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I had similar symptons in Jan the day befor the super bowl.. I went to the ER and they only checked to make sure I wasn't having a heart attack or anything other heart related issues.. all was fine.. Thank God. Went to the lapband dr that Monday and it was my band, I was having spams radiating back in forth I couldn't tell if it was coming from my stomach or my chest. Needless to say it was my stomach.. But since your dr is out of town and to be on the safe side I would go to the ER, I didnt' have any jaw pains or the other pains you're describing. I hope everything has worked out of will be work out.

That happend to me a couple of weeks ago, I had received a fill, and I was dead at restriction, so I thought great. For 3 weeks I was at the dr's office from Jan 27th up to Feb 17th.. He had to unfil all the fill that he had placed in on Jan 27th. It was very painful when I ate, I couldn't even eat yogurt without discomfort. I was just to tight, he only had placed .5 in. I would say that if you are in pain and unable to eat, after the first week, you should have already went back and got some taken out. You don't want to cause your band to slip. I have no restriction now, I believe he took out more than .5. But I'm letting my stomach rest for now, I'm due to go back to the dr April 28th.. So I've been doing more exercising because I don't want to gain any weight back. Hope this helps.

Hi I also see Dr. Murr in Tampa, Fl at the USF center at TGH Campus, to make an appt the number is 813-974-2201. I was band in April 09. I love Dr. Murr I went to him because he did my friends gastric bypass 13 yrs ago.. And he is very attentive to his patients and he listens to them.

maybe he should try .1 or .2 cc instead of the big cc's. I recenlty had a to tight issue with the band and I've had the band for about 22 months. I have a 10 size band and I'm no where up to 8 cc's. I can't seem to get past 4 without being to tight. So I'm thinking that next time I go the the dr that maybe he can start at the smallest cc for a fill. And increase the exercise.. because our bodies are kind of use to the same thing. I think you've done great to have lost that much weight because I'm no where near that.. Keep up the good work.

Well I wanted to give you all an update. I went to the dr on Thursday 17th Feb (17th) and he took the rest of the fill out that he had placed in there on the 27th of Jan which was .3. And when I tell you I'm relieved and I feel a whole lot better, it's amazing what this band can do . I guess from now own when I go he will doing small ajustments like .1 or something. Basically I was too tight.. Thanks for all your suggestions. I'm a happy camper now..

Yeah call your dr and get a slight unfill.. I 'm kind of in the same boat as you and I have had an unfill on Feb 7th. I'm able to drink liquids and shakes but I'm not doing to well with solid foods.. It's a very uncomfortable feeling going down, a little pain. I might have to go back myself. But since you can't keep anything down, you need to go so you want get dehyrdated.. Good Luck!!

Thanks everyone for your suggestions, talk with dr today on phone, and she advised that I get prilosec also or omeprazole. She said my esphogus might be irriated and that if it doesn't get any better I can come in on Thursday( 2morrow) