Poll-Who still has their original band and port??

KDEE95
on 3/10/11 4:41 am - La Puente, CA

still have the same band and port as of 06/15/09. 80 lbs lost!!

(deactivated member)
on 3/10/11 4:54 am

Yes and yes --17 months

melly37
on 3/10/11 5:10 am - Rio Rancho, NM

VSG on 04/03/12

Yes, I have the same port that was sewn in to my abdomen 3 years ago, and I also have the same band, although I had to have surgery to put my band back where he belonged!!

LapBand Surgery 01/10/08, Revison to Sleeve 04/03/12

Kate -True Brit
on 3/10/11 5:12 am - UK

Lap Band on 04/23/06

Me. Both of them. Almost 5 years out. Kate

Highest 290, Banded - 248 Lowest 139 (too thin!). Comfort zone 155-165.

Happily banded since May 2006. Regain of 28lbs 2013-14. ALL GONE!

But some has returned! Up to 175, argh! Off we go again,

MARIA F.
on 3/10/11 5:41 am - Athens, GA

But out of the few responses u have so far..........Kate and Melly have had to have 2nd surgeries.

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Jean M.
on 3/10/11 5:52 am

Revision on 08/16/12

And me, too, Maria. I had to have surgery to reposition my flipped port. But that wasn't nearly as infuriating, painful, or traumatic as the 3 times I've had to have root canals in teeth that had already had root canals.

Jean McMillan c.2009-2013 - Always a bandster at heart
author of Bandwagon (TM), Strategies for Success with the Adjustable Gastric Band & Bandwagon Cookery. Bandwagon for Kindle now available on Amazon. Read my blog at: jean-onthebandwagon.blogspot.com

Kate -True Brit
on 3/10/11 3:37 pm - UK

Lap Band on 04/23/06

Indeed, Maria. A very short op, involving minimal after-pain and recovery within one day.

Kate

Highest 290, Banded - 248 Lowest 139 (too thin!). Comfort zone 155-165.

Happily banded since May 2006. Regain of 28lbs 2013-14. ALL GONE!

But some has returned! Up to 175, argh! Off we go again,

MARIA F.
on 3/10/11 3:51 pm - Athens, GA

True.........but of the 3 that post here the most that are long term'ers all 3 have had 2nd surgeries. Very discouraging to know that! :-(

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Kate -True Brit
on 3/10/11 3:59 pm - UK

Lap Band on 04/23/06

To me, not at all. To use Jean's teeth analogy, one of my crowns fell off my tooth recently. I had to wait a while to have it replaced and eating was awkward without it.

Does that make me wish I had never had a crown? Not at all, I got it mended and am now happily living with my full set of teeth.

Kate

Highest 290, Banded - 248 Lowest 139 (too thin!). Comfort zone 155-165.

Happily banded since May 2006. Regain of 28lbs 2013-14. ALL GONE!

But some has returned! Up to 175, argh! Off we go again,

MARIA F.
on 3/10/11 4:05 pm - Athens, GA

It's all a matter of perspective I suppose. You, Bette and Jean seem to have no problem with having a 2nd surgery. I on the other hand would have never gotten the band had I known that it pretty much guaranteed a 2nd surgery! :-( I even asked about that specifically before I decided on the band!

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