Beth A

I haven't gotten stuck for a couple of weeks now i'm getting stuck every day! Is my stomach irritated which maybe causing the stuck episodes? Last nite was the worst stuck ever it lasted for 30 mins, usually it goes away after it comes back up but this one didn't It just kept coming up and finally it stopped, should I go back to liquids and muchys for a while?

I had plication on 6-13-12, down 60 lbs without having a fill and to honest I don't want one right now, my dr says no fills until my weight loss slows down, I do have restrictions..... just meaning I get stuck alot, witch I don't see how with a deflated band, but there is still a band there so i'm scared to death to get a fill at this point!

I had shortness in breathe, mine was were I couldn't take that deep breathe in, so part of my lung collapsed, so I would advice you to go to the er, it could be something serious.

I just had the worst stuck ever! I think I either ate to fast or didn't chew enough! But all I know is that it hurt in my chest and back, lasted for about 5 mins until i made it come back up, i had no chose in the matter it was coming back up no matter what I wanted, but it don't hurt anymore! I don't wanna ever feel that again! So my advice is to eat slow and chew, chew, chew!

I'm four months post band with plication, i'm down 60 lbs but something has changed in a last couple of days, I noticed that it's taking more food to fill me up, i'm not losing as fast as I was, thinking about getting a fill but i'm a little scared!

Had band with plication on 6/13/12 down 60 lbs, haven't really felt hungry UNTIL today! I woke up starving! I don't feel restrictions, still can't eat alot like before but I feel as though i've eaten all day, maybe I need a fill?

I have some issues with bread and or if I don't eat slow it tends to get stuck, I didn't even think I would have any restrictions with the band being deflated but it's still there so I guess it can still cause my food to get stuck, I still get bouts of nausea alot! I just try to deal with it and get use to it!

Same here, I really didn't want to do the plication, but my dr doesn't like to do lapband alone, she said it reduces band slippage, so I went for it and I'm glad I did, she won't do any fills until I stop losing weight, she said the band is for back up.

I had the same pressure, I just felt like I needed to burp but I couldn't, it lasted for a couple of weeks then it eased up, take you some gas x it may help, and I did have some alcohol bout a month later, I was told not to but only because of the calories, at the time I wasn't taking any pain meds.

I had it in june.....just wondering how everyone else is doing with it, down 60 lbs with no fills, I still get sick if I eat to fast but only if it gets stuck, I was the 2nd one that my surgeon had done, but the first one did lose much weight, so I ask anyone how they are doing except here.

Hey just wanted to see if anyone else had had this kinda surgery.

I use the protein shots, you can find them at any pharmacy, walmart is were I get mine, but stay away from the whey 46 gram one cause it tastes like crap.

Mine is right in the middle, between my breasts and belly button, you definitely can't miss it cause it protrudes out of my skin!

I hope it goes away fast! I'm unable to eat, i'm 3 months post and I haven't had a fill yet, i had band with plication, down 60 lbs , i thought it maybe my gallbladder since i lost really fast but its hurting in my center/left shoulder.....

As soon as I take a bit of food it hurts in my shoulder more to the left, I asked my nurse she said it had nothing to do with the band?

Oh yeah I know what you mean! I thought the same thing! I was like what the hell did I do? But after the pain had started to ease off and the weight started falling off i felt much better with my decision and so will you, just hang in there and it will get better!

Oh yeah I know what you mean! I thought the same thing! I was like what the hell did I do? But after the pain had started to ease off and the weight started falling off i felt much better with my decision and so will you, just hang in there and it will get better!

Actually it made me very sleepy and a little high, lol but it is a great medicine for after surgery pain, if you use it as directed you should be fine.....what I done is after five or six days I stopped it and took liquid acetaminophen and it helped, I was worried about addiction, but only taking it for a week or two isn't going to hurt you.

Yeah i've read a little about it, to my understanding somehow another your nerves in your stomach share the same nerve in the shoulder area? And if your stomach is being irritated it hurts your shoulder, but i never had this pain before and i'm 10 weeks post, but I do have alot of gas that i don't normally have, but i'm not to worried at this time. Thanks everyone for your help!

I'm 10 weeks post, never really had this before, just in the last week or so, is this normal?

I had the same issue, so i found protein shots at walmart, they make a 26 grams of protein and a 45, i personally like the fruit punch the watermelon was terrible! Just remember that your body can only absorb 30-35 grams at once! So it was still hard for me to drink it fast so just sip on it, you can get 6 shots for $10.00.

I was banded with plication on 6/13/12 and i'm down 52 lbs!

Yes I am Stacie, my dr doesn't want to do lapband alone, and the plication works with the band and helps it from slipping, I won't be getting a fill until my weight loss slows down, she said at least a year, but the good thing is that I don't have any restrictions as of now, i can basically eat what I want just not much of it, I get full really fast! The only thing is i get nauseous sometimes but nothing bad!

Its a procedure that works like the sleeve, besides cutting off most of the stomach they take and fold the stomach into itself and put a few stitches, the plication along with the band causes more weight loss, i've lost 50 lbs in 8 weeks, and my band hasn't been filled, look it up!

I called my dr about it, she said its just were i have lost 50 lbs so quickly, but before it just felt like a hard lump, i was afraid that maybe it had flipped.