Trace Curry

Eric, I did check and the circumference of the J&J band is the same as the VG. Dr. C Cincinnati, Ohio www.TheBandDoctor.com 877.442.BAND DISCLAIMER: I am not your surgeon, any comments made by me are not meant to be taken as medical advice, just general guidelines. Contact your surgeon about your specific problem!

Unfortunately not everyone can tolerate the band so don't feel like you're a failure. Are you being converted to another type of weight loss surgery? Dr. C Cincinnati, Ohio www.TheBandDoctor.com 877.442.BAND DISCLAIMER: I am not your surgeon, any comments made by me are not meant to be taken as medical advice, just general guidelines. Contact your surgeon about your specific problem!

Hard to say without truly knowing the status of your pouch... What we usually do is a complete unfill, 2 weeks of liquids/mushies, then soft food for 2 weeks, then start filling again. Dr. C Cincinnati, Ohio www.TheBandDoctor.com 877.442.BAND DISCLAIMER: I am not your surgeon, any comments made by me are not meant to be taken as medical advice, just general guidelines. Contact your surgeon about your specific problem!

My mistake Eric (don't tell my wife as I've been telling her for years that I'm never wrong!). I didn't read your post carefully enough. I'll have to do some research to see if there is any difference in the circumference of the J&J band vs. the VG. They are both larger bands, I've seen the J&J band and put some in on pigs but it is not yet FDA approved in the US. Regardless, something is not right if you can only get liquids down. Dr. C Cincinnati, Ohio www.TheBandDoctor.com 877.442.BAND DISCLAIMER: I am not your surgeon, any comments made by me are not meant to be taken as medical advice, just general guidelines. Contact your surgeon about your specific problem!

Bev, Sorry to butt in here...pick up a Pedometer (we have free ones in the office) and do 10,000 steps a day. This is a great way to kickstart your weight loss! Dr. C Cincinnati, Ohio www.TheBandDoctor.com 877.442.BAND

My guess is that you needed a VG band but got a 10cm instead. I have been in this situation myself - there is no magic light that goes off to indicate what size, it is an educated guess. You can't go on forever on liquids, if the problem doesn't alleviate itself you will have to be switched to a VG. Good luck, Dr. C Cincinnati, Ohio www.TheBandDoctor.com 877.442.BAND DISCLAIMER: I am not your surgeon, any comments made by me are not meant to be taken as medical advice, just general guidelines. Contact your surgeon about your specific problem!

In my experience about 50-60% of patients in your boat will do well after repair of slip and hiatal hernia, about 30-40% will have further problems. The sleeve is not a bad option for maintenance especially. Hope this helps! Dr. C Cincinnati, Ohio www.TheBandDoctor.com 877.442.BAND DISCLAIMER: I am not your surgeon, any comments made by me are not meant to be taken as medical advice, just general guidelines. Contact your surgeon about your specific problem!

I think that is a VG band although in the US at least it holds 10cc. Doesn't really matter as long as we know it's not a 4cc band. Dr. C Cincinnati, Ohio www.TheBandDoctor.com 877.442.BAND DISCLAIMER: I am not your surgeon, any comments made by me are not meant to be taken as medical advice, just general guidelines. Contact your surgeon about your specific problem!

My guess is that you have a hiatal hernia. It's difficult to prove with standard testing though once you have a band. Dr. C Cincinnati, Ohio www.TheBandDoctor.com 877.442.BAND DISCLAIMER: I am not your surgeon, any comments made by me are not meant to be taken as medical advice, just general guidelines. Contact your surgeon about your specific problem!

Becky, If you can't keep your band you don't have to be converted to a DS, that's a little radical for someone who weighs 165. I'd look into a vertical sleeve gastrectomy maybe. Dr. C Cincinnati, Ohio www.TheBandDoctor.com 877.442.BAND DISCLAIMER: I am not your surgeon, any comments made by me are not meant to be taken as medical advice, just general guidelines. Contact your surgeon about your specific problem!

Sherry, Glad I could help, and glad we don't have to operate on you! Dr. C Cincinnati, Ohio www.TheBandDoctor.com 877.442.BAND DISCLAIMER: I am not your surgeon, any comments made by me are not meant to be taken as medical advice, just general guidelines. Contact your surgeon about your specific problem!

Sherry, I'm going to send you a PM rather than discussing your medical history here. Dr. C Cincinnati, Ohio www.TheBandDoctor.com 877.442.BAND DISCLAIMER: I am not your surgeon, any comments made by me are not meant to be taken as medical advice, just general guidelines. Contact your surgeon about your specific problem!

