So, I was helping out this lady who told me she recently lost 100 pounds and was looking for a new motorcycle jacket. I told her I recently lost 40 pounds myself and we started to talk a little more. I'm open to how I've been losing weight and it reallly doesn't bother me one way or another how people feel about it. So I told her I had Vertical Sleeve. She then confessed to me that she has the band. So We started to compare notes and look at each others bellies (sounds weird 'eh?) I have to say...I'M SO HAPPPPPPY I DID VSG! She let me feel the port thing that they do the fills in and I think I'd freak out if I had that in me. It felt like a big piece of scar tissue. Plus I HATE needles and would not be happy with "fills"

She was totally rad and actually was interested in revision herself. Said it was the best thing I ever did. I'm not knocking the band, but I'm glad I didn't go that route.

So, I was helping out this lady who told me she recently lost 100 pounds and was looking for a new motorcycle jacket. I told her I recently lost 40 pounds myself and we started to talk a little more. I'm open to how I've been losing weight and it reallly doesn't bother me one way or another how people feel about it. So I told her I had Vertical Sleeve. She then confessed to me that she has the band. So We started to compare notes and look at each others bellies (sounds weird 'eh?) I have to say...I'M SO HAPPPPPPY I DID VSG! She let me feel the port thing that they do the fills in and I think I'd freak out if I had that in me. It felt like a big piece of scar tissue. Plus I HATE needles and would not be happy with "fills"

She was totally rad and actually was interested in revision herself. Said it was the best thing I ever did. I'm not knocking the band, but I'm glad I didn't go that route.

My mother had one (had it removed) and it gave me the creeps to feel it. I just didn't want anything under my skin like that, but the port didn't bother her, just the constant throwing up and chest pain from food

I was looking at your weight loss ( great BTW,) but I think you got your date wrong on your signature. I thought, I bet she's lost more than 40 pounds in 15 months!!!

The port under the skin is super creepy especially when people lose a lot of weight, and belly fat. The older bands have really big ports which actually poke through the skin. Where my port was located is the most disgusting place on my stomach, and to this very day, I can feel the scar tissue popping even though they removed hoards of scar tissue around that area. My port had migrated, and I had tons of scar tissue not only in that area, but adhesions that stretched from the original site to where the port ended up.

I am sooo glad to have found this site to help me decide on the sleeve because I was seriously considering the band and this freaks me out now!

That was orignally what i wanted to have done, but my Dr. said "NO WAY". I am so glad he told me about the sleeve!

After researching the sleeve and finding this site, I have heard so many horror stories about the band. I am so glad i didn't go that route!!

Kelly

I had the band and I hated the port. It hurt like crazy and the fills sucked. So glad to have that horrid torture device out of my body!!! The sleeve is far superior~

That's such a great experience.

I get creeped out by the band, even though I once considered it!

The band is PURE HELL and should be banned!! I can't believe it's still legal!! I am SO GLAD I got that evil thing out and got the sleeve