Joyceebaby
I was banded 6/1/2005. I did great the first six months or so. Then I got another small fill because it was just a little to easy to eat. Well, that was the beginning of 4 years of misery with the band. I ended up getting completely unfilled some time in 2007 and just stopped going to my surgeon. I basically gave up. But after a year, I started getting stuck again and getting reflux every night. The band was a least a constant nag, at worst a major pain!
I went back to school Sept 2010 and graduated in May 2012 as a Clinical Medical Assistant. I LOVED school and just endured the band problems all through it. I was hired right from my clinicals. After working a few weeks, I decided it was time to go see my surgeon about my issues. We also discussed revision. We both came to the conclusion that RNY is the best choice for me. I did three months of "weight loss" visits (for insurance). I had my band removed in that time and managed to maintain weight after! Had open RNY on 11/29/12.