This is a complicated issue, there is no way I can tell you what is wrong over the internet. Usually it is a combination of small things that add up to a small loss but I suggest you follow up with your surgeon. We expect for patients to lose at least a pound a week especially at first. Dr. C Cincinnati, Ohio www.TheBandDoctor.com 877.442.BAND DISCLAIMER: I am not your surgeon, any comments made by me are not meant to be taken as medical advice, just general guidelines. Contact your surgeon about your specific problem!

I don't think we have any real data but my guess is about 50% of the time it will normalize with an extended period of liquids. Dr. C Cincinnati, Ohio www.TheBandDoctor.com 877.442.BAND DISCLAIMER: I am not your surgeon, any comments made by me are not meant to be taken as medical advice, just general guidelines. Contact your surgeon about your specific problem!

Sherry, Call my office on Monday I will be happy to take care of you. Dr. C Cincinnati, Ohio www.TheBandDoctor.com 877.442.BAND DISCLAIMER: I am not your surgeon, any comments made by me are not meant to be taken as medical advice, just general guidelines. Contact your surgeon about your specific problem!

The stomach doesn't really shrink, but the fat around the stomach which is inside the band does shrink. This results in a a looser band which may require more fill. I don't think it makes it more likely to slip though. Dr. C Cincinnati, Ohio www.TheBandDoctor.com 877.442.BAND DISCLAIMER: I am not your surgeon, any comments made by me are not meant to be taken as medical advice, just general guidelines. Contact your surgeon about your specific problem!

I usually unfill patients for 4 weeks, sometimes put them on Medifast so they don't gain. Dr. C Cincinnati, Ohio www.TheBandDoctor.com 877.442.BAND DISCLAIMER: I am not your surgeon, any comments made by me are not meant to be taken as medical advice, just general guidelines. Contact your surgeon about your specific problem!

If you had 7.6 cc total put in and they only got 2.6 out I might be worried. If 7.6cc was the actual number the surgeon got out the last time and now he only got out 2.6 then I might be. A little can leak, like less than 1cc/year, because the membrane is porous (at least some people think so). 5cc is too much for that though. Dr. C Cincinnati, Ohio www.TheBandDoctor.com 877.442.BAND DISCLAIMER: I am not your surgeon, any comments made by me are not meant to be taken as medical advice, just general guidelines. Contact your surgeon about your specific problem!

Feel free to come to our support group at Deaconess, I fail to see why any practice would deny a patient help through a support group who needed it. For some clinics it's more about the business than the patient maybe, I don't know. Dr. C Cincinnati, Ohio www.TheBandDoctor.com 877.442.BAND DISCLAIMER: I am not your surgeon, any comments made by me are not meant to be taken as medical advice, just general guidelines. Contact your surgeon about your specific problem!

This should not be your worst fear...a slip is quite fixable. Not that you should be happy about it, but you'll be fine in the long run! Dr. C Cincinnati, Ohio www.TheBandDoctor.com 877.442.BAND DISCLAIMER: I am not your surgeon, any comments made by me are not meant to be taken as medical advice, just general guidelines. Contact your surgeon about your specific problem!

It could be a large hiatal hernia, could be a slip missed by xray. Yes I would probably do a scope but it's only useful if you're scoped by someone who has a lot of expertise in band patients specifically. Whatever it is it needs to be dealt with soon if you can't keep anything down. Good luck, Dr. C Cincinnati, Ohio www.TheBandDoctor.com 877.442.BAND DISCLAIMER: I am not your surgeon, any comments made by me are not meant to be taken as medical advice, just general guidelines. Contact your surgeon about your specific problem!

If you were my patient and you had a J&J band that is completely unfilled and you still can't keep anything down you would get an operation. Has to be something wrong... Dr. C Cincinnati, Ohio www.TheBandDoctor.com 877.442.BAND DISCLAIMER: I am not your surgeon, any comments made by me are not meant to be taken as medical advice, just general guidelines. Contact your surgeon about your specific problem!

Missy, I've never heard of a hole in the band itself, but you can get a leak where the tubing enters the port. It's pretty easily fixed. Dr. C Cincinnati, Ohio www.TheBandDoctor.com 877.442.BAND DISCLAIMER: I am not your surgeon, any comments made by me are not meant to be taken as medical advice, just general guidelines. Contact your surgeon about your specific problem!

You can get endometriosis anywhere--it's even been reported in the heart!--but I think that would be pretty rare. I'm not sure what to tell you to be honest... Dr. C Cincinnati, Ohio www.TheBandDoctor.com 877.442.BAND DISCLAIMER: I am not your surgeon, any comments made by me are not meant to be taken as medical advice, just general guidelines. Contact your surgeon about your specific problem!

Sherri, Give it a little time, as you well know some fills don't fully kick in for 2-3 weeks. Check back with me in a week or so! Dr. C Cincinnati, Ohio www.TheBandDoctor.com 877.442.BAND