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I also had esophageal dilation. I've had my band for about 7 years and hadn't had a fill in about 5 years or so, I knew I was overfilled when I left that day and thought I'd be ok. So 5 years of eating and spitting it back up, not being able to eat like 4 hours before I'd lay down or food would come up and out of my nose. It was horrible, so I learned to adjust by eating soft, good for me...milkshakes and junk that would go thru. Sometimes I could eat almost like a normal person and sometimes I couldn't swallow Water. My husband finally threatened me and Ito see my doc. Long story short, same thing here...I had stretched my esophagus and it was acting as a pouch for my food, I had an immediate unfill and an upper GI to see if I had damage. No damage and when I saw my doc 3 weeks ago he didn't want to fill me back for a few months to make sure things have healed. I'm obviously doing well...lol, 2 months post unfill I've gained 8 pounds. So now I'm on a mad diet and exercising like a crazy woman to try to at least maintain my weight and hope to get a refill in 2 months. On the bright side I think we're both lucky we didn't rupture our esophagus or choke in our sleep! I'll keep you posted!