Round three

So! Here I am on OH again having sleeve surgey on Wednesday. To make a long story short I have been a member for a few years. Had A lap band in May 2006 and did great for over a year. Then the baloon ruptured and had a replacemnt done and nothing was ever the same. I was unable to get my band adjusted correctly. There was no happy medium, either it was to loose or with a tenth of a cc of fluid I couldn't swallow my own saliva. About a year ago the fluid was removed and a sleeve was suggested. I gave up shut down and gained back 40 pounds. Within a year my blood pressure medicine doubled back on cpap and it has come down to do or die shall i say. I am scared but more so about the route I am going. It just amazes me the power food can have in my life! Surgery in 1 week from today. HELP!!!!
PS I have no idea how to change my profile from posy op to pre op again and a different procedure LOL

Let's "just do it" shall we? you can be my band-to-sleeve buddy! yeah, that's it! i have no i dea how to change my profile stuff either... going to have a different surgery type AND a different surgeon.

Iw ould love the support and I can surley help you as well.

is it another coincidence or are you in the medical field as well?

Been a nurse for 22 years! You?

Home healthcare... glorified CNA for 22 years... currently with an end stage autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease client on dialysis... going through all the pre-transplant testing. he is also cognitively disable approximate age 12 in a 46 yo male.

 read my post on Amber's original post 

You guys are not alone!

Hello Ladies! I had my band for just under 3 years. The first year was great, I lost about 65 lbs. Then the trouble started (similar trouble to what I think Amber described in her post)...one day I would be able to eat everything under the sun and then the next day I couldn't even drink water. I could rarely eat anything of substance and instead only junk would go down. I was vomiting all the time. Finally, I had the band completely unfilled.

Anyway, I eventually revised to the sleeve (after regaining nearly all of the weight I lost, of course!) and it has been fantastic! Like a band that actually works. I am satisfied with small amounts of food and I have never vomited with my sleeve.

Best of luck to both of you,
Lindsey

I can't wait! ThANKS!!!!!!

So sorry to hear that! Can't imagine not being able to swallow my saliva! That must have been miserable! I considered the band but couldn't work my head around all the "what ifs" with slippages, fills working or not working, etc. I felt the sleeve was more of a sure and solid thing. I haven't regretted it at all. Congrats on taking the steps to re-start this journey! Hop aboard! It's a helluva ride!!!