Anyone 8 years plus out and NOT had problems

my problem was always not getting enough protein which is still the problem.. I have resorted back to protein shakes to try to get back on track.. but I am not able to drink them in the mornings.. so going to try them for lunch or supper.. plus the water intake its a big deal for me.. I have got to get it together and get back to the basics and start from the beginning just a a lower weight

When I started having problems at 3.5 years out I blamed myself. Yes, my habits had gotten lax and I didn't exercise as vigorously as I did in the beginning, but I also started with swallowing problems, foaming, frothing, all of those things most long term bandsters know well. Just revised to sleeve on Tuesday and happy I did! My surgeon told me I had a hiatal hernia that hadn't been picked up on my pre op scans, which he repaired, and explained that 80 percent of band patients develop one because of the high pressure created in the esophagus. My brother has already had a few bouts of aspirational pneumonia with his band. The only way I could eat heathy food was to remove all of the fluid, which begs the question, why have a band at all? Good luck to you as you go through this and figure out what makes the most sense for you.

I am 7 years out.  I kniow a lot of people say the band failed you but really it's just a tool.  It's easy to lax and eat the wrong things happens all the time everyone is human.  Just go back to the basics and workout at least 3x's a week it will start to work again just takes time to re adjust. I have gained weight back but I know it's because I made the wrong choices and I was lazy.  The weight fell off after my surgery I did nothing really I got spoiled now I got so lazy and thought it would come off easy again this time around I see I have to really put an effort and make a life change.  Obviously for the people who have had issues with their band that's a different story I have had 4 slips and we fianlly figured otu that i an only have fills up to where I  am out anymore is to tight for me.  Well good luck everyone just try to refocus and motivate yourself like when you first got the surgery when you see results u will totally get back in the swing of thihngs!!!

Over seven years out and had one major problem, tubing leak repaired about three years ago. For me, that was a small price to pay for the almost six years I have had of being slim, active and healthy. Otherwise, no issues. I am very proactive and respond to any possible issue.

i cannot speak for others but I do know a lot of banded people (real life not online) from all different stages. A quick calculation tells me that at least 12 of them are over six years out. One has had a replacement band (she was first banded nine years ago and has had her second band for about seven years now), one had a serious slip and had to have her band removed but admits openly that she abused her band and used it as a tool to make herself sick and then allow herself to eat more. My doctor told  me his "oldest" band patient is 12 years post-op and is doing well.  At my last routine check up, I met three other people and at 7 years, my band was the newest! The others said all was well with them. 

Check with some of our Band OH groups too....

Which groups???

Here is a link to some band related groups.

http://www.obesityhelp.com/group/action/search/?q=band&x=-48 2&y=-424

I am having trouble too. I have had periods of time where I eat junk because it is all I can get to stay down. But my activity level is very high and I simply cannot afford to eat poorly and try to do all I do. I hike, trek, kayak, bike and do crossfit. When I trekked to Mount Evereset Base Camp it was an 8 day hike at high altitude burning 500 calories an hour for hours on end. I could not eat enough to sustain me, threw up what I was trying to eat and had to be heli-vacted from 17,500 feet off of Mount Everest. Now I am going to peru to trek and I will not allow myself to be in a position where I can only keep in about 600 calories a day while burning litterally thousands.   I aspirate at least a couple nights a week even if It has been hours since consuming anything. I live a lot on protein shakes which simply have too many carbs. I also exhaust on teh trail and get dehydrated because when I am hiking at over 100 degrees F and need water, I cannot get it down. Sometimes a glass of water in teh AM is still there after noon!

It just needs to come out.

Yes, it does. I just hope my doc sees it that way. Appointment on Tuesday and we will see. II am a bit worried but feel like with all the grains out of my diet, I can fight hard. I am fighting WITH the band, I can fight without it. It got the weight off that I needed to prevent complete sedentary life and back failure. Now it is on me.