Hello, has anyone recently had their band removed due to erosion and decided not go get another surgery? Also, if your insurance did not cover the surgery to put the band in, did it cover to get it removed? I'm pretty depressed and upset by this, but I do not have a choice and I do not want a sleeve, which is what the doctor suggested after removal. Also, for anyone that had this done, did you start gaining the weight back or could keep on losing? I'm hoping I have learned my lesson and will continue to eat like I'm banded and just try to keep myself full with Protein and Water, but right now, I'm just at a loss, I just had the EGD done today and this happened unexpectedly. I had no pain and no symptoms and had a flouro to just check things out and resulted in this.

@@Beverly Carroll: I'm so sorry to read about your experience. My thoughts are with you. I'd have the same attitude as you after that...no WLS, no revision. I hope you are now feeling better and have no lasting consequences from this.

After 12 yearsI had my band removed just over a year ago due to erosion , I had no pain or symptoms except regaining half of my original weight loss however within weeks I had to have emergency surgery due to an infected abscess caused by the removal of the band .im all healed now and have continued to stay around the same weight I was band removal . My surgeons have advised me that due to excessive internal scarring that BPDS is that best option for me so I'm now awaiting a surgery date .