I Must Have My Band Removed!

Is your hair your only problem? If it is I would take hair falling out over high blood pressure, diabetes, high cholesterol, short ness of breath and not fitting into chairs, etc any day. Of course if it is causing you other problems you need to take care of yourself. Good luck & health to you.

__________________
Diane

Dr Liu- LA CA
start weight 250 surgery 8/22/08 goal 138





[/URL]

Thread Starter

It has been a couple of months since I've logged in and I am doing MUCH better!!! I have been working with a personal trainer and have been slowly losing weight, but most importantly, toning up!!
I am so happy I removed the band!!

MsJai28

My hair stylist and multiple people told me that BIOTIN - 2000 mcg/day is very helpful and I'm taking it now faithfully. Do your own research to see if you think its right for you. I found a good brand at CVS/Walgreens but I am betting you can find it lots of places. Since I started taking it, I have beautiful long nails!

__________________

Banded March 17, 2008 - St. Patrick's Day-AP-L 14 cc band
5 Fills+1 unfil .5 cc and refill +.25 cc to take me back to 10cc --holding great at this level

checkout these symptoms ith a Respiratory Specialist Sounds very wierd Mybe try an air purifyer

Maybe acid reflux,,,is causing the breathing problems?? just a shot in the dark... sorry i did not read all the responses and maybe you are healed and doing great.. but just a thought

I was reading about your situation and it sounds similar to mine. I hit my 4 year mark with the band this month. Things were going well for the first 3 yrs. I would sometimes throw up, but not often. I got to the point where I was throwing up almost daily, and sometimes even just water. I have been back and forth with fill amounts and am now unfilled. After an upper GI and an unfill, the Dr said I have to have my band removed, but replacement is a possibility. I don't know what to do. I've lost about 100lbs total. I am so scared of life without the band, but I don't want this to happen every 4 yrs. Any information would be so helpful! I have a big choice to make, and I'm not sure what is the right one!

When they say it is mental, it doesn't mean that you are crazy. It sounds like you may be having panic attacks. These can come on all of a sudden, with no warning. My grandmother was 69 years old when she had her first panic attack, they kept saying it is all in your head. Eventually the attacks passed, but it took about a year. It is just the way some of our brains work.

Have you tried anti depressants or anti anxiety meds? I hate to see that the band may not be giving its full effect because there may be other problems.

Just a thought,

Erika

__________________



Surgery Date 02/09/2009
First Fill: 03/26/2009 3.8 CC's
Second Fill: 06/30/2009 0.8 CC's
Surgeon: Dr. Rex Luttrell/ Little Rock, AR