to fix the sli*****t that is the question

I can understand your questioning.  Especially knowing that once you have a slip its very likely to reoccur. Best of luck no matter what you decide.

Seriously....GET IT OUT !

I had multiple "corrective" surgeries that I regret. I have a buttload of adhesions now and man, oh man, they are NOT fun. 

I'm sorry you're going through this. I remember what an awful feeling it was to realize that my band had to come out. Part of me desperately wanted to NOT give up hope, in spite of the immense pain I was in. I think it's natural to feel this way. But I would definitely save yourself a LOT of pain and suffering and have it removed. The chances of a "fix" being permanent aren't good, unfortunately. And your stomach has probably suffered enough at this point.

Good luck, Lesley. I'm sorry.

Good luck with whatever you decide.  It sucks to get fat again!

You know what's even worse than being fat again (for me, anyway?) is being fat again AND having all the damage from the band to remind me of what a craptastic piece of crappy crap it was.  It's like I went through all of that pain for nothing... and now I have tremendous gut problems AND chronic sinusitis. The sinus medication makes my stomach hurt like a bugger. If I don't take the sinus medication, I can't function. If I DO take it, my gut hurts to the point where I want to cry.

I can't even begin to describe how adversely the band affected my life. It's frustrating!   The fat part is just the "extra" kick in the ass! 

Oh honey, I am so sorry I didn't think and my reply just came from my gut.  It so sucked for me to keep gaining weight and feeling like I was trying everything I could to stop it and failing.  I was filled with anxiety and felt depressed and embarrassed and did a lot of hiding.  I missed my beautiful niece's 5th birthday - she's my world and I could not overcome how shameful I felt to be with her.  I did end up taking her the whole day on her actual birthday.  She doesn't question my size but she did ask me 100 times why I wasn't there .  I didn't feel good about me.  I lost control, I felt I failed, me!  That whole struggle/torment was in me.  I wish I could have felt differently about it.

Now I think big is beautiful but I can't hold the weight.  with a twice reconstructed knee, Palindromic rheumitisim, and an almost automatic diabetic gene  I don't get the big girl pass.  I die slowly, painfully. 

Nikki I am so sorry for you.  I wish you could come to NYC and maybe have my doc take a look at you???  Even if you did not revise I wonder if your insides could somehow be restored so that your troubles could go away.

If I were in this young lady's position, I would remove.  This was the decision I too made on 12/10/10.  I could have been rebanded and that would have been a terrible decision, a stupid decision as I would have ended up even more ****** up.  I am bad with remembering N.  I responded here after seeing Caramel Blonde and my response to her triggered me back again when the whole band thing felt so horrible.

xoxo,
Leila

Much love,
Leila

Oh, I didn't mean my reply to sound bitter toward you, Leila. Not at all! I agree with you... it sucks to get fat again. But, it's infinitely better than having more and  more damage.

I hate computers sometimes. The gist of a message doesn't always come through clearly.

I feel horrible when I read of people having problems, too. It triggers me back to those feelings, too. But I also feel compelled to talk about them. I understand what you're saying completely.
xoxo
Nicci

What sinus medication are you taking ?

I'm taking prednisone, an antibiotic that I can't remember the name of right now, Sudafed, Mucinex and Patanase nasal spray. The antibiotic causes my stomach to have sharp pains and my left shoulder to start hurting again. I was on NSAIDS for a while, but I think the ulcers started getting really irritated, so I stopped.

If it's not one thing, it's another!