Jamie S.
I am sure my story is similar to many others. I have been overweight since getting out of high school. I have tried every diet, weight loss program, and pill available since then. I had the lap band in 2008 and was doing good for about a year and then I started gaining back the weight. I also started having really bad heartburn. I had to go to the ER twice because I became completely blocked and could not even swallow liquids. The first time they took out the fluid in my band and then slowly added it back in. The second time this happened, I went to a surgeon to see what my options were. They did a bunch of tests and found GERD, a hiatal hernia, and duodenitis. This gave us enough ammunition to go to the insurance company and get approved immediately to remove the band and revise it to a RNY.
