has anyone had thier band removed

I was banded 2-2-07, as of sep 1 have lost 125 lbs. I have spent the last 2 1/2 months in excruciating pain, numerous visits and stays in the hospital. Everyone kept telling me that it was my band, I kept telling them that it wasn't. I threw up blood this whole time and everyone blamed the band. I finally after 2 wks in the hospital and 12 er visits did a google search and found out i was having gall bladder attacks. 1 more trip to the ER, they wanted to send me home again and I told them not until they check my gall bladder, I had surgery later that day In the interium of all this, they did a scope of my stomach and upper GI. well they didn't take out my fill like I told them to and I think that they pulled my stomach back through my band. They came back in, told me that they thought that my band had slipped, they were going to hydrate me, morophine me up and they released me.(this is at a hospital that does bariatric surgery) I was forced to make an emergency trip to my surgeorn , where my band had to be removed because my stomach was pulled back through the band, I am devistated, this was the only tool that has worked for me, so not only am I out all the money I spent to get the band in the first place, I have now incurred over $15-20,000 more in medical bills, the money issue sucks yeah, but they will get what they get when I give it to them, it is the fear and reality that I don't have my band anymore, the hunger pains are back, as bad if not worse than before, I am terrified of ever going back to where I was, I have already gained almost 20 lbs back in3 weeks, I know that 10-15 was simply getting re-hydrated, they couldn't even find a vein to put in an IV. Please, I need help and support to get through this. I have cried for 3 weeks, It took everything I had and more to get this surgery in the first place, I will never be able to afford to have the band put back in, even when the swelling and everything goes down. I know that the depression is only sabotaging the weight loss, but to finally feel normal again after so many years of being Morbidly obese. I am scared out of my mind to ever have to go back to that. I really would rather die than ever be that overweight again. If anyone has ever gone through this, please help me. I really need some help and support right now... thanks and god bless and yes my signature trade mark.....life is beautiful, and I know that this too shall pass. thanks

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