I dont want to say anything bad about the lapband, my only intention is to talk to anyone who did have the lapband and had to take it out. my lapband comes out 7-13-09, after a pretty miserable 5 years. I believe the lapband is a good choice, it just didnt work out for me. I'm looking to know what to expect once it comes out, recovery and etc...

There is a forum for this type of post (you're in "introductions") If you'll scroll down through the forums I'm sure you'll find it, and perhaps the encouragement you're looking for.

I am so sorry to hear you are going through all this. Below is the link Monkey mentioned. Life After Lap-Band Removal - Lap Band Surgery and Lap Band Discussion Forum

I want to know the pros and cons, if you could list your problems, I think would be helpful for us who have not yet had it. thanks

sorry about your experience

I am sorry to hear about the failure as well. Please let me know what caused it to fail for you. I am waiting to have my surgery scheduled and I would like to hear what happened.

Trust me;

There IS life after the Lap Band.

There are many, many reasons why it fails. It does NOT, however, mean that YOU are a failure.

HH

hi tiger from australia...sorry to hear about the problems with the lapband....what was the main problem ...was it weight gain?