SamanthaMarie0102

Im not in any pain.. so i dont think i have to goto ER.. I mean.. I ate a bagel today with NO problem... but then i just tried to eat mashed potatoes and chicken for dinner, and it didnt even budge... its just like the band is still there... I had the band removed, because my body is #1 really sensitve.. I had issues right out of getting the band... dry heaving, severely swollen... i only even had 1 fill.... cause i had so much restriction.. then in december i lost 15 pounds because of severe heartburn and reflux and the did a complete unfill, and then from that point on everything i ate got stuck with having no fill.. which caused even more reflux, so my surgeon said my body was just rejecting it.. its a foreing object... so he removed it.. and im soo glad he did... no more reflux.. my only complaint is the food getting stuck! as far as i know i didnt have any scar tissue.. guess ill find out on monday!

I am beyond miserable... I see my surgeon on Monday for my 2 week post op of having my band removed... I still get food stuck everyday, still have to make myself throw up everyday... i cant take it anymore.. I spent an entire year miserable and was thinking and hoping that once the band came out id be better... boy was i mistaken.. someone please tell me that this gets better.. it is emotionally and physically draining... My surgeon said there was no slip and no erosion, and as far as i know not any scar tissue, and if there was i would hope he would of removed it... I leave for Italy in 2 weeks, and im praying that this will get better.. i really dont want to be worried everytime i eat that food is going to get stuck, im eating slow and taking small bites.. I keep thinking im gonna be stuck like this forever... The food that i would think gets stuck, goes right down.. and then the food that you would think would go right down, gets stuck.. I DONT GET IT... someone please give me some positive feedback... i almost want to tell my surgeon to go in and stretch my stomach open... im to the point where im crying because this is not what i thought id be left with... thanks

He didnt mention anything about scarring, so im assuming theres either none or its pretty minimal... i see him in 2 weeks.. hopefully its better by then

I WOULD LOVE ANY ADVICE THAT ANYONE CAN GIVE ME... I HAD MY LAPBAND FOR A YEAR AND IT HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS FOR ME.. DUE TO SEVERE ACID REFLUX MY BAND WAS REMOVED 4 DAYS AG0... I THOUGHT IT WAS GOING TO BE THE BEST THING EVER.. MY SURGEON TOLD ME THE MORNING OF THE REMOVAL THAT ONCE THE BAND COMES OUT YOU PRETTY MUCH GO BACK TO NORMAL... WELL TODAY IS DAY 4 AND I TRIED TO EAT PASTINA (SOFT MUSHY FOOD)... THINKING IT WOULD GO DOWN CAUSE I WAS ABLE TO EAT IT BEFORE THE REMOVAL AND I HAD TO MAKE MYSELF THROW UP CAUSE IT GOT STUCK!! HOW IS THIS HAPPENING??? HOW IS MY food GETTING STUCK WITH NO BAND???? IM AT MY WHITTS END HERE.. IM LEAVING FOR ITALY IN 20 DAYS AND I REFUSE TO LET MY TRIP BE RUINED BECAUSE OF THIS NIGHTMARE THAT STARTED A YEAR AGO... IVE LOST 7 POUNDS SINCE THE REMOVAL BECAUSE I HAVE A LOT OF RESTRICTION SO THATS A PLUS.. IM JUST WONDERING IF THIS WHOLE STUCK THING IS TEMPORARY BECAUSE IM POSSIBLY SWOLLEN??? MY SURGEON TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS NO SLIP OR EROSION THAT THERE WAS NO ISSUES WITH THE REMOVAL SO IM BAFFLED TO AS WHY IM HAVING ISSUES WITH THE WHOLE STUCK ORDEAL!!! AS FOR THE SURGERY ITSELF.. IT WAS A BREEZE!! JUST A LITTLE SORE BUT DEF NOT AS BAD AS GETTING THE BAND IT... SOMEONE PLEASE GIVE ME LIGHT, AND TELL ME IT GETS BETTER!!!