skinnymom

it's interesing that you say you have a sensitive stomach. I hve been saying from the start that I feel my band EVERY time I eat or drink. Not in a painful way, just the food/drink going down my system and stoping at the band. Then I feel a little bubble release and the food drops down. Its painless, but I definitely feel it. Do you have the same thing?

I heard that there may be a problem with the 4cc band and that my doctors no longer use that size band (4cc) because of problems with the actual band. This may be only a rumor, but I wanted to know if anyone else has heard this as well. I am asking because I think my band slipped again - for a 2nd time and am going to the doctor today to find out. If it did slip again and there is a problem with the 4cc band, I wold want it replaced with the larger one. Please help.

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I am a year out with the band and have always felt my band. the funny thing is that I slipped about four months ago - and temporarily lost the ability to feel the band (that is feeling that the food goes down, stops at the band, then slowly trickles through) after the revision. I didnt like not feeling the band because I felt scared that I would have a blockage and wouldnt know it. the food slowly trickling through had been calming for me that I knew the food was going down. After my first fill after the revision I was again able to feel it - and was relieved - even though it is sometimes uncomfortable. I find that if I am VERY careful about chewing - I just have the slight pressure and not the pain with it. So try to chew and take very small bites and good luck.

I have the 4cc band and it slipped within the first 8 months. Dont really know for sure, but heard a rumor (will only call it a rumor till I know for sure - till then it must remain a rumor) that they dont use a specific type of band anymore (dont know the make and model) because it tends to slip with the first 6-8 months if it is going to slip at all. Again - this is heresay that I heard someone in my docs office talking about. If anyone else has heard anything similair I would love to know if its true - becaue I still have that band in me - and am scared of it happening again. Hearing that most of your bands were the same size makes me even more afraid.

I had a slipped band and threw up only once - I just had terrible pain with pressure as food and liquid went down. It got so bad I didnt want to eat or drink.

I am so sorry to hear about your difficulties. I myself has a slipped band and had to have it fixed. But I did alot of checking about the band vs the bypass before settling on the band, and was shocked to hear that the bypass can also be somewhat temporary. They claim that the band is only going to help for two years, after that you can gain back the weight if you dont learn how to eat right during those two years. Also they said that the first year is wieght loss the second, it is unlikely that you will gain back, but after that its up to you and the bypass wont help anymore. I dont know if this holds true with everyone, but this is what my doc told me. I also know two people personally that gained back wieght - one is four years out and gained approx. 45 pounds back and another who is almost 6 years and gained back around 60 pounds. Anyway good luck in whatever you decide - just thought I would share the info my doc told me - check it out yourself to make 100% sure. Good luck and stay well.

your probably okay - sounds like your sore from the stomach bug, but if your nervous and to be cautious you should call your doc. I had something similar. I had salmanella poisoning and was really sick. and since that time, my stomach never felt the same. But it was a pain I ONLY had whne I ate or drank something. It was like a pain with pressure as the food or liquid went down. I wasnt throwing up, I just had that pressure with pain as things went down. But after a while I felt that it wasnt even worth it to eat and drink - thats when I saw my doctor. I am sure yours is fine as slips are not too common. Hope this was hepful and good luck to you. I am sure that alot of people have had stomach viruses and their bands didnt slip. But again - if your nevous call the doctor - better to be safe than sorry. Good luck p jope you feel better.

btl - Im not sure what the lump is, I didnt have anything like that when I slipped. Think you should ask your doc, because its right near the port. Marie - Im shocked that your doc doesnt want to fix it - must be that it was only a mild slip and that maybe its not significant enough to have another surgery. Mine was a significant enough slip - because my doc wouldnt even let me go home on saturday night till sugery on monday. hope this ws helpful and good luck you guys!

How did you know that you slipped - what signs were there? Are you feeling better? Hope you are doing better.

hi guys, thanks for responding. I am now back on mushies and am feeling alot better and more hopeful. That liquid stage is simply too rough and to have to go through it a second time really bummed me out. The way I knew that I slipped was that I had pain when I ate or drank. Its funn thoug, I didnt throw up (I onlt threw up three times since I got my band 9 months ago) so I was shocked when they said that I slipped. Anyone else have the same experience. And you are right that it makes ou more possesive about the band because they said they may have to remove my band and I told them "No way - you cant have my band". It really did give me an appreciation of the band. Hope you all are doing well, and I hope that I am over the hump. :hungry:

Hi everyone. Just wondering if anyone else had a band that slipped and was repaired. I feel so depressed that I am back on liquids...AGAIN. I thought I was past that stage and would never have to be on liquids and mushies for four weeeks again. I am so hungry for real food. The interesting thing is that despite this setback, I love my band and when the doctor said that they may have to remove it and replace it at a later date, I became so possesive off my band and refused to let him take it out. Anyone else have this experience? and if o how did they deal with it? Any encouragement would be greatly appreciated. :help:

from what I understand from my surgeon, he just went in and moved the band back into place and stitched it back into place. He then checked the band to make sure that it works and that it didnt leak. Its alot easier recovery though (at least thats the way it was for me). Hope this is helpful.

I just had surgery on monday to repair my slipped band. my symptoms were not typical and I was shocked that it was really a slipped band. From what I ve heard, most people wake up at night mid-throwing up or had terrible reflux when they had a sliped band. I simply had pain and discomfort when I ate solids (at first) and then the pain began happening only with liquids (when I decided to go on liquids only in case I was just blocked or swollen). When I couldnt even drink, I went to the doctor to get unfilled hoping that it would unblock me. But it didnt help. When they did the esophogram, they saw that the band had moved significantly and saw a small stomach pouch which had to be fixed right away. Hope this helped and good luck. IF you do have to have it repaired, I healed alot faster this time han when I initially got the band put in. Good luck!

I just had surgery for a revision of the band after my band slipped. I did not have reflux or throwing up. I simply felt stuck, food hurt to go down, I always felt full, and most of all I had pain and discomfort after I swallowed food AND liquids. I went to the doctor to ask him to unfill me, and the pain still persisted, so i did an esophogram which then showed I had slipped. I had surgery monday to repair it. best of luck to you and keep us updated.