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Post by pumpkin on Dec 20, 2011 12:15:15 GMT -5
This is from Allergans site: CONTRAINDICATIONS:15. Patients or family members with a known diagnosis or pre-existing symptoms of autoimmune connective-tissue disease such as systemic lupus erythematosus . or scleroderma. WARNINGS33. Although there have been no reports of autoimmune disease with the use of the LAP-BAND® System, autoimmune diseases/connective tissue disorders (i.e., systemic lupus erythematosus, sclero-derma) have been reported following long-term implantation of other silicone implants. However, there is no conclusive evidence to substantiate a relationship between connective-tissue disorders and silicone implants. www.allergan.com/assets/pdf/lapband_dfu.pdf |
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Post by grdngrl on Jan 7, 2012 14:18:37 GMT -5
I didn't 'know' or rather developed a low level of autoimmune disorder with the contraption in my body. Also Fibro pain. All resolved when I had the band removed - and insurance paid for it.
It was only in 1year 10 mo . . . a year after having it removed, I had a VSG with a different surgeon who has STOPPED doing bands and there was a hiatal hernia, adhesions and scar tissue on the outside of my stomach that kept me in surgery way longer and resulted in a 'good' sleeve - but not a virgin sleeve.
My opinion: No surgeon should do bands of any type. They are not meant to stay in forever so the whole "Lapband for Life" statement isn't true. It is doing damage daily and if you are throwing up a lot like I did (eating moist Salmon chewed 30 times, it was NOT my fault) you are doing damage to your esophogus or worse.
IMHO, I survived my lapband.
I am assuming I still have the Lupus markers that were discovered right before I had the bastard yanked - I felt 100% better within a week of having it taken out.
Good luck with your decision!!
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Post by formerlyfluffy on Jan 8, 2012 15:10:39 GMT -5
I agree with you about the band. If it were permanent, we would see long term bandsters. Guess what? We don't! It is very rare to see a bandster 5 years out.
CHOOSE YOUR WLS WISELY!
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Post by Kim S on Jan 9, 2012 11:00:55 GMT -5
Gotta disagree with you - lots of long-term bandsters. Happy, successful, no problems. Doesn't mean your problems aren't real and valid and need to be addresses but you gotta stop kidding yourself that no one succeeded with the band.
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Post by redbabe08 on Jan 9, 2012 11:25:50 GMT -5
I agree with you about the band. If it were permanent, we would see long term bandsters. Guess what? We don't! It is very rare to see a bandster 5 years out. CHOOSE YOUR WLS WISELY! my PCP's nurse has had her band 10yrs. not one single issue & she's one of those tall elegant ladies who you would never think had a weight problem in her life. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 9, 2012 11:27:35 GMT -5
This is from Allergans site: CONTRAINDICATIONS:15. Patients or family members with a known diagnosis or pre-existing symptoms of autoimmune connective-tissue disease such as systemic lupus erythematosus . or scleroderma. WARNINGS33. Although there have been no reports of autoimmune disease with the use of the LAP-BAND® System, autoimmune diseases/connective tissue disorders (i.e., systemic lupus erythematosus, sclero-derma) have been reported following long-term implantation of other silicone implants. However, there is no conclusive evidence to substantiate a relationship between connective-tissue disorders and silicone implants. www.allergan.com/assets/pdf/lapband_dfu.pdfMy sister has developed autoimmune issues post-lapband. I need to share this with her, thanks Pumpkin. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 9, 2012 11:29:08 GMT -5
Your link isn't working, can you check it please?
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Post by redbabe08 on Jan 9, 2012 11:34:55 GMT -5
This is from Allergans site: CONTRAINDICATIONS:15. Patients or family members with a known diagnosis or pre-existing symptoms of autoimmune connective-tissue disease such as systemic lupus erythematosus . or scleroderma. WARNINGS33. Although there have been no reports of autoimmune disease with the use of the LAP-BAND® System, autoimmune diseases/connective tissue disorders (i.e., systemic lupus erythematosus, sclero-derma) have been reported following long-term implantation of other silicone implants. However, there is no conclusive evidence to substantiate a relationship between connective-tissue disorders and silicone implants. www.allergan.com/assets/pdf/lapband_dfu.pdfMy sister has developed autoimmune issues post-lapband. I need to share this with her, thanks Pumpkin. dana, i was diagnosed with fibro post lap band (this summer)....it's crazy, i want to connect the 2 but just not provable . |
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Post by Kim S on Jan 9, 2012 11:54:31 GMT -5
Ugh, not provable and not true are so two different things. Sounds like all the problems Melting Mama & others had with reactive hypoglycemia post RNY.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 9, 2012 12:07:19 GMT -5
My sister has developed autoimmune issues post-lapband. I need to share this with her, thanks Pumpkin. dana, i was diagnosed with fibro post lap band (this summer)....it's crazy, i want to connect the 2 but just not provable . I don't know if it's proveable either. She's had significant health issues since her lapband. My sister was also dxed with Pseudotumor cerebri and Ameloblastoma post-lapband. Both of these illnesses affect a very small number of the population.....could it be related to her lapband, we cannot prove it but sure do wonder. |
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Post by redbabe08 on Jan 9, 2012 12:24:09 GMT -5
Ugh, not provable and not true are so two different things. Sounds like all the problems Melting Mama & others had with reactive hypoglycemia post RNY. ugh, i get the difference - thanks, i wouldn't have put the connection together if 2 of my dr.'s didn't first. so not what beth has. |
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Post by formerlyfluffy on Jan 9, 2012 13:29:57 GMT -5
I agree with you about the band. If it were permanent, we would see long term bandsters. Guess what? We don't! It is very rare to see a bandster 5 years out. CHOOSE YOUR WLS WISELY! my PCP's nurse has had her band 10yrs. not one single issue & she's one of those tall elegant ladies who you would never think had a weight problem in her life. Wow! That is extremely unusual! That is great when something like that happens. Just with it weren't so rare. Btw........do you have any theories as to why some are actually able to excel with the band with no issues. The few I know that have actually made it long term, well I just can't see that they have done anything different that what I , and many others have done. Any thoughts??? |
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Post by Kim S on Jan 9, 2012 16:45:33 GMT -5
JMHO, but it must come down to anatomy and other physical factors. I've had my band since Dec '05 and nothing but smooth sailing. I've lost 95 pounds, still have good restriction, no problems with vomiting and so on.
