Not quite everything you need to know about the Lap band

http://center4research.org/child-teen-health/diet-weight-and -physical-activity/not-quite-everything-you-need-to-know-abo ut-lap-bands/

Is your life this miserable? Are you crying out for help? Why keep posting the same ole thing about this women dissing Governor Christie? Why don't you participate instead of instigating? We all know the risks of the band this is old news.

To add value to the board, why don't you post what you ATE today and how you are working your body to lose weight?  

 ME MISERABLE? No my life is PERFECT now that my band is removed , But Thank you for your concern. 

And I was given permission to repost this with just a link

Unfortunately ALL of us don't know the risks of the band or we wouldn't be here searching for the FACTS, as well as antidotal experiences.  It's only OLD if everyone has seen it. 

What I eat on a Daily basis doesn't seem to interest me or others ( I find it boring)and I prefer factual  information, but that's me. I move on a Daily basis and I consider myself blessed that  I wake-up and breathe each day without pain.

Thanks for posting this Jackie!  Those reading it can take what information is useful to them and make up their own minds.  To make an informed decision, we need to know the good AND bad.  When I'm making decisions, I use the old pro/con list.  

BTW:

what I ate today- nothing.

what I ate yesterday-puréed soup x 2.  Tried to eat a small piece of chicken thigh, but it came back.

Achalasia sucks.

 

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Thank you for sharing....I found this article to be vary balanced wiht pros and cons. This is something I can definitely share with others who ask me about my lapband experience.

Exactly. Balanced and honest information about banding is needed as people research their WLS options. All experiences are relevant, good, bad, positive and negative. Those who choose to call those of us with complications "negative" just because we post negative experiences are well intentioned, but misguided.
I cannot recommend banding today. It seemed like a good option when I was researching, but many of the people who encouraged me to get banded, no longer have their bands and have moved on.
Friday, I got a call from my band surgeon, telling me my band needs to come out. He said he is seeing more and more patients with esophageal problems every day. He is in the process of deciding whether its a viable procedure any longer with the harm that is being done. He's doing more and more sleeves, fewer and fewer bands and his sleeve patients are doing well. He is doing a lot of band to sleeve revisions and while the procedure is more difficult for him and the patient, the results are positive, once patients have recovered.
Why would a person get a band today, knowing they have a better than 50% risk of removal in the first 5 years, risk damaging their esophagus beyond repair and not being ABLE to revise because of the damage?
Symptoms of a serious problem need to be addressed ASAP. The problem is, we're told we ate too much, too fast, forgot to chew, overfilled, became saline addicts. Nothing could be further from the truth. Symptoms of a damaged esophagus FEEL like being stuck. We question ourselves, doubt our compliance,when in fact, it is NOT our fault. Anyone who develops a tight band months, or even years after a fill, needs to get medical attention at once. If your band is "fickle" you need to talk to your doctor, ASAP. If you get stuck on liquids and you haven't had a recent fill, you need to see your doctor ASAP.
I had two fills, 3 cc at 3 months post op and .5 cc at 9 months post op. at 2 years post op after weeks of getting stuck despite eating my measured, tiny well chewed bites, my stoma was so tiny that only drops of barium would drip thru it slowly. 5 weeks after my infill, barium went thru, but slowly. I already had esophageal damage. 10 months later, my esophagus is essentially paralyzed due to band damage. My quality of life is terrible. I've had months of testing at great expense to me and my insurance. I've put off the travel my husband and I planned to do in our retirement. This is my HONEST experience and it is just as valid as anyone's who has or had a band. My difficulties don't constitute negativity, they just are what they are.

Thank You for sharing this article with us.