I just wanted to say I wish you good luck and much success with your band. I am almost at 6 years with my band and while I have had two slips with it I can say it has been the best gift I ever gave myself. I know Many, Many people do not have much good to say on the bands and I do understand it does not work for everyone as well as having some hard side affects making it impossible to live with. It like anything we have done is just a tool put in place to help us start on the right path but I have yet to see any surgery that is a 100% of a fix without draw backs.   I can only speck for myself here but I lost over 150 pounds from my band after my slip happened I went back up a little while I was getting myself back in check and so far I have been able to hold tight at 142 still lost.  I know in time the band will have to come out but until such time I am grateful for the kick start it has given me in LIVING LIFE and Learning to LOVE MYSELF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!      

I just had my band removed 2 days ago, it had slipped & the dr said it was a bad slip. I had it put in almost 6 years ago & did lose 60 lbs but I've had a lot of problems eating, vomited often. I haven't been able to eat solid foods for over a month without vomiting, nothing would stay down. I had 2 Upper GI's, I think the dr missed the slip on the first one. I am very happy to have the band out and will work very hard not to regain the weight as I don't want to do any more surgery. 

I wasn't happy forever.  I had some serious issues which lead to having that plastic demon pulled out and VSG done because that's about what could be done with the good tissue remaining.  I'm very fortunate I didn't suffer a full erosion and instead caught it early while talking about a revision anyway.

I'm none to pleased with the plastic demon's results, the lack of accountability it gave me, and the slider food addiction I developed to eat around that thing.  My personal opinion is that the band is not a positive WLS that eventually everyone will face some trouble with.  It's hard to think I didn't realize that strapping a piece of plastic around my stomach was not at one point going to cause me issues.  The doctor told me I'd die with that thing in me... not even close I made it 8 years and I wish I'd had it out earlier.

You may not be happy forever.  complications   barretts esophagus   acid reflux

I have had my band since 2009! I was 230 down to 130 and currently, 160! The weight gain has made me highly depressed! I am having heartburn terribly and healthy food rarely ever stays down. I am eating a lot of junk food and things I can tolerate easily! I have completely stopped having periods and I'm only 43. I don't know if it's related but I know my eating habits are bad! I am always puking up when I try to eat anything bread like!

The  band is predictably, unpredictable ... Nobody tell you before surgery that hormones and stress and other things can affect the tightness of the band!

So, now I'm struggling w depression, constant puking but scared to death to have the band removed or even to see a doc about it because I don't want them to remove it because I know I will be big again, but living like this is pretty miserable and not healthy at all! 

I cant afford anymore surgeries and no insurance :(

there should be a law suit against this band!