There is a class of under-educated and/or non-compliant patients who clearly had unrealistic expectations and/or did give it a fair shot.
However, there's a larger group of people like you and Pumpkin and others in this forum who did everything right, saw your Dr when there were problems, followed the rules, etc. and either had horrible problems or terrible results.
I know you're very disillusioned about the band but I really do believe there is a large group of happy, long-term bandsters out there who aren't particularly on these forums posting but who still have their bands, are still successful and are out there enjoying their lives. By the very nature of the 'net, if you don't have anything to say other than you're happy, life is good, etc. you tend to drift away from an online resource. If you have problems you come back looking for answers.
Not a blame game but an honest question - do you think success comes down to eating style? I'm absolutely a volume eater and stopping because I'm full only happened after I got the lapband. Is that what makes me a successful bandster? Is it about how my stomach responds to the band? I think your issues with never feeling full (or being far too tight) are at the heart of why some people are miserable with the band.
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Post by redbabe08 on Jan 9, 2012 16:47:14 GMT -5
my PCP's nurse has had her band 10yrs. not one single issue & she's one of those tall elegant ladies who you would never think had a weight problem in her life. Wow! That is extremely unusual! That is great when something like that happens. Just with it weren't so rare. Btw........do you have any theories as to why some are actually able to excel with the band with no issues. The few I know that have actually made it long term, well I just can't see that they have done anything different that what I , and many others have done. Any thoughts??? no idea maria - i say it's a crap shoot honestly. i know 4 IRL persons with the band - 2 all good, me and a friend revised after slips. one of those that is "all good" no issues, is 5yrs out and we share the same surgeon. i personally think my body just rejected the band. |
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Post by kmg9122 on Jan 24, 2012 18:24:17 GMT -5
I'm also now testing positive for lupus post-band. Just slightly in the positive range and no obvious symptoms. I am very curious to see how that changes when I get this damn thing out. Unbelievable.
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Post by johndean on Dec 1, 2015 6:40:42 GMT -5
hello, I will also my gastric sleeve in Las Vegas in one month and I'm confused, as long as I have to travel for it. It's my first time when I opt for any medical treatments abroad and I would like to know if anyone here has some similar experience to share |
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Post by caprice on Dec 1, 2015 9:54:54 GMT -5
hello, I will also my gastric sleeve in Las Vegas in one month and I'm confused, as long as I have to travel for it. It's my first time when I opt for any medical treatments abroad and I would like to know if anyone here has some similar experience to share "I'm confused". That must be the understatement of the year. You must be part bovine, since you've already had two gastric sleeves -- one in Thailand and one in Mexico. QUIT LINKING FLACCIDWAY, YA STUPID SPAMMER!! |
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Post by OnMyWay2Thin on Dec 2, 2015 9:16:17 GMT -5
LOL and now he or she has a band that's about to removed, or at least that's the way I read it... This is crazy!!
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Post by caprice on Dec 2, 2015 12:00:40 GMT -5
Hehe.... Well, this unfortunate git has been here under at least one other name (and sex), looks like to me. AND was talking to itself in one thread. I just love when they do that. Jameskenny2015 and this newer incarnation, both linking Flaccidway in the same thread.
It would be so great if people would just do honest work.
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Post by OnMyWay2Thin on Dec 3, 2015 10:39:52 GMT -5
It's just so ridiculous! Everything is contradictory, making it up as he/she goes along, how strange... I agree, if you want to promote something, give me the honest facts and maybe I'll buy into it; but do this nonsense and I just thing you're nuts!! LOL
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