This is my story. I self-paid, no insurance. I went to Mx to have it done. After a year, the band became unlocked, (had x-ray done) went back to MX to lock it up again. I had no pain, but I could eat anything I wanted. Having the band,doing fills, sometimes it is to tight or to loose. I loved my band and happy I was losing, I had to lose 100 lbs. My 3rd. year of the band, had another fill, it was too tight after couple of days, Return to the lap-band dr. and had the fill removed alittle. More days passed and the pain was still there. Had him remove all of the fill, but the pain was still there and I was still throwing up. Days later had x-ray done to see if it slipped, dr. said no it didn't. Maybe it was my heart the dr. said. Went to the heart dr. had test done, no, it wasn't my heart it was the band to tight around my stomach they said. Went back to the lap-band dr. I had here, asked him to please check to see if he removed all of the liquid from my band. He refused, and told me to get more test on my heart, he said it wasn't the band giving me pain. Four months of pain, throwing up, not eating, going to the emergency room several times being put on different medicines, the lap-band didn't want to touch me anymore, he continued said it wasn't the band, the heart dr. said it was the band and he didn't need to see me anymore either. My family got the money together and off I went back to MX , I trusted that dr. completely with my life. I did feel it was the band giving me trouble. I told him if it is the band to remove it, I couldn't afford to come to Mx anytime something happened. When I woke up he told me their was still fluid in the band and the band did slip, he removed the band, and I been fine ever since. Now, I have medicaid, and going for the Rny since medicaid won't pay for the band. And my family is happy I'm not going to MX anymore. Helen
