I am scheduled to have my band removed on June 5. I am nervous but ready to have this taken care of. I haven't eaten out in a LONG time, because I get sick with even a small bite of food.

My doctor has suggested a duodenal switch in the future for me.He says at this point he just wants to get me to where I'm not sick and throwing up. The last bout with gastritis about did me in.

I dont know what to expect...but at this point..I will be brave and do what I must to regain my health.

Sondra, I had my lapband removed on 6-10-08. I too am happy it is gone. I have nothing against the lapband, it just didn't work for me. I only had it three months before I had to have it remove. Best Wishes to everyone.

Way to go girls, i am calling monday to get my band out to and i want to get something else to so the sleeve did you good? It sure sounds like it. Can you write me about it and tell me how it's going? I was thinking about the mini to but since you said that now i am wondering. If you could email me at redrunner61@aol.com i'm not on here that not often. Good luck and good luck to everyone else. Have a good one. Sharon

I am scheduled to have my band removed on June 5. I am nervous but ready to have this taken care of. I haven't eaten out in a LONG time, because I get sick with even a small bite of food.

My doctor has suggested a duodenal switch in the future for me.He says at this point he just wants to get me to where I'm not sick and throwing up. The last bout with gastritis about did me in.

I dont know what to expect...but at this point..I will be brave and do what I must to regain my health.

Pardon me for asking....why do you need to have it removed. Is the band tight even if there is no fill?

I've been banded for over 3 years and I HATE it....I never know when I'm gonna get stuck. I spent over an hour trying to get unstuck the other day. I have had no fill in over 2 years b/c even the smallest amount of saline would cause me to stop up and get nothing down. I'm below my pre-surg. weight but not near my goal. I have to eat foods that are high fat to get them down. Like icecream, yogurt, soups, etc. I drink over a gallon of tea a day to feel fuller. My b/p is up now and I'm still on Zocor.

To get the "de-band me" show going should I see a bariatric surgeon or what? My surgeon is 4 hrs away and I haven't seen him in years. I had one of those guys who is only in it for the $$s....after my insurance paid the cooperation/concern/friendliness stopped. I'm not even kidding. It was like day and night. I couldn't afford the $150.00 fees for adjustments so after moving and having my "fill" of the problems, I went to the local ER. Being a nurse myself helped b/c the doc there didn't even know what a GB was. I bropught all of my info and talked him thru the saline removal and was finally able to get fluids down.

We're about to make a 2100 mile move ftom TX to WY for my husband's job. There are lots of bariatric surgeons in TX so I'm gonna try to get this done before we move...Wish my luck and send all the advise you've got!!!!

Edited August 14, 200818 yr by teriehl

I'm sorry you're having so many problems. Four months ago I had a leak in my band and with no saline reverted back to how much I was able to eat before getting banded. I've been banded for 18 months. I couldn't wait to get the substitute liquid into the band, which closed the hole and has been find for 4 months. I just thought, if you removed the saline, you would be back to normal.

After getting banded, how many fills did it take to get to a place where you could not consume much food?