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Hi

I was banded two years ago (February) and lost 45 pounds almost immediately. I got pregnant in April (big surprise) and all was fine until this past summer when I started getting filled again. I could never find the "sweet spot" again and was constantly struggling with too tight or no restriction at all. About a month ago my band started to feel tighter every day ( I hadn't been adjusted since October)' date=' then about 2 weeks ago it became so tight I couldn't eat anything and drinking was almost impossible. All accompanied with sever reflux and pain in my chest. Went to see my surgeon and he suspected a slip. So he took out 2 mls ( have about 2 left in) and scheduled an upper GI for me tomorrow. We have decided to remove the band regardless and do a revision surgery. I am opting for the band and he is willing although his recommendation is to do the bypass.

My question is what was the perpetrating needed prior to surgery? I hope to have both done at the same time and want to do everything in my power to make my stomach ready for that to happen. He says he won't be able to determine if this is possible until he is in there. I would also like to know how long the surgery took for the removal and revision? How is the recovery different from the band surgery? I have three children (one 15 month old) and just want to be prepared.

I am so excited about this new journey. I truly feel this is the right thing. I wish I had done the sleeve first but my insurance wasn't covering it then.

Thanks for your advice and input!

Cathy[/quote']

Update:

I had my upper GI on Thursday and things actually looked better than expected. We are moving forward with the revision (sleeve) and hope to be scheduled by the first part of June if not sooner. Thanks for all your advice and comments- they help tremendously.

I had my lapband unfilled for a month prior to the sleeve. My surgeon wanted my stomach to heal before he did the surgery. I gained 15lbs...grrrr. I did great with the lapband' date=' I lost 130 lbs within the first 2 years and had it for 6 years. My stomach stretched though <img src='http://www.bariatricpal.com/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/sad.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />[/quote']

When did you have your sleeve done?

Lol. Yes I meant the sleeve and yes I meant preparation. (Darn keyboard is too small on my phone). Thank you for the advice. I am stalking like crazy as well . Very helpful posts and information. Good luck to you!!!

Hi

I was banded two years ago (February) and lost 45 pounds almost immediately. I got pregnant in April (big surprise) and all was fine until this past summer when I started getting filled again. I could never find the "sweet spot" again and was constantly struggling with too tight or no restriction at all. About a month ago my band started to feel tighter every day ( I hadn't been adjusted since October), then about 2 weeks ago it became so tight I couldn't eat anything and drinking was almost impossible. All accompanied with sever reflux and pain in my chest. Went to see my surgeon and he suspected a slip. So he took out 2 mls ( have about 2 left in) and scheduled an upper GI for me tomorrow. We have decided to remove the band regardless and do a revision surgery. I am opting for the band and he is willing although his recommendation is to do the bypass.

My question is what was the perpetrating needed prior to surgery? I hope to have both done at the same time and want to do everything in my power to make my stomach ready for that to happen. He says he won't be able to determine if this is possible until he is in there. I would also like to know how long the surgery took for the removal and revision? How is the recovery different from the band surgery? I have three children (one 15 month old) and just want to be prepared.

I am so excited about this new journey. I truly feel this is the right thing. I wish I had done the sleeve first but my insurance wasn't covering it then.

Thanks for your advice and input!

Cathy

Hi. I had my first fill (2.6 mls for a total of 3 mls in the band) April 5th. It was too tight and I could not get anything down thicker than a Protein Shake. I went back to the doctor 6 days later (Monday) and had 0.5 mls removed and feel great. I haven't had any issues until tonight (2 full days later). I am having trouble with dinner. I didn't overeat, but did have some toasted bread- about 4 small bites. I keep throwing up, and now it is just liquid (foam). Water won't stay down. My question is how will I know if I have plugged up my outlet? Is there anything I can do tonight?

Thanks,

Cathy