For those that removed lapband for reasons other than erosion or slippage did the band have any permanent affect on your stomach. Did your stomach go back to normal ? If not what did you experience ?

Edited April 2, 200818 yr by ramone

I had mine removed yesterday.It was outpatient surgery. They sent me home w/ a bottle of vicodin. Good luck to everyone w/ this process. We are all so different. Some of us love the band, others like me have been suffering since the minute it went on. After 6 years I'm relieved to have it taken off. I'm still on a liquid diet so the thing I'm most worried about is that I will feel restriction even w/out the band b/c of how long I had it. The doctor removed a lot of scar tissue but said it would take 6 months to be back to normal.

I am having my band removed on May 16th after 1 year. Need to stay overnight. How much weight did you loss?

Geri

Hello. I am trying to get my band out when I have my gall bladder removed. I was self-pay, but my insurance is giving me a hard time about removing the band even with a letter of medical necessity. Anyone else successful appeal this situation with their insurance?

I've been told that, after a year (almost to the day) with the band, almost to goal weight, but after sufferring from severe abd. pain, fever etc... that it should come out. i am not happy! My band is my very good friend! I am waiting for a consult for a second opinion but, most of what I read and been told etc...says it must come out due to infection and that although I feel fine today, I will suffer more episodes like the last one!

Anyone out there go through this similar thing?

mica, I think I might have something like you do. I have only had my band in for a month, but I have already suffered 3 episodes where I have been in extreme abd. pain, dehydrated and fever. It seems to start when I eat something that might not agree a little with me (although I am allowed to have it) then I am alright the rest of the day maybe a little discomfort and then for the next 3 days I have such bad pains that I can not even function. Then all of the pain will go to the port site for a day and then I wake up the following day fine.

Out of this whole month I have had 6 days where I felt really good. I am going to my Dr. tomorrow to discuss options with him bc I think something is wrong as and I have 2 little kids that need a functioning Mommy.

Does this sound similar to your experience?