Lap Banders....Come On Down!!!

That's the problem. You seem to think this is some sort of game that you "play." This is serious, life-and-death stuff. Getting a band dug out of your esophagus sounds pretty serious to me. Plus, she HAD a band, so I think her voice should be heard.

Nicolle

 

Knowing that I wouldn't fit in in your social circle hasn't exactly been the low point of my evening.

Your "survey" isn't a survey.  It's an alleged collection of anecdotes.  I say alleged because it could all be coming from a couple of people who post under various names.  In fact, I could open ten e-mail accounts to answer your survey and you'd never know.  So it's less than "not scientific," it's ridiculous.

Damn it Sue!! You know darn well you're supposed to believe your Doctors & people on a message board exclusively!! All that peer reviewed research is just non-sense anyway! Will you  quit with your "facts" already??!!

she had a lap band. it damaged her body. do you only want POSITIVE answers to your survey? what good would that do?

judi, who doesn't care what surgery other people have

You don't know the difference between data and anecdotes, do you?

You're also making a fool of yourself by taking answers from people just a few months out and expecting your results to then be believed. Go interview people who are a couple YEARS out and then come tell me about it.

Yep, I'm not accepting survey results from people who are less than 4 months post op. I'm glad you care enough in the validity of this survey to respond though. That's encouraging!

Four months is completely meaningless. Start with a couple of years and then I'll listen, a little bit.

well im almost 2 yrs out and im so very very happy i chose the band. im in the medical profession and was not willing to accept the potential complications of the other procedures

This is very true.  When you and I were banded there were no long term stats on the sleeve.  We did not know that the sleeve is safer than than the band.  Had I known I would have been sleeved instead of banded.