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Band 2 seeve today. FAILURE

livelyterry

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livelyterry    55

livelyterry
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Had surgery today, but was unable to have sleeve done because the band had encapsulated itself and doc had to literally dig it out, then remove scar tissue..

Now I'll be on a healing period of 4 to 6 months, bummer!

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Tiny One    223

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Wow, sorry. Hang in there & feel better. Good luck.

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Sleeved in Seattle    280

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Bummer! But enjoy the relief of having the band gone! No more getting stuck, hooray!

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Madam Reverie    2,958

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What an awful thing to happen. Least it's out now and you can do a bit of leisurely healing. On the plus side, you'll be able to have a little nibble of all the stuff you haven't been able to eat whilst banded! Which, from what I hear, is pretty much everything! Wishing you a speedy recovery :) x

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gamergirl    4,609

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Oh terry so sorry to hear! I was thinking of you yesterday because I knew your date was close by. I'm so sorry to hear that, but let the healing begin now eh?

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livelyterry    55

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Yes I'm pretty thankful for Doc Alvarez. I agreed with him upf front and knew this was a 50/50 chance.

Thanks for your support!

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MCM13    87

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Wow, sorry to hear this. Definitely not the outcome you'd planned for I'm sure. Hang in there, get some healing time in and come back. I'll be thinking about you.

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gamergirl    4,609

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Wow' date=' sorry to hear this. Definitely not the outcome you'd planned for I'm sure. Hang in there, get some healing time in and come back. I'll be thinking about you.[/quote']

Did you guys get it meet each other while there?

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ribearty    544

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Terry,

I am so sorry to hear that you could not have your sleeve done at this time. However, you know that you will be able to do so in the future. It would have been worse news to hear that you were not a viable candidate due to the scar tissue. Good luck.

I am going in on October 25th for a band to sleeve revision and scar tissue is one of my biggest fears. I have had my band in July 2007.

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freespirit63    112

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I had my band out in april. You will feel like you have a band for a while. I still get "stuck"

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livelyterry    55

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Did you guys get it meet each other while there?

Yes, we were in rooms right next to each other. I got to meet and hang out with so many nice people. Cant wait to go back in February. Seems like a lifetime away :(

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TanyaB    25

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My surgeon maybe wait a minimum 6 weeks from the band removal to the sleeve. This allows the stomach to heal from any kind of scar tissue.

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sanks51    214

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Hi, I had my band out and then waited 13 months for my op. I'm doing great on the sleeve. Hopefully the time will fly by for you :)

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freespirit63    112

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Lisa today is your day!!! Good luck

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