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valnt9    0

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I have had my band for 15 months and have only lost 25 pounds. I only recieved 7 fills in that time frame. I'm pretty sure I will not get my money back, but does anybody know how much it is to get the band removed? I can not eat hardly anything and I still can not lose weight, so I would at least like to be able to enjoy a nice steak every now and then. Please any help would be greatly appreciated!!

Thanks,

J

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coolcrystal    1

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From reading in other threads, I've heard some say about 5 grand to have it removed if your insurance won't cover it. You might want to do a search , because I know there is a thread about this, I just can't remember the name of it right now.

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snowbird    2

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At the bottom of the list of main lap band forums on the main page of this site, there is a forum for band removal. You might find some additional information there.

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valnt9    0

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From reading in other threads, I've heard some say about 5 grand to have it removed if your insurance won't cover it. You might want to do a search , because I know there is a thread about this, I just can't remember the name of it right now.

Thanks for the response, I really don't want to go back to my doctor to take it out, I don't trust him. I will keeping searching for answers, thanks again!!!

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valnt9    0

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At the bottom of the list of main lap band forums on the main page of this site, there is a forum for band removal. You might find some additional information there.

That helped a little bit I guess, but It does not tell me how much it could be! Should I call other doctors and ask them?

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snowbird    2

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Yes, that's the best idea. Since the cost of the surgery varies greatly from place to place, the cost of removal probably does too.

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musicalmomma    1

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I know you didn't ask for questions or advice...but if I may be so bold...

Why remove it? Perhaps have it completely unfilled first and see how it goes...I would have to ask myself..."Would I have lost 25 pounds without the band or would I have gained more weight over the last 15 months?"

Also, you may be too tight, since you can't seem to eat. That alone would cause a person to take in liquid calories, which add up and are empty calories...hence weight loss stops.

I encourage you to keep searching out your options...but best wishes in whatever you choose :)

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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
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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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        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!

        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

        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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