Hi everyone, I just signed up and wanted to share my story... I'm going to my doctor in a few day but I'm very anxious so I figured maybe someone here has had a similar situation

So here it goes!

I was 16 when I was first banded. It was a hard decision after a childhood filled with ridicule and horrible self esteem. My doctor had never banded anyone under 18 but lucky for me sympathized with my situation and I went on with the procedure.

Things went GREAT! I was down very quickly to my ideal weight for my 5'10 frame and I finally felt like myself for the first time ever. I bought probably a dozen bikinis and loved them all.

Then things got horrible. UNRELATED to the band (I'd like to stress that I was 100000% unrelated to having a band) I got very sick; necrotizing pneumonia (a flesh eating disease in the lungs) I was admitted to ICU for 20 days in a coma, almost lost my life, and remained in the hospital for about three more months. I was on my way to healing and things seemed great. I still had my band and because of not eating the whole time I was hospitalized, I was down to 120 pounds- well under weight for my height (yeah yeah not gonna lie, i LOVED it)

However, my band got infected as a result of the battle my body had just fought hard to win. My body found the band as a foreign body and tried to get it out. Needless to say it got very bad (as long as i had tried to keep it in...) and they removed it.

It had been 4 years since my band, and 3 years since my brush with death and I have worked my ass off in regards to diet and exercise and now find myself back up to my original FAT weight. :smile2: I'm devastated. As I'm sure many of you understand I dont know why this happened, just like why I didn't know why I was overweight in the first place. Weight watchers, protien diets, nothing works... and I want my band back.

What I'm asking from you lovley people is this; has anyone ever had a band instered again after having one removed? Am I going to have my heart broken when I got for my consult? I'm 19, 5'9 and 240 pounds. (god i hate admiting that...) I was the same height and weight last time I had the band.

I know I wrote alot but I hope you guys have some advice

I'm so sorry this happened toyou. I do hope, however that your doctor will approve you to get rebanded! Sending you positive vibes and keeping you in my prayers!

Thanks so much! 4 days 'till my consult I'll let you know if the good vibes worked!!

OMG!! POOR YOU!!!

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Well I've never been banded myself, in the process though,

but I feel your pain!!

Believe ME I do!!

All I can say is I will pray for you...

Best Wishes!

if anything, i would think that you are living breathing proof that the band works for you!!! surely your records will show that, and that you were a much "healthier" weight with it than without it.

i would think your chances are even better now if you have the same stats as when you qualified before.

i do hope this turns out to be the case! best of luck!!

Okay this will sound weird but I just wanna go thru the computer and give you a hug, I have lung complications as well but couldn't imagine having the necrotizing pneumonia and being in icu for so long. I hope everything goes well for you - It wasn't your fault that your body rejected the band because you where sick, that's just how it is I guess when things get really bad. Keep us all updated on how it goes!!! Good luck.