I haven't had a lapband in four years, and for some horrible reason I have regained the weight (not all) despite eating well and exercising vigorously. Therefore, I want to get the sleeve.

However, my surgeon has said that it's a 50/50 gamble - 50% don't have ANY weight loss and 50% do.

This really shocked me!!!! I do not want a bypass, but he said that's 100% going to work.

So scared!??

I am not sure how you CAN NOT lose weight after you have been sleeved

I agree! Surely I can lose something!!?

Hi all, I had the lap band In for 7 years only lost about 70 lbs. in 2015 that's when things started to act up. I first was hospitalized for aspiration into my lung due to the band being to tight. The I couldn't get filled anymore because the reflux was terrible at night and I was throwing up way to much, everything got stuck. So my lap band was removed March 16 2016 and I'm suppose to be getting the sleeve procedure done on July 6 2016. Im so scared. I don't wanna go through the same thing I went through with the band, not getting food down, aspiration into my lung ect. I have read some pretty horrible stories on here that has to do with people being sleeved after banding and not having enough restriction and having to get stents ( I don't know what that is) I am so scared. I'm about to back out of this.

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Hi all, I had the lap band In for 7 years only lost about 70 lbs. in 2015 that's when things started to act up. I first was hospitalized for aspiration into my lung due to the band being to tight. The I couldn't get filled anymore because the reflux was terrible at night and I was throwing up way to much, everything got stuck. So my lap band was removed March 16 2016 and I'm suppose to be getting the sleeve procedure done on July 6 2016. Im so scared. I don't wanna go through the same thing I went through with the band, not getting food down, aspiration into my lung ect. I have read some pretty horrible stories on here that has to do with people being sleeved after banding and not having enough restriction and having to get stents ( I don't know what that is) I am so scared. I'm about to back out of this.

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Hi Elisha,

I had the band removed and I was sleeved at the same time 3 days ago and I can tell you that is already better! No hungry at all, my incisions are minimal and no acid reflux or pain pressure where the band was placed. The gas is the only problem but so far, the recovery and how I feel over all is way better. This time, I tried to do the right thing and I went with a Center of Excellence, totally different experience from my lap-band surgery 3 years ago. Happy I'm healing and recovering

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Edited June 9, 201610 yr by lolarose13

I had my band removed after it being there for just over 10 years.

My most weight lost with the band was 46kg. 10kg away from goal.

I had some complications, slippage, erosion, gained 21kg.

I had the band removed about 2 / 3 years ago and was sleeved, this gave me a weight loss of 27kg.

Then I gained another 19kg.

My surgeon said the reason my sleeve wasn't successful was because the band had made a 'dogs breakfast' of my stomach and it was impossible to get a good sleeve shape with the damage done.

To be honest, if I'd have known that at the time I'd have asked to go straight to bypass from band. Instead of having to have another operation last month to go from sleeve to bypass.

This was just my personal experience, don't know about the 50% failure rate.

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Edited June 9, 201610 yr by sydneyjonno

Thanks guys! He couldn't explain to me why people apparently cannot lose anything with the sleeve - he said it's a mystery basically. He says at conferences that he attends, other surgeons have the same experience with the 50/50 failure.

I just cannot imagine having so much of my stomach removed and failing to lose weight? I eat a high Protein diet and love clean eating, plus I enjoy exercise! I would never just sit here and gorge on bad food with a sleeve!!

Hearing a surgeon using completely anecdotal evidence like that is really disappointing.