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Livendanow16    2

Livendanow16
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So this coming August, my band will be 10years old crazy that it's been that long. I've had great weight loss but still haven't lost as much weight as I would like; that being said my doctor suggested having my band removed and considering another WLS......but idk. I'm kinda on the fence. And I was so nervous when I got the band put but nothing I know how to "deal with it" and unfortunately eating sauce with my Protein has become normal to keep from vomiting. Any advice? Suggestions? If I do get it removed I think I'd go with the sleeve as it has less complications..... I'm just so confused right now and quite disappointed that I haven't met my goal weight and it's been 10 years....

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jenetts    22

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I did not have success with the band and having the revision to sleeve on 6/21/16. I have been doing research and it seems in my opinion and my doctors that is the way to go

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josiek1988    70

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Don't be discouraged! Be thankful that you haven't had any complications with the band like most of the rest of us. I was banded in 2014 and my band slipped causing severe pain after I eat anything. The surgeon who put it in is no longer doing the procedure..... When I went to my new doctor he told me that the band is not for everyone. As a matter of fact , it's only for a small group of people. He told me that if you have more than 50-75lbs. to loose the band is not right for you. I am mid way through the process of having the band removed and a sleeve done. I'm nervous and excited at the same time. I go to the gym and eat right with no results, so I'm excited to see the true me hiding uderneath all this weight.

Good luck with your decision!

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I did not have success with the band and having the revision to sleeve on 6/21/16. I have been doing research and it seems in my opinion and my doctors that is the way to go

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I'm glad I'm not the only one that hasn't had much success with the band. It makes me feel less of a failure....congrats on your surgery date!! I've been doing research as well and I think I'm going to get the sleeve.

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Don't be discouraged! Be thankful that you haven't had any complications with the band like most of the rest of us. I was banded in 2014 and my band slipped causing severe pain after I eat anything. The surgeon who put it in is no longer doing the procedure..... When I went to my new doctor he told me that the band is not for everyone. As a matter of fact , it's only for a small group of people. He told me that if you have more than 50-75lbs. to loose the band is not right for you. I am mid way through the process of having the band removed and a sleeve done. I'm nervous and excited at the same time. I go to the gym and eat right with no results, so I'm excited to see the true me hiding uderneath all this weight.

Good luck with your decision!

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Thank you for reminding me to be thankful. Because I truly haven't many complications at all....and to be honest years ago when I got the band put in my surgeon was completely against it but I was hell set on getting the band. But no regrets its served its purpose but time to move on to less this excess weight. So have you had your band removed already? Did the doctor do it in two separate surgeries?

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josiek1988    70

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Livendanow16, no i still have the band. It has been completely emptied. The goal is to remove the band and do the revision all at the same time.

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      1. LeighaTR

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        I hope your surgery on Wednesday goes well. You will be able to do all sorts of new things as you find your new normal after surgery. I don't know this from experience yet, but I am seeing a lot of positive things from people who have had it done. Best of luck!

    • Alisa_S

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      1. summerseeker

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        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

        Now I have a whole new big, bigger, biggest, best days ever. I am out there with those skinny people doing stuff i could never have dreamt of. Food is now an after thought. It doesn't consume my day. I still enjoy the good home cooked food but I eat smaller portions. I leave food on my plate when I am full. I can no longer hear my mother's voice saying eat it all up, ther are starving children in Africa who would want that!

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        I don't know at what point my life expanded, was it when I lost 100 pounds? Was it when I left my walking stick at home ? Was it when I said yes to an outing instead of finding an excuse to stay home ? i look back at my last five years and wonder how loosing weight has made such a difference. Be ready to amaze yourself.

        BTW, the liquid diet sucks, one more day and you are over the worst. You can do it.

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