Revision Fears
Hi all,
I had a Lap band done in 2007 by Dr. Rangraj at Sound shore Medical Center in New Rochelle NY. The band work for 1 year I lost 80lbs between throwing up every day and monitoring everything I put in my mouth. The second year I lost zero lbs, it was a struggle to just keep food down so I had a partial un-fill from 9cc to 5cc. I gain 25lbs back. Year three I spend experimenting with the right fill amount; I work out 7 day a week ran 4 miles each day. I gain 20lbs OMG! To make matters worse I was throwing up in my sleep, I became terrify of going to sleep, my last meal of the day I had to be by 1pm if I wanted to go to bed 10 pm. As I entered my 4th year band anniversary all I wanted was the band out, but I m terrify of not having it. I had gain back the 80lbs I lost plus 7 more, the high blood pressure was back, the heart arrhythmia, the migraines, and the back and knee pains. OMG I was back to square one. So I decided I had to get the band out and have a different procedure; I went to see my surgeon he said to have a complete un-fill and wait 3 months. During the three months I went to the ER three times for high blood pressure, I had to start physical therapy for my knee I can barely walk, and had a coronary angiogram to check for blockage. After living with this for three years I decided to take my band out, and have the DS. The surgeon who did my band does not do the DS after some research I am having the DS on June 20th with Dr. Mitchell Roslin at Northern Westchester Hospital. Unlike the band I am scared, what if I fail again, what if I can keep up with the vitamins. So may what ifs. Help!!!!
If you can make it through 3 years of the crap band, you can certainly rock the DS. There is something about the lap-band that is unreal. I was doing great and at exactly 2-1/2 years after I got the band the weight starting flying back on. I could not do a thing to stop it. I could eat 3 bites of food at a time because I was so tight, yet I still gained huge amounts of weight very quickly. I never could figure it out. You will lose more slowly with the DS as a revision but in my opinion revisions lose weight for a longer period of time. And most DSers blood pressure, diabetes, and cholesterol start improving almost immediately after surgery. Good luck- you'll do great- It's SO MUCH BETTER than the band.
I had that POS band in me for 7 years. During that time I only lost 40 pounds. Thanks to the band I had EXTREME GERD and Esophageal spasms that were extremely painful. I lost all my back teeth and just recently a canine Due to the erosion from puking several times a day for 7 years. (even with the fluid out I puked). The band was horrible and I wanted it gone. I gained back all my weight and about 100 pounds more. Wound up sicker than I was before and fatter. The extreme strain on my body from only eating 700 calories a day cause me to go into starvation mode. My thyroid freaked out and now I am on thyroid meds. So like you I decided to get a revision to the DS. I was afraid that it would not work.
IT works. 5 weeks out I am 30 pounds down without hardly trying. I eat every two hours. I watch my carbs and I lose weight. My esophageal spasms are cured. My GERD is under control and I feel healthier than I have in 15 years from all the damn vits and protein I am taking. My nails and hair are so thick and my allergies are better. The bathroom issue can be a setback if you don****ch what you eat but it does get better with time. It is doable. I am very happy with the DS. Don't you worry. It works.
SW-340, CW-164, GW-150, 14 pounds to go...
if you weren't scared there would be something wrong with you. i had the band for 8 years... to say that my life was a nightmare the last 2 years would be putting it very mildly, .i had so much permanent damage Roslin would not do my revision at westchester it had to be at lennox hill and i had to have the band removed for a few months first before anyone would touch me. what you are scared about it all normal stuff. I lost > 200 lbs with the band, went down to about 127 lbs......i know very well about your waking up in the night barfing....don't worry about the pills....take one day at a time...........don't worry, Roslin is a great surgeon, love him, he gave me my life back...when is your surgery? PM me....I can tell you what to expect....
