Hello my name is Cari, and this is a little bit of my story.

I was banded in 2006 in TJ Mexico. My sur weight was 313. In 12 months I was down to 150lbs and thrilled. I only ever had 1 fill about 8 months in. I was estacic. over the next 2 years I maintained my weight at 122lbs. going up or down 5lbs Water weight. I had gotten my life back!!!!! Life could not get any better........

BUT........... it could get worse!!!!!!! I started getting really tired. I could no longer eat. I thought ok some kind of stomach bug, then I started throwing up blood. I went to the ER in so much pain. They did an xray and said everything looked ok and sent me home. The pain got worse and worse. I was in and out of the ER label a drug seeker and then finally ignored. What the Drs could not see on the xray was the face that my band was inside my stomach not on the outside. I found this out after going to the gastro and he did a scope. You could see half my band coming through my stomach tissue. I had to have an emergency removal in 2009. TO this day I can not go to the ER without horrible looks from the DR and nurses because I could never get the title drug seeker cleared from my name. Even after I went with proof that it was something else.

Now it is 2013 and I am going to have a sleeve done. I have gained back all my weight after having a baby and ankle surgery I have gained back all my weight. I will be having my sleeve done in Mexico as well. I am going to get sleeved by Dr Q in TJ on my birthday May 3rd.

Sorry about you bad experience! It's the many, many stories like yours that crossed the band off my options list. Can you go to a different ER? I live next to five major hospitals (all within ten miles of me) and countless urgent care centers so I have a lot of options. But I know not everyone has that option. But even if I didn't, I think I would go to the next nearest ER unless I was in a life and death situation, if I was in your position.

Did they find out why your band did what it did? I would find out before using the same doctor again.

Anyways, welcome to the board! We're glad to have you.

omg that's horrible! I'm so sorry you had that problem. I'm also wondering how did the band get inside?

i hope you have the very best of luck with the sleeve:)

How awful for those docs/nurses try and humiliate you when you were suffering. I'm glad you got it fixed and that you're on to the next stage in your life.

Best of luck on your sleeved future.

My band eroded into my stomach. It went undected so long that it made it all the way through.

Hello my name is Cari, and this is a little bit of my story.

I was banded in 2006 in TJ Mexico. My sur weight was 313. In 12 months I was down to 150lbs and thrilled. I only ever had 1 fill about 8 months in. I was estacic. over the next 2 years I maintained my weight at 122lbs. going up or down 5lbs Water weight. I had gotten my life back!!!!! Life could not get any better........

BUT........... it could get worse!!!!!!! I started getting really tired. I could no longer eat. I thought ok some kind of stomach bug, then I started throwing up blood. I went to the ER in so much pain. They did an xray and said everything looked ok and sent me home. The pain got worse and worse. I was in and out of the ER label a drug seeker and then finally ignored. What the Drs could not see on the xray was the face that my band was inside my stomach not on the outside. I found this out after going to the gastro and he did a scope. You could see half my band coming through my stomach tissue. I had to have an emergency removal in 2009. TO this day I can not go to the ER without horrible looks from the DR and nurses because I could never get the title drug seeker cleared from my name. Even after I went with proof that it was something else.

Now it is 2013 and I am going to have a sleeve done. I have gained back all my weight after having a baby and ankle surgery I have gained back all my weight. I will be having my sleeve done in Mexico as well. I am going to get sleeved by Dr Q in TJ on my birthday May 3rd.

I'm sorry you had such a terrible time with your band! I have seen a ton of band to sleeve revisions on this forum. My coordinator said he sees a lot coming in to the practice. If I recall correctly, my surgeon told me he doesn't even place bands anymore. He feels like they have too many complications and that there are better options.

I hope you'll be thrilled and complication free with your new sleeve!

~Kat