Anyone ever had the Lapband twice???

Thread Starter  

Hello everybody,

Anyone ever heard of someone being banded twice? I've had my original Lap Band taken out aprox 12 mos ago and have gained almost forty five pounds. Considering having another one placed but am worried about another possible slippage.

I have talked to a couple doctors and am taking every step to educate myself. What Im looking for is actual experiences. . .

Any help anyone could provide would be appreciated. Thank you soo much!
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Check out the complications Forum, lots of folks there have had a slip and many have had another band placed.

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Quando Omni Flunkus Moritati
(When all else fails, play dead) H371/S327/C297
Fell off the wagon in a big way, got back on with my first fill ever 4/29/08
Small AP June 21st, 2007 by Dr. James Wagner @ Hurley in Flint, MI

You might also want to check out the Life After Removal Forum, too.

Life After Lap-Band Removal - Lap Band Talk Forum - The largest forum for Lap Band Surgery Discussion and Lap Band Surgery Support

Here's the link to Complications:
Lap-Band Complications - Lap Band Talk Forum - The largest forum for Lap Band Surgery Discussion and Lap Band Surgery Support

You can also navigate there via the home page.

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Quando Omni Flunkus Moritati
(When all else fails, play dead) H371/S327/C297
Fell off the wagon in a big way, got back on with my first fill ever 4/29/08
Small AP June 21st, 2007 by Dr. James Wagner @ Hurley in Flint, MI

I have just had my second band in Dec 07- after 6 slips!!! I have the new band so (maybe) this will work now! I followed ALL the band rules!!! I went a year with no problems and then a year ago I started with the slips! One after another!!

Thread Starter  

Robin, Thank you for your post. I would love to talk to you more if thats possible I just have a couple questions maybe we could email? Or if youd rather i we can just talk through here too..

FaithMd- thank you also for your post im going to check those out right now and i had no idea they even existed.

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Happens a lot. In fact one of our other mods, Alexandra, had her band removed and was later rebanded. I'm sure she'd be happy to share her experience with you.

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Banded March 1, 2006

Well "a lot" in terms of the complications we see here. :)

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-175 pounds
Banded March 1, 2006

How would you know if your band has slipped and what makes it slip?