Thank you for your thorough response.
no one in Australia has done this, but the suggestion to go to Ny sounds scary on my own ( but easier/ cheaper than bringing my small daughter and husband).
I didn’t realise this could be ongoing which makes me wonder how sustainable this will be.
I have ulceration at the bottom of the pouch which is pretty bad. I’m not sure if banding will create more issues with whats already there… it’s taken three years to get this diagnosis. I was diagnosed with Pouchitis for the last few years despite my insistence that it felt structural.
so many in this site have had a bad experience with banding. I’m glad yours was positive