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I suffered a year with reflux. My band was deflated and ugh, weight crept back on. Converting the the sleeve was the best thing I did, but my weight will still creep up if I don'****ch what I eat. Reflex is better with meds ( not gone)
Interesting that you also had RNY. Are these band over RNY?
Real life begins where your comfort zone ends
What do you mean you stopped refilling it? Was it leaking, or was it burning saline like a car and needed to be topped off like a gas tank? (being funny there..sorry). Once your band is filled up to where you like it, it should stay there. What I like about the band is there is nothing to stretch out or nothing to "get used to" and don't feel it anymore. The band stays constant..restricting food to a slow rate that you want no matter how many years have passed. I am on my second band 2/20/2019 and am still getting it filled up to where I am losing weight but can still eat. Yes, there is some throwing up, usually the last bite that I ate too quick or that sip of water I took while I was still eating. (It is not really throw up because the food never crossed the band and made it to the stomach so there is no vomit smell or taste.) But all weight loss surgeries work from negative reinforcement. (Something bad or uncomfortable happens if you do not eat right.) The few times I throw up, my last bite are just a reminder that after all of these years, (First band in 2011) I still need to eat small bites, chew well and not take a drink when a bite feels dry or like it is just sitting above my band. To me, that is just my band doing its' work..being a governor (regulator) of my food intake. I hope to wear my band for many years because when I was waiting for surgical approval to remove and replace my leaking band (band started to leak because an office person stuck the fill needle in the tubing or port.) I did not have much saline in my band and the weight came right back like I had never learned anything at all. 60 lbs. came back in about 7 months. I have now lost 25 of those pounds and need my band filled a little more to help me lose the rest. I need my band to make it work.
I am up in Las Vegas and feel like the last Lap Bander in the world! My support groups are all Sleeve people who have no idea what the band is about. I really want to talk about fills and what to do on days the band is fussy and tight.
that?s the splash stuff, which I agree is garbage. the regular low-sodium v8 splash juice is really high in potassium and vitamins A and C? and is low sugar as well.
Hello John. Congrats on the weight loss. I was banded 11/09 SW: 232, SW: 22?ish... I can't remember LW: 130, but my consistent weight for 7+ years was 143. The only unfill i had was when i had my TT to remove the extra skin in 2012. The week of March 23 2017 was the worst ever.... I (who's never sick) woke up with the flu/stomach bug. I threw up violently and slipped my band. Till that day i had zero problems. I was a "model" bandster. When it slipped the pain was OMG horrible (i have a high tolerance) and i couldn't even swallow my own spit. So 3/23/17 she was removed. I managed to keep my weight down. But it was the hardest 2.5 years ever. I eventually gained back 30lbs. No matter what i did, diet and crossfit 3-4 nights a week. Nothing stopped the weight from creeping. So i decided to revise. I searched every place and was considering going to Mexico. Everyone kept telling me "you don't weight enough". But, I gave it a last-ditch effort... i luckily called a local place here in Jackson, MS. 10 min. from my work. I went in and spoke with the Dr. and YES.... he said because i was a revision and cash pay i could get the sleeve done (wanted the MGB). So Aug. 28, 2019 i went in and got sleeved. New SW: 173.5 CW: 146.... GW: 140-143... Where i felt my best.
The reason I'm writing is.... even though you don't have any "fill" in your band, trust that it's still helping you. Living without the band made me remember what HUNGER was. I had forgotten. About two weeks without her... and OMG i was starving. So please be good to your band, even if you think it's not helping.... it is.
Chris
Hi.....
I am considering lap band surgery. I am roughly 5 ft 7,
at 258 pounds. Now I know Medicare covers lap band,
but no google search has ever told me the cost OF lap
band, only the types Medicare covers. Can anyone
give me a financial breakdown on actual cost thru Medicare?
Thank you,
Carl
Medicare doesn't give a cost breakdown. They pay what they pay and your supplemental insurance will cover the rest or it won't , considering the policy you have.
the hospital may be able to give you a breakdown of what Medicare usuAlly pays.
Please reconsider your choice of lap and and consider the other options.
Similar story. I was banded in Nov 2005. Lost about 75 pounds. After a few years, turned out there was a slow leak in my band. No matter how much they filled it, restriction would soon disappear. Last few times they checked, my band was broken in a few different places. I've needed it removed for years but haven't had it done. Definitely in need of revision surgery. I'm 5'4 and currently weigh 200 pounds. I've worked my but off over the years to lose weight. I can't do this in my own but I'm afraid to have surgery. Crazy!!!
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