hello everyone.
I just came home from the hospital and am still sore, so forgive me if this is short lol.
But I was so eager to come ob here and share what happened to me.
About 4 years ago I had the lap band surgery and lost 130 lbs. I fel wonderful and looked great.
But then, around 2 years ago. I woke up one morning....and all restriction was gone.
I could eat. And I ate. And I ate some more.
I went to my jerk of a Dr, who said ok, let me check you out on the X ray and try to fill you on screen.
So he fills.
Nothing happens.
Actually, as he fills, I feel a rush of cold fluid on my tummy.
I tell him about it, he tries again. Same thing.
He tries to "unfill". Nothing comes out.
Hmm. He says.
"well. There is something wrong with your band. We'll have a meeting to figure out what it is."
After that, I get the run around for months. They give me a CT scan, everything seems to be fine, they say.
Report says "band malfunction." They want about $10,000 to fix it. They tell me theyre not sure they can fix it, but will try, as they dont know what is wrong. But we willhave another meeting, dont call us, we'll call you.
Well knowing I dont have that kind of money, I never went back. Since they couldnt figure out what was wrong with my band, I was devistated and gained more and more weight. ughhh.
Shortly after that, I start feeling excrutiating pains in my rectal area and pubic area. I go to a Dr. about it. They do every form of ultrasound, CT scan, MRI, Nothing.
In the end, they tell me Im psychosymatic (sp?) and refer me to a therapist.
Im devistated. Thinking now I have to live with this mystery pain for the rest of my life.
I find out the new hospital in my are also does lap band surgeries (free) so I Decide, what the hey, let me see a new Dr about my band. He looks in my file, sees I have been complaining of pains. He thinks it has nothing to do with my band. No one did, not even me, since the CT scan showed it was fine.
He also sees in my file, that although I had all those exams, no one ever bothered to give me an old fashioned X ray.
So he says, for the hell of it, lets do an x ray.
And there it was. plain as day.
The tube that was connecting my port to my band had detached itself, cut in half, and over the course of 2 years, lodged itself in my pelvis and uterine walls.
he schedules me for surgery immediately. He fixes it!
Now, I am so happy to say I am pain free. and on the road to weight loss once more.
Over the 2 years, I went from 173 lbs, to around 253 lbs
I had lost all hope. Thinking I was going to ust be fat forever.
So now im back at the beginning. I have NOT lost faith in my band, and I LOVE it, dont get me wrong. But I hate the Drs who gacve me that run around for 2 years, and eventually told me nothing was wrong with me.
Its going to be soo hard retraining myself,.what i can eat, what i cant...im now on the liquid phase. Sucks to do this all over again, but I am so happy now I have hope!!!!
Thank you everyone...for reading. Im VERY sore and need to go lay down. But I know joining here will help me and give me the emotional support I need toget through this again!!
Well, back to the drawing board!
Day 1
starting weight 253 lbs.
Sorry for all the typos. I'll write some more once ive healed! I just got home from the hospital!
My bittersweet experience.
Get Well Soon Wishes
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