Guest guest Posted November 17, 2011 Report Share Posted November 17, 2011 Hey Everyone, Hi Mel, good to hear from you again..... Just thought I would give you a bit of an update. I still have no restriction, on the plus side I have no heartburn or reflux either, I am loving that! I had the barium swallow and it showed my band has NOT slipped. The Dr put in half a mil and I had some restriction (not much) but then back to none, the next day. Next week I am off for another XRAY. I am having a leak test done. The doctor said that he will have to operate, but we have to go through this process so that we can see what surgery will need to be done, so it's just a bit of a waiting game at the moment, which is so frightening cause I am gaining weight and fast! I so badly want my band back!!!! Hope you are all well Fi " Mel " Sent by: SydBand 17/11/2011 07:42 PM Please respond to SydBand To SydBand cc Subject Re: Oh S & %$ Bad Bad Mel.... I have been awol for so long. Sorry everyone, things just get away from me. Fi... let us know how you got on. Mel > Hi > have had band over 8 years now,have had port replaced after leak,got major abcess,no major probs until now...have ? slow leak but refuse surgery. good luck with yr choice > lindy x > > > >Hi Fi > > > >Oh no thats terrible. > > > >I have had a slip before, same as you decribe except shocking heart burn/reflux. > > > >Had the barium swallow, band deflated put back on shakes for a couple of weeks and then slowly slowly reinflated. Band is fine now. > > > >However what is concerning me more with the band is that ALOT of my friends who lost majority of their weight a couple of years ago have now packed most of it back on. I mean out of 6 of us that hit goal weight 5 have put on 25-35kg raising my suspecision that the band has a 18mth period for weight loss and then your pretty much on your own. Alot of talk is surrounding the sleeve as being a better long term option. Its very scary the thought of putting back on that weight. Luckly for me I am always on a diet so dont really put on more than a couple of kg here and there. > > > >Interested to hear other peoples thoughts on the band v sleeve debate in the long term???? > > > >Carmen > > > > > > > > > >To: SydBand > >From: fgates@... > >Date: Wed, 9 Nov 2011 00:54:55 +0000 > >Subject: Oh S & %$ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >Hi Everyone, > >Have just got back from the Doctors..... > >Lets go back about a week and a half. > >Suddenly lost ALL restriction one night, I had it at lunch time by dinner, it was gone!!! > >Over the last week and half I have had no restriction, I have been able to eat salads at a normal pace with not so much as a growl from my band. God I miss my band! > >So I have been to the dr and he thinks it is eaither a leak, slip or errotion.... (not sure on the spelling) So here we go again! > >I have to go for a barium swallow next Tue, then to see the Dr again on Wed. > >Anyone else been through this before? The sleave has been given to me as an option, any views on this? > >Hope you are all well. > >Take Care > >Fi > > > > > > > > > > > > > Ricoh Australia Pty Ltd ( "Ricoh Australia") This email is private and confidential to the intended recipient. If you are not the intended recipient the n please do not copy it, circulate it or take any action in reliance on it. If you have received this email in error, please notify us immediately by return email or telephone 02 8977 1111, and then delete it. Thank you. Ricoh Australia accepts no responsibility for any damage caused by this email or its attachments due to viruses, interference, interception, corruption or unauthorised access. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 23, 2011 Report Share Posted November 23, 2011 Hi Everyone, Well I have had all the scans now, and the last one showed a leak! So I see the Dr on Wednesday next week where, I am guessing from what we have discussed, that he will remove the band and put in a new one. I can not wait as I am putting on weight so quickly (and that's trying to be careful) I can NOT wait to be banded again. I HATE being without it. Regards Fi > > Hi > > have had band over 8 years now,have had port replaced after leak,got > major abcess,no major probs until now...have ? slow leak but refuse > surgery. good luck with yr choice > > lindy x > > > > > >Hi Fi > > > > > >Oh no thats terrible. > > > > > >I have had a slip before, same as you decribe except shocking heart > burn/reflux. > > > > > >Had the barium swallow, band deflated put back on shakes for a couple > of weeks and then slowly slowly reinflated. Band is fine now. > > > > > >However what is concerning me more with the band is that ALOT of my > friends who lost majority of their weight a couple of years ago have now > packed most of it back on. I mean out of 6 of us that hit goal weight 5 > have put on 25-35kg raising my suspecision that the band has a 18mth > period for weight loss and then your pretty much on your own. Alot of > talk is surrounding the sleeve as being a better long term option. Its > very scary the thought of putting back on that