You are looking at the biggest trouble you could ever get yourself into 1. True Results is the worst possible place to get anything done. Google True Results scam they have a horrible reputation in the weight loss surgery world. They do insurance fraud like the hernia scheme, they end up charging way more than they first tell you and they have the worst follow up care. It is so bad that you can't even consider it follow up care. They are truly a smarmy outfit, DO NOT use them find a good and real surgeon these guys are a joke!

2. Save more money and get a sleeve. The band is not a long term weight loss surgery, after 2-6 yrs it ends up causing terrible problems that leave many of us with permanent damage. The band has a 60% failure rate and even the few that have success often are not able to keep the weight off. The band is the least effective weight loss surgery and most surgeons will no longer do it which is why scammers like True Results go ahead and do it because it is a big money maker. They charge you to put it in, then charge you for fills and unfills and then they get to charge you again when you have to have it removed.

Not to mention when the band starts going bad from built up scar tissue your insurance won't cover that either because it is caused by the surgery. It is truly a nightmare surgery, I swear to you it will be much better to save a little more money up and get the sleeve, the duodenal switch or bypass, anything but the band it is a horror. Our stomachs are not designed to be strangled. Please rethink your whole plan.

I had a band for 7 years, we were guinea pigs back then, I only lost 20 lbs in the first year and no more after that. Then after about 2 yrs I started getting reflux from being tight and went thru having small unfills (at $225 each), finally at around 4 yrs I had it totally unfilled, by 6 yrs I was suffering horribly from reflux that wasn't helped by any meds. I lived with that until I just couldn't live with the pain anymore and demanded it be removed and I ended up still having to pay for removal because my insurance didn't cover bariatrics. There is no worse feeling than being in that much pain and not being able to get it fixed and being stuck with no hope. Fortunately we were finally able to scrape together enough but then of course I felt guilty for causing so much expense when if I had just been smarter and done more research on weight loss surgery options I wouldn't have caused such an expense.

I am still suffering from reflux that none of the meds so far have been able to help. I also now have a slow emptying stomach which also causes pain and makes it difficult to eat anything. When you look at the cost to have it put in and then taken out it is cheaper to get an effective surgery in the first place. Please I beg you not to get a band and especially from True Results!!!!

has anyone been able to keep their weight off or keep losing after band removal without revision?

A co-worker of mine lost 23 lbs in the 21 days.  I am contemplating trying it out.  I have the last few pounds that I have been playing with for a couple years now.  It would be nice to be at goal. 

Congratulations Mona! 

UPDATE: THE PLOT THICKENS!!!  So my surgeons office insurance coordinator called me on 3/4/16 and stated to me that my insurance company would not cover both surgeries only the lap band removal and then I would have to go through the six months period like I did for the lap band to get the sleeve. I was very upset and couldn't understand why they wouldn't cover it.

So I called my insurance company and spoke to a rep and explained my situation and she checked and didn't see a pre authorization submitted but she said she could have missed it however it didn't matter. She explained to me that yes they have been an increase in lap band patients that had some problems with the band in one way or another and they did make exceptions in some cases to do both surgeries at one time. She reviewed my case and said she was unable to make a decision but she would submit it to the review panel and a decision would be made in 48 hours. This was 3/7.

I got a call back from the rep on 3/10 and she said since this was a pre-existing condition and the band had to be removed my insurance would cover them both at the same time. I was so excited about getting rid of the lap band and getting the sleeve. I called my surgeons office and left messages all day and no one called me back. I expected them to be just as excited as I was. Boy was I wrong!! I got a call today that my surgeon didn't want to do them both but would remove the band and have me do the six month process and then do the sleeve. I was blown away. I've already gained 59 pounds back and gaining! Not to mention the stress on my family with me having to have 2 surgeries in a 7 month period. When I got the lap band we got together as a family and made the decision together for me to have it, with the understanding that this would be it. IT WASN'T! I just don't feel I can take them or myself through this twice, 3 times if I count my initial surgery. Do we suffer from a serious condition? If I had cancer would I be going through this? The most upsetting thing is I felt I built a strong relationship with my surgeon and on the surface it looks like MONEY may be the reason both surgeries are not being done. I really HOPE not. I'm just lost right now. I'm going to seek a 2nd opinion. PLEASE KEEP ME IN YOUR PRAYERS as I walk through this!! THX TO ALL!!