:crying:I had some pain and a fever on Friday night so I went to the hospital where my band was implanted. After hours of testing, they disovered that the band had eroded through my stomach and I had to have emergency surgery to have it removed. I'm soooo disappointed. It's like losing a friend.

Oh I am so sorry to hear that. I hope you can continue to lose weight without it. It's hard I know. Can they replace it at some time? Hope you recover soon.

I'm sorry to hear about the problems you've had. I also had my band removed suddenly. I lost about the same amount of weight that you have and I am now happy to say I have been maintaining my weight for the past few months. Walking has been a life saver for me. Both to maintain my weight and for just feeling better in general.

I know exactly how you are feeling right now (devasted, hurt finances, worried about gaining the weight back and the pain of going through a second surgery). You are probably feeling depressed, which the anesthesia can exacerbate.

I can say I felt all those things, but today I am feeling better about it all (except for the financial loss).

Feel free to PM me, if you have any questions.

I am so srry. I know this had to be a blow to you. :redface:

Oh, I am sooo sorry!

So how long did you have the band? I just assumed it took years for it to erode????

Also, how did they remove it? Did they have to cut you?

I am so sorry to hear this. I can olny imagine how your feeling! Did they say this is something that happens often? I see that your from PA, may I ask where you had it done?

I had the band since Feb 2008. They cut me - multiple incisions. I still have a drain coming out of one of them -OUCH. It only took me about 8 months for it to erode through my stomach.

They said I am their first case of erosion. I had my surgery done in Hershey Medical Center.

I'm sorry to hear that :tt1:

Which band did you have?

I'm so sorry to hear that. Did you have any symptoms prior to the fever and pain? Any difficulty swallowing or anything at all? How devastating for you. I had my band in March of this year and would be truly traumatized to lose it at this point. Again I am so sorry

How are you feeling today? Better I hope.

I'm curious which band and how much fill you had in it. Were you placed on a special diet for your stomach after they removed the band?

I also wonder what tests they did when you went in that Friday and which test was it that determined the band was eroded.

I only had my band eight months as well.