weight. Luckly for me I > am always on a diet so dont really put on more than a couple of kg here > and there. > > > > > >Interested to hear other peoples thoughts on the band v sleeve debate > in the long term???? > > > > > >Carmen > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >To: SydBand > > >From: fgates@ > > >Date: Wed, 9 Nov 2011 00:54:55 +0000 > > >Subject: Oh S & %$ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >Hi Everyone, > > >Have just got back from the Doctors..... > > >Lets go back about a week and a half. > > >Suddenly lost ALL restriction one night, I had it at lunch time by > dinner, it was gone!!! > > >Over the last week and half I have had no restriction, I have been > able to eat salads at a normal pace with not so much as a growl from my > band. God I miss my band! > > >So I have been to the dr and he thinks it is eaither a leak, slip or > errotion.... (not sure on the spelling) So here we go again! > > >I have to go for a barium swallow next Tue, then to see the Dr again > on Wed. > > >Anyone else been through this before? The sleave has been given to me > as an option, any views on this? > > >Hope you are all well. > > >Take Care > > >Fi > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Ricoh Australia Pty Ltd ( " Ricoh Australia " ) > This email is private and confidential to the intended recipient. If you are not the intended recipient the n please do not copy it, circulate it or take any action in reliance on it. If you have received this email in error, please notify us immediately by return email or telephone 02 8977 1111, and then delete it. Thank you. > Ricoh Australia accepts no responsibility for any damage caused by this email or its attachments due to viruses, interference, interception, corruption or unauthorised access. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 29, 2011 Report Share Posted November 29, 2011 Hi Everyone, Well I just got back from seeing the Dr. He is going to operate tomorrow. He will be removing the band and replacing it all in the op. Nice and quick hey. Anyway I am looking forward to getting settled agin. Take Care Regards Fi > > > Hi > > > have had band over 8 years now,have had port replaced after leak,got > > major abcess,no major probs until now...have ? slow leak but refuse > > surgery. good luck with yr choice > > > lindy x > > > > > > > >Hi Fi > > > > > > > >Oh no thats terrible. > > > > > > > >I have had a slip before, same as you decribe except shocking heart > > burn/reflux. > > > > > > > >Had the barium swallow, band deflated put back on shakes for a couple > > of weeks and then slowly slowly reinflated. Band is fine now. > > > > > > > >However what is concerning me more with the band is that ALOT of my > > friends who lost majority of their weight a couple of years ago have now > > packed most of it back on. I mean out of 6 of us that hit goal weight 5 > > have put on 25-35kg raising my suspecision that the band has a 18mth > > period for weight loss and then your pretty much on your own. Alot of > > talk is surrounding the sleeve as being a better long term option. Its > > very scary the thought of putting back on that weight. Luckly for me I > > am always on a diet so dont really put on more than a couple of kg here > > and there. > > > > > > > >Interested to hear other peoples thoughts on the band v sleeve debate > > in the long term???? > > > > > > > >Carmen > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >To: SydBand > > > >From: fgates@ > > > >Date: Wed, 9 Nov 2011 00:54:55 +0000 > > > >Subject: Oh S & %$ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >Hi Everyone, > > > >Have just got back from the Doctors..... > > > >Lets go back about a week and a half. > > > >Suddenly lost ALL restriction one night, I had it at lunch time by > > dinner, it was gone!!! > > > >Over the last week and half I have had no restriction, I have been > > able to eat salads at a normal pace with not so much as a growl from my > > band. God I miss my band! > > > >So I have been to the dr and he thinks it is eaither a leak, slip or > > errotion.... (not sure on the spelling) So here we go again! > > > >I have to go for a barium swallow next Tue, then to see the Dr again > > on Wed. > > > >Anyone else been through this before? The sleave has been given to me > > as an option, any views on this? > > > >Hope you are all well. > > > >Take Care > > > >Fi > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Ricoh Australia Pty Ltd ( " Ricoh Australia " ) > > This email is private and confidential to the intended recipient. If you are not the intended recipient the n please do not copy it, circulate it or take any action in reliance on it. If you have received this email in error, please notify us immediately by return email or telephone 02 8977 1111, and then delete it. Thank you. > > Ricoh Australia accepts no responsibility for any damage caused by this email or its attachments due to viruses, interference, interception, corruption or unauthorised access. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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