lap band pain

I didn't "believe" anything anyone told me and I darn sure didn't depend on others to tell me my options, I researched them myself.  I knew about DS before I was banded and sleeved and I didn't want it, don't need it.

It's easy for you to sit back and tell everyone to get DS, even those who do not qualify.  You aren't paying for your surgery.   So what, you are paying program fees.  Boo hoo.  The horror of having to pay a portion of your own medical care.  I self paid for a band and a revision to a sleeve.  Don't come whining to me about the costs of self pay, I did it.

So before telling the rest of us to get a life, take your own suggestions.

I had to pay for out of pocket costs, and yes for the DS, I saved money finally and paying for the program fee. It is hard in these times, but I was determined to do it. If you think the bandsters are happy with their choice, very fine and well, and I wish you well.

Hate to burst anyone's bubble but many DS'ers are having to be cut again to get it done right as well!!!  Wouldn't it be fantastic if ONE surgery fixed all of our weigt/health issues for good!  But....unfortunately, there's always a risk.  So, we all have to do the best research we can; select the best surgeon to do the BEST surgery for our individual needs and then do our part to make up the difference....even then, there are no guarantees....DS or not!  I have a friend who was just "resleaved" and is loving the new restriction....So, even DS'ers can get a good tweaking

http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/bpddsrevised/?yguid=204 075911

Joyce in AZ
Revised to eRNY 12/26/07
at Goal

 

Good post Joyce!

I have a lap band.  I began having pain last August.  I was unfilled and had trouble getting insurance to pay.  I was refilled in Feb., pain again.  Unfilled.  Refilled in March, pain again.  I now have .75ccs.  My doc has had me do two barium swallows and can find nothing wrong. He thinks it may be stress related. I have gained back 60 of the 80 I lost.  I am looking at revising to DS.  Please let me knoiw what you find out.  I would be interested.  I tried to explain that my pain feels like the food hits my band and "BAM" pain.  It does not happen each time i eat.  Now that I have less fluid, it only happens 3 or 4 times a week.  It is a different feeling from being stuck.  I don't slime or pb, it just hurts a lot!  Is this what you experience?

Thank you for the post. I only have .5 cc in my band and it doesn't matter if I eat or not the irritation is there. I have experienced some extreme pains while eating and yes it sometimes feel like the food hits my band. There are times that I haven't eaten anything and it begins to hurt. It also sometimes hurts when I sleep on my left side. It is really weird. I will most definitely let you know when I get the results from the tests.

If you are considering a DS, plase stop by the DS forum as I have not yet seen you there, and ask us questions, and we will be all glad to help you out. I wish you well.

I guess you would really mean for this woman to stop by for advice from you once you even have had surgery, right?  I mean what can you tell anyone without ANY first hand experience??

Grow up and go away. I just believe the good people on here when they rave about a very highly proficient procedure that really works. If it does not work for me, I know in my heart that it is still the best WLS out there. Read, read, read.

I have a serious problem with anyone who believes everything they read on the internet first of all.  If you believe everything you read on the internet, I have some land  in Florida I'm looking to unload.  My issue is NOT with the DS, which I might have had if it was more available at the time of my revision, but my problem is with you who has done nothing but bully people around, and disrespect them by TELLING them what they should do!  I also have a problem  with anyone who gives advice to someone without any personal knowledge.  Before I got my band, I never answered questions about the band simply because I didn't have ANY personal knowledge and felt it was better if the person asking got authentic answers from people who had first hand knowledge.

Stop posing as an expert on something you only know  vicariously (look it up in the dictionary). Since I work and am a contributing member of society, my insurance company would't pay for the DS, but I guess if you're getting a freebie from the state with welfare you're in a better position than the rest of us who work for a living.