Have you had your Lap Band removed? Help!

Hello,

I'm looking for people who have had their band removed.

I would like to know more about the surgery procedure, after care and long term progress as far as complications.
Also what kind of pain did you experience after surgery

I'm discussing with my doc to get my removed. I realize I might gain some weight back. I'm ok with that because I'm unhappy with my band and living another 30+ years (I hope) isn't worth it.
I'm hoping I can maintain the weight on my own with lots of discipline on my end.

So with that being said can you tell me about your experience days before your band removal surgery, right after and any long term side effects you've had besides weight gain.


Thank you!

Hi there:

I had my band removed after months of vomiting and being filled too tight. (See my Profile for the full story). The doctor went into my original incisions and removed it. The surgery took about an hour. I never had any pain either during or after the surgery. I was on liquids for a few days, then back to eating normal food.

Ideally, I would have gotten a revision to the sleeve during my lap band removal, but the band had left a large hole in my stomach. So I waited five months for the hole to heal, then scheduled a second surgery and had the sleeve. I had gained 34 pounds in the interim.
Overall, I am thankful that I got rid of the band. The sleeve makes life easier since I am not nearly as hungry as I was with the band.

Hope this helps!

Anita

My story with the band is the same as yours Anita, I am having the removal tommorrow.  I am going to look into the sleeve in a few months.  I want my stomach to be healed before, just in case.  I was wondering about the recovery from the removal, I hope mine is just like yours!