LapBandFan

Hello, Brenda here from Sweetwater, about half way between Knoxville and Chattanooga, I have been banded since Feb 27th 2004, loss of 129 pounds thusfar!

Had my surgery Dr.Walter Rose at Memorial. Emmy, tell me more about yourself.... would love to correspond... sounds like you are on your way to a great weight loss so far! Keep in touch....

Thanks for all your suggestions and well wishes. I go today for exam under fluoroscopy and probably a slight unfill. Keep me in your prayers...

Thanks for all your advice. Blossom, I have wondered about allergy shots if they would do any good. I am so over this PBing and coughing and vomiting at night. I feel weak and shaky the next day as I am apparently not keeping enough down for nutrition sake. I am supposed to go tomorrow (Tues 1/24) for the unfill. I will keep you all posted. Thanks for your support. Love this board.

Marie, I have been banded since Feb 2004, almost one year soon! WOO HOO! I have a current fill of only 1 cc total. We went with more back in the summer but it was too tight had acid reflux and did an unfill and now back to 1 cc and no more acid reflux.

Thanks for your advice. I guess If I can talk the doc into not releasing all of it I will feel safer. Yes, I love my band and don't want to chance losing it.

Keep me in your prayers.

Kim, I was wondering if the Alavert oral dissolving pills did you much good with the mucus? I would think the D form of the drug would be better for this but I have searched online and only find the oral-dissolving kind in Regular Alavert not in alavert D.

Please tell me where you found Alavert D in oral dissolving pill form.

Thanks for the suggestions.

I am new to posting, so please forgive the length of this post...

my allergies are giving me a fit with lots of drainage, but only at night causing the cough and leading to spit up and throw up. Long story short, I was taking Claritin-D but noticed when I would have throw up even hours after taking it, the pill would come up and still be whole and intact, making me think it wsa not going anywhere especialy not through the pouch. So I got worried and called my nurse. I have talked to my Band Doctor's nurses all week, she said to use guiafenicin and my regular Claritin together and if I am still doing these things come Monday, they are bringing me in for an unfill. Well I only have 1 cc total in my band now and don't have any throwing up during the day or with regular solid food so I don't see the need for an unfill. I am freaked out about this and don't want an unfill for fear I will start gaining weight back. The nurse says it is to let the mucus pass through and that he might not fill back again for 2 months! Would you suggest I refuse an unfill at this time. As I was under the impression you only needed an unfill if you ar too tight with all foods etc, with regular meals, during the day too, but as you see my problem is only occuring at night. I sit up and sleep in the recliner with some relief but it still happens with excessive coughing. Any suggestions before Monday are appreciated!

Worried about an unfill....:cry

Brenda

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Great, I will look for that thanks so much!

Way to go on the Wt loss!

I have been banded since Feb 2003,almost one year, and have been blessed to have lost 126 lbs thus far.

I have allergies and lots of extra drainage lately and my lapband doc suggested me to use Claritin-D for the extra drainage. Well, long story short, I have tried to take them, but they are really big and I don't think they are going through my pouch. I have lots of drainage at night which leads to coughing which occasionally leads to throwing up which I know is a bad thing for a band patient, but it is beyond my control. Well, twice this week I have thrown up and noticed a white gel like blob in the vomit which I am assuming is the claritin D pill and that is not dissolved. I am frustrated and don't want to keep taking it if it is gonna not pass through or dissolve. Would Mucinex work for my allergy problems or is that pill just as big. I cannot break the Claritin D pill in half as it is time released and would release too much meds at one time in to my system.

Any suggestions are appreciated.

BigEthel

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