I lost my lap band almost a month ago due to a severe slip. By the time it was removed, my stomach was coal black and the surgeon thought he may have to remove the fundus of my stomach. Luckily, the blood supply began to return and my stomach was saved.

I am so horribly miserable now...I am still paying on my band, my last hope as I have tried EVERYTHING! In 3 weeks I have already gained almost 15 pounds and I am ALWAYS hungry. I do not want to have another surgery as I am so scared of ever going through what I went through before and the fact that I do not have the money. Not to mention my family would kill me if I decided on another bariatric surgery.

I have lost so much, feel so miserable and alone...I don't know where to turn, what to do, I feel sooooo fat and ugly, helpless and hopeless. This was literally my last hope and now is gone...what do I do now?

What a terrible experience! I'm so sorry this happened, but please don't give up on yourself or your weight loss. Talk to several doctors about your options. Please stay on the forum and give us a status.

Tanderson,

the most important thing right now is your health. I'm having mine out on Friday and am happy. I was one who actually never lost weight with the band so having it removed shouldn't make much of a difference either way but knowing it's finally gone I can proceed again with life! I know that sounds weird but it's true. Put the focus on something more important like the love of your family and your health and be glad for both. We all tend to obsess so much on our weight that it takes over our whole world at times and it's really not that important in the grand scheme of things. You're lucky you didn't lose your stomach imagine how life would have been then. Hope you're feeing better soon, Nanook!