cutiepiegirlie

Help! I was banded in May 06 I have lost about 125 lbs. Everything was going great. Recently I have started having some acid reflux and noticed that I am having problems at night to where it feels like my band has gotten extremely tight and I am doing this swallowing/belching thing. Then, I thought it was getting better because I went through a couple of days with no problems. Today, I got coffee and it feels like it won't even go down! I am belching and trying to get it up or down or something! I feel miserable! Has anyone experienced this? I haven't had a fill in months! I was at a good spot I thought, couldn't eat bread, etc. Please help, new to the site but not to the band!

I had BCBS (was banded in 2006), had no co-morbidities other than a little arthritis and pain in my knees. BCBS made me show the 5 years proof of being morbidly obese for at least that long, provide pictures of myself, go on a 6 mos medically supervised diet (the Weight Watchers, Jenny Craig didn't count) and still complete the nutritionist consult, psychologist cosult and the other pre-op testing. I hung in there and got approved on the first submission after getting all this info. Oh, and a letter from your primary care Dr. with their info about you, height, weight, health and all your medical records for the last 5 years as well. Make sure if you do the medically supervised plan that the Dr. documents your weight in your chart and your discussions about weight loss, eating habits, etc.