YMMV, but I hate my lap band!

LAGORDITA
on 6/17/11 12:00 pm
Oh Shelli, I've been having one of those days today too. I ate some mashed potatos and its killing me now. My left arm just wants to fall off!

My band is coming out in 2 weeks!

Good luck!
airbender
on 6/17/11 9:12 pm
yes I remember those days very well,i loved the days i could not drink... I would suggest getting it completly deflated now, not July 11th, especially since you may have developed a maladaptive eating disorder.  insurance co are funny, having it removed due to complications is one thing, having a revision is anohter thing.  ohhhh yes I have been researching the DS for over 10 years, who wouldnt' be scared of any surgery, i understand, malabsorption is a scary thing, but  for me it was less scary than being SMO again, so I was willing to do that......
Band to DS
on 6/18/11 6:28 am, edited 2/4/12 3:42 am
Unfortunately, I had to delete this post due to privacy concerns.

Got a lap band in 2008. Tried hard, but didn't lose much weight & developed swallowing problems. Fought my insurance company for almost a year & finally had a band to DS revision on 5/11/12. Have now lost 125 pounds. Yay!

doreen513
on 6/20/11 1:39 am - PA
You all have me really freaked out!!!  I just got a band revision on 6/16/11.  I had a hiatal hernia and I had complications with the band so I had an upper GI and that is where my surgeon saw the hernia.  Little to my knowledge, I went and had it revised.  Now I am scared. I don't know what to think or how to feel now!!!!




 


        
Band to DS
on 6/20/11 2:03 am, edited 2/4/12 3:42 am
Unfortunately, I had to delete this post due to privacy concerns.

Got a lap band in 2008. Tried hard, but didn't lose much weight & developed swallowing problems. Fought my insurance company for almost a year & finally had a band to DS revision on 5/11/12. Have now lost 125 pounds. Yay!

Cheryl N.
on 6/20/11 3:34 am - Des Moines, WA
What does YMMV stand for? 

246 in Dec 2008 before banded 1/28/09 at 215 lbs, band crapped 9/09 at 170 lbs and struggled with it and regained to 203 revised to bypass on 8/1/11 and am very happy.

 

    
Band to DS
on 6/20/11 6:34 am, edited 2/4/12 3:43 am
Unfortunately, I had to delete this post due to privacy concerns.

Got a lap band in 2008. Tried hard, but didn't lose much weight & developed swallowing problems. Fought my insurance company for almost a year & finally had a band to DS revision on 5/11/12. Have now lost 125 pounds. Yay!

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