To Regina in Canada

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Hi Regina

I am so sorry to hear about you having to lose your band! I know of

no one on this message board who has had that experience since Dr.

Aceves has been able to save all the slipped bands I have heard of

here. I know my fill doc warned me to be careful because many

places in the US will NOT mess with a slipped band if they didn't

put it in and will just take it out. I hope you can resolve your

problem and maybe Dr. A can put in another band. I just feel it is

so much less invasive AND so much less dagerous. This summer two

very close friends have had excessive bleeding as a side effect of

RNY (after about 5 years!)and both nearly died in the emergency

room. It just scares me. I know how you feel about needing the

tool to help you, but I hope you can discuss this with Dr. Aceves

and Nina and get something worked out.

I also wanted to know a little more about your experience with the

band. Did you lose your weight quickly or did it take several

years? How did the band happen to slip? was it a gradual thing or

did it happen all of a sudden? Were the adhesions from the slippage

or surgery or what? Did you reach your goal weight and then have an

unfill or were you still pretty resricted after 4 years? Sorry for

so many questions but I am wondering how it will be down the road.

I have had my band for 10 months and am hoping I am at my sweet spot

but as you probably know, the band is fickle!!

Thanks for hearing me out and my best wishes and prayers are with

you!

Penny

DOB 9/26/05

230/171/135

3 fills; 1 unfill