I am looking into having the band, and I come to this site every night. I hear alot of stories from the past year or two, but I am interested in hearing from people who have had it 3 or more years. I am wondering about the weight loss or gain. Also, how often do you get fills, this many years out? I hope there are some people on here who have had theirs this long.

The way it was explained to me was not that the band itself was stitched, but the lower portion of the stomach was brought up, and stitched over the band. Then scar tissue will form, and hold the band in correct positioning.

Which is why you are not allowed to eat for an extended period of time---it needs that time for healing, movement impedes the healing process, and digesting food causes movement.

He showed me a mock up of a stomach, with a band and how they would stitch the stomach itself. He did say STITCH, because he referred to the moist environment, and how much longer it takes for those stitches to heal, than say on your hand---or the outside on your belly.

Kept me drinking like I was told---that's for sure!!!

Kat

Kat I know what you are talking about and I meant the same thing :-)) I guess my English:-) and I asked specifically if they are going to sew the upper and lower part of stomach together and they said that they dont use this method:-) but band is still in and ok (knock on wood:-)

How do I bump a thread?

You just did it!!!

You just post into the thread, and it "bumps" it back into the newest threads....there is a smiley bump as well!!! But you have to type words as well---the post has to be a certain # of characters.

Kat

Thanks! That was easy enough!

Its a great thread I hope more old bandster will keep posting!

I know! It is so great hearing from the bandster veterans!!