Hello, please. can anyone who has no insurance or an insurance that will not cover lap band removal please tell me how much it cost to have their lap band removed?  I'm not interested in any kind of revision.  I just want the lap band out. I'm experiencing vomiting, severe acid reflux, and at times cannot even drink water without spitting it back up.  I am going to my surgeon's office this coming Monday, but I would like to know the cost range for lap band removal before going on Monday. Any advice will help. thanks. 

Congrats I'm so happy for you!!! Just goes to show what you can do when you put your mind to it. I'll be praying all goes well with the surgery!!

I am so upset and frustrated with myself and need support and ideas to get back on track.   After sitting at a comfortable 155 for several years over the past 14 months I have put on 20 lbs!  I know I am eating wrong-actually I am mostly drinking things that I know I shouldn't be.  I am in love with Chi Tea lattes and green tea lemonades.  I know they are full of liquid calories and I really try to limit myself.  I had to have fluid taken out of my band last June (2015) due to horrible reflux issues and that hasn't helped either.  I have also been diagnosed with a rare form of adult muscular dystrophy so I can (and do) exercise but my muscles are atrophying and exercise is very hard for me.  I desperately want at least 15 of the 20 lbs I've gained gone.  I've considered going back to the pre surgery liquid diet in order to jump start some weight loss.  I am trying and being somewhat successful in limiting my calorie intake to about 600-750 a day and am making sure that my fitness tracker says that I am burning at least 250 a day.

Anyone have any words of wisdom?  I asked my surgeon to consider a revision but he said "You've already had better than average results with this form of surgery.  Your insurance will never cover a revision and I don't see the need for it"   I know that I did this to myself.  I also turned 50 and menopause is messing with my hormones which makes weight loss even harder.

HELP!  My clothes don't fit, the extra pounds are making my muscle disease harder and I am feeling somewhat depressed.

Thanks you to all you Lap Band warriors for any advice or wisdom! 

Ins does not have to pay if they do not cover bariatrics.  They are not saying you can't have a band removed, but they do have the right to say they simply will not be paying for it.

You might notice a difference after you get saline in the band. Don't overfill. You should be able to eat solid foods without pain. But it will take time to learn how to chew well (even more than you could ever imagine, seriously.) It's a painful process, truthfully.  Some lucky people have some restriction right off the bat, some never reach an acceptable level. It's very trial and error. 

IF you develop any referred left shoulder pain after a fill, please get the saline removed immediately because the more the Vagus nerve gets irritated, the more painful it becomes until it's a permanent part of life. (You do not want this! It's a very common side effect/complication of gastric banding.) 

Good luck to you. I hope it gets easier after you heal and get a fill.