I had the lapband done in 2009 and removed in 2018. I lost the 170lbs between June 2017 and december 2018. What preceded this or coincided that I can think could be remotely related: I went to Florida in May of 2018 and did some hiking. Did I get bit by something? Started running on a treadmill in May, did I jar the band or something else and screw things up? Ate somewhat undercooked cod in May. I also tried intermittant fasting in May and doing so, felt like I screwed up my band. Trying to get enough calories in 2 meals in 8 hours was tough with a band, felt a lot of discomfort after this. Worked on a bathroom where I had to tear walls out and there was mold, sprayed everything down with bleach...All this happened in May. Thing is, at the end of May, I started with gastro issues. EGD in July showed gastritis and H Pylori. Treated and symptoms came back after treatment was over. Got patulous eustachian tube in August, neuropathy in feet and lower legs in September, with drop foot left side. Determined to be fully compressed claudia equina, L4-5. Surgery on Halloween for that. Band was removed in September. During this time I developed binocular diplopia. Went to ophthamologist and then sent to neuro-ophthamologist who said I had 4th cranial nerve palsy. Christmas I started with POTS symptoms. My first guess is an autoimmune reaction from the H Pylori, but I don't know how to prove that. All the standard tests come back normal. I did my own ANA, normal, eye doc id ACHr and that was normal. Normal CRP and sed rate. Now I have more cervical fusion, last time was 2012. Is it my spine? No one knows. THe neuro eye doc at mayo is useless. Just said you've had the palsy for awhile, but I've decompensated. Why? I've never had eye problems in my life. No curiosity on her part. I feel like I am getting reverse gas lit. Everyone is telling me I am fine, but I am not.