanCan1791, in LAP-BAND Surgery Forums

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CanCan1791    57

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I was banded April 11, 2013 and today my band was removed. I had problems from the moment I woke up from surgery. I was in a great deal of pain and was nauseous the entire time. Everyone I spoke to said that my case was extremely rare or they had never seen anything like it. I had two upper GI's and everything looked normal. I watched my band working the way it seemed should. I don't know why my body hated it so much. My stomach spasmed so bad, I relate it to putting a flea collar on my cat (that's some seriously funny stuff)

I am really disappointed and sad but I am relieved my struggle is over because it was very painful.

Also, my doc was very supportive and Memorial Hospital did not charge me for the removal, since I was a cash pay. It's good to know that there are still kind people in the world.

I was pretty active on this site and I wanted to thank you all for your support. I learned a lot from you guys, the pre-op diet and my few weeks with the band, so hopefully, I can take the weight off on my own. Thank you all for your help and caring.

For anyone who hasn't had their surgery yet, I'm sorry if I worried you. I'm told this is extremely, extremely rare.

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SageTracey    608

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Sorry to hear you have had such a rough time of it. When were you actually banded? Last month (as per your profile) or 10 years ago, as per your post above?

If it was the former, it seems a very quick turnaround and must be extremely disappointing for you.

If it was the latter, then you did extremely well to last so long!

Good on you for pointing out that your situation is extremely rare and that others should not be concerned about experiencing the same results.

Best wishes for your future weight loss journey, whatever road you take!

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soanl1412    71

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No!!! I was so excited that I had met someone on here that was my same surgeon and same day :( I am so sorry u had such a rough time with the band. Hopefully we can keep in touch and still support eachother in our journey for weight loss.

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soanl1412    71

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No!!! I was so excited that I had met someone on here that was my same surgeon and same day :( I am so sorry u had such a rough time with the band. Hopefully we can keep in touch and still support eachother in our journey for weight loss.

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Stacie123    8

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This made me almost cry I'm so sorry I couldn't imagine going through all the appointments, pre-op and everything and having to have it removed good luck with everything I'm so sorry

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CanCan1791    57

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Thanks SageTracey for pointing out my error. Yeah, it was 2013. I had it for less than a month.

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CanCan1791    57

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Sloan1412 you look like you're doing great! I thought it was funny how we found each other on here. I'm going to keep working at it. I want to get to one-derland so I'm going to keep working. We should definitely stay in touch and help inspire each other.

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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