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Lap Band has given me a disease

Before doing the Op I was perfectly normal but over weight but no other affects. Now doing the Op I had a couple of worries. The first week was fine but following the second I got servier heartburn and was told to come in and remove the liquid from my band. Which I did after a couple of days, then my Doc advised me it will better after 1 day i couldnt take it anymore and was advised to see another Doc who was a specialse in this at the same hospital. He then advised me that I have GERD-gastroesophageal reflux disease and would need to take medicine for this matter for 1 month and in this month the rate of me getting cured was 60% and if I still got it to keep with the meds until 3 months as the cure rate was 90%. However I did ask if I remove the band will I still have it he answered "I dont know" second question I asked when I have another filling will the pain be there again answered " I dont know". This all seems to me like a wait and see game. In which I dont have the time to wait about and see if I will fall sick again. The Doctors have said that you cannot connect the LapBand with GERD. And are saying I could have had Gerd before hand. (I find that very hard to beleive as how i mentoned earlier I was fine and didnt even know what reflox was before doing the band).   I have a couple of points I would like anyone who has the right answers to help out on Can the LapBand Cause GERD?
If I remove the band will I be better?
Is this common?( because I asked my doctor why wasnt I told i could have chance of getting reflux before the OP and he said because its not normal.
Is it normal that my surgeon had inserted 2 cc filling at the time of the operation? There is quite a lot more to this matter which I wont go into details about but I am very concern and need advise.   Thanks :party:   P.s I did my Op on the 7 Feb and all I am eating is baby food is this normal and can I now eat solids?
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