mandie lilleystone
New Member
Hi
I haven't posted here for quite a while and my last posts were probably in the Band forum. I had my band in June 2012 and all went well for approx. 18 months. The band then slipped and was emptied and I put just over 2 stone back on in between emptying and my reposition.
To try and keep this short I had the band repositioned in June 2014. I never lost any weight after this was done and struggled daily with sickness every time I tried to eat. Went back and forth trying to find the "sweet spot" I never found it again and just maintained but was basically eating slider food as couldn't keep anything else down without being in pain and vomiting.
Over the last two months I have even been struggling with liquids and have felt quite ill. I went for an emergency x ray and was found to have a pouch/slip yet again. Was told not even liquid was going through my band and the band even without any fills had been repositioned too tight!. I only had 3mls in the band which they obviously emptied straight away.
I have been told that once a band has slipped that the relationship between patient and band never comes back and they no longer are offering repositioning because of this very problem. I am now facing a band removal on 15th March. I have been told I can have this revised to a sleeve at the same time (privately).
I am scared if im honest of something going wrong but have provisionally booked myself in. I have only had the band emptied since Thursday (three days ago) and my stomach is huge and I cant even fasten my jeans and look like I have a small football underneath my clothes. I am devastated and cant understand what this is because I am not eating bad food and trying to eat all the veg and fruit I have craved so why am I so bloated . I understand that I was possibly in starvation mode for the last few weeks and maybe it is my bodies way of grabbing what it can.
Any help from anyone would me hugely appreciated. Has anyone had revision from Band to sleeve and seen good results and did the op go ok ?
Please help I would be so grateful.
I haven't posted here for quite a while and my last posts were probably in the Band forum. I had my band in June 2012 and all went well for approx. 18 months. The band then slipped and was emptied and I put just over 2 stone back on in between emptying and my reposition.
To try and keep this short I had the band repositioned in June 2014. I never lost any weight after this was done and struggled daily with sickness every time I tried to eat. Went back and forth trying to find the "sweet spot" I never found it again and just maintained but was basically eating slider food as couldn't keep anything else down without being in pain and vomiting.
Over the last two months I have even been struggling with liquids and have felt quite ill. I went for an emergency x ray and was found to have a pouch/slip yet again. Was told not even liquid was going through my band and the band even without any fills had been repositioned too tight!. I only had 3mls in the band which they obviously emptied straight away.
I have been told that once a band has slipped that the relationship between patient and band never comes back and they no longer are offering repositioning because of this very problem. I am now facing a band removal on 15th March. I have been told I can have this revised to a sleeve at the same time (privately).
I am scared if im honest of something going wrong but have provisionally booked myself in. I have only had the band emptied since Thursday (three days ago) and my stomach is huge and I cant even fasten my jeans and look like I have a small football underneath my clothes. I am devastated and cant understand what this is because I am not eating bad food and trying to eat all the veg and fruit I have craved so why am I so bloated . I understand that I was possibly in starvation mode for the last few weeks and maybe it is my bodies way of grabbing what it can.
Any help from anyone would me hugely appreciated. Has anyone had revision from Band to sleeve and seen good results and did the op go ok ?
Please help I would be so grateful.
