Why did you get rid of the lap band?

Greetings,

My reasons for wanting to revise is two fold, I keep losing and gaining the same 60 pounds. I only lose when I go on a starvation diet! I am sick of throwing up in trash cans all over the state, napkins, plastic bags in the passenger seat of the car, and I even had to empty a bread basket and use it right at the dinner table. This thing is NOT my friend. It was a mistake. I was banded in 2007 and it has been nothing but a shameful experience.

I sure Identify with this, I ALWAYS kept an empty cup in the car for throwing up in.

My Weight loss was minimal. When I did lose 30lbs it was working out 6 days a week a minimum of 90 minutes a day & eating minimal calories despite that I had trouble eating healthy meats @ veggies but could eat "junk food" with no problem. Then keeping the weight off was still a struggle....constant vomiting led to problems with throat (laryngitis) and my teeth (with old fillings). I developed severe reflux too. I developed a hiatal hernia as well. After 5 years I'd had enough. Revision to Rny was best decision I've made!

I was banded in December 2007.  For the most part things have been great... started out in the 260's... stayed comfortably in the 155-168 range for YEARS.  Then in Feb 2013 I developed dysphagia--- I couldn't swallow anything.  Plus I started having acid reflux. Complete unfill. Since February I'm now up into the 180's and climbing.  I am trying to diet, and I'm horrible at it.  I exercise, but it's not enough.

I have an appt tomorrow to hopefully talk about a revision. I can't go back to being fat.

I was banded ib June 2004 and had great results until around oct 2012 at which time my fill was way too tight and had to have fluid removed, i started gaining weight immediately because for some reason they removed all the fluid instead of just some, here it is Sept 2013 and i am still gaining and they just cant seem to get it right.  I do not know what happened the doc says everything is ok with the band but something isnt right or i wouldnt keep gaining my weight back, i am only 60 pounds away from where i started when i first had the surgery and i am really getting disgusted, i swore i would never be fat again and i went through hell and back to lose the 100 lbs i lost.  I ask the dr about getting a revision and he looked at me like i was stupid and said why would you want to go through another surgery, well duh... I go back in a couple weeks for another fill, i will try one more time and if no results, i will find another dr, which i hate to do but i will not be fat again..I dont know if after so long the band stretches out, i dont know but until they had removed fluid, it was all good...i am very disheartened

You are going thru what many of us did.  Check out the failed band group and arm yourself when you go back. Document all your fills and unfills.  Every time I was too tight or to lose I would get a fill/unfill which paid off when the insurance denied me. and I could document all my medical problems with the band.

The reason it gets too tight after no problems is scar tissues builds under the band.  I too was told my band was perfect.  I had it totally unfilled twice and when they scoped me they found esophagealitis and gastritis.

Good Luck and pm if you need help.