My band has never held all of the fills put in. Today I went for a fill & only 1/2cc was left in the band. I was suppose to have 4cc's. To say the least I am verrry frustrated. They used omnipaque to fill my band today but only put in 2.5cc. I felt some restriction afterwards, but it seems to be gone already. We did not see any leaks from the port or the band with fluro. Anybody have to have their band replaced for such a reason? Did you have to pay again? How bad is lap band replacement surgery? I would think the band is embedded into the stomach & the risk of stomach perforation would be higher.

I just had my lapband replaced 11/5/07 also. I was throwing up constantly from 10/31. My Dr was out of town, so that made things a little more difficult. I think I should have recognized that I wasn't able to eat the things I was normally able to eat. When soup became a problem I should have been smarter. I was in such pain that I didn't care if he removed or replaced the band. I am a little concerned that I wont handle the fills and such without worry in the future. I have the new bigger band, I think I will wait till Jan for a fill, and try to get through the liquid stage (which I think is harder the second time around).

I had an Lapband installed, and it turns out that it was defect (had a leak) to begin with, can anything be claimed from the manufacturer?