How many of us have had to/need to be revised from the "Band"?
Please, put your hand up!!! Let those who are considering having their first WLS know that we believed in this procedure wholeheartedly. We did not have the advantage of seeing all the failure that is put before their very eyes today.
Let the pre-ops considering the Band know that we tried the Band with every fiber of our being and it DISAPPOINTED. Even while we embraced the band and denied ourselves the right of the device having failed us. We blamed us for having failed once again. What a horrific burden to carry.
My surgeon says the thing about the band is "it's easy to sell". That makes me weep inside because everything I had in me believed the band would change my life. It did, then just like a rug pulled from underneath with no warning, you go crashing losing everything you thought you gained - landing on ground so broken and shattered that you may feel reluctant to trust that solidity exist again.
My surgeon also said now your quality of life will be so much better with the sleeve - the Band is a hard life. Every single day as I heal and get stronger, I know this is true. There is hope for us that go crashing and feel as if we lost it all. My hope for you is that you avoid the crashing by not being lured into what is easy to sell.
3/30/05 Banded
8/10/05 New port, the first one never worked
12/20/10 Band removed - Esophageal Dilation with no resolve - NO, I didn't stuff my pouch, my esophagus stopped working effectively due to the high pressure the band creates.
6/6/11 Sleeved!
With love,
Laylah
Reply here: http://www.obesityhelp.com/forums/amos/4424289/How-many-of-u s-have-had-to-need-to-be-revised-from-the/
Let the pre-ops considering the Band know that we tried the Band with every fiber of our being and it DISAPPOINTED. Even while we embraced the band and denied ourselves the right of the device having failed us. We blamed us for having failed once again. What a horrific burden to carry.
My surgeon says the thing about the band is "it's easy to sell". That makes me weep inside because everything I had in me believed the band would change my life. It did, then just like a rug pulled from underneath with no warning, you go crashing losing everything you thought you gained - landing on ground so broken and shattered that you may feel reluctant to trust that solidity exist again.
My surgeon also said now your quality of life will be so much better with the sleeve - the Band is a hard life. Every single day as I heal and get stronger, I know this is true. There is hope for us that go crashing and feel as if we lost it all. My hope for you is that you avoid the crashing by not being lured into what is easy to sell.
3/30/05 Banded
8/10/05 New port, the first one never worked
12/20/10 Band removed - Esophageal Dilation with no resolve - NO, I didn't stuff my pouch, my esophagus stopped working effectively due to the high pressure the band creates.
6/6/11 Sleeved!
With love,
Laylah
Reply here: http://www.obesityhelp.com/forums/amos/4424289/How-many-of-u s-have-had-to-need-to-be-revised-from-the/
3/30/2005 Lap Band installed 12/20/2010 Lap Band REMOVED
6/6/2011 Vertical SLEEVE Gastrectomy
I know way too many people with complications from the band. The band is great if you have to lose 50 pesky pounds, but for anyone with significant obesity or food issues....it's a quck fix. And a crappy one at that.
HW: 474 OpW: 406 CW: 267 Twitter - @bwohlgemuth, same with FB
-100lbs 08/17/2010 -200lbs 02/28/2011 OpGoal: 07/05/2011
Abdominoplasty 3/2012
It's not even great if you have only 50 pounds to lose, in my opinion. The band left me with a damaged diaphragm, esophageal issues and a whole lot of other complications that nearly killed me. I wish they'd take the damned thing off the market before we all end up damaged or dead.
It's a bad long term option and it's a bad short term option. I totally agree with you, Brian, about how crappy it is!!
It's a bad long term option and it's a bad short term option. I totally agree with you, Brian, about how crappy it is!!
Avoid kemmerling, Green Bay, WI
Trying to get that evil alien out of me now. Wish I knew then what I know now. My surgeon said that there is a myth that this band is less invasive. It's not. He said that every one he's revised has had tons of scar tissue and adhesions. Said he may have to leave mine in because of that. If that's the case, I'm calling my attorney. This was supposed to be "less invasive" but story after story says it absolutely is not. It shouldn't be on the market.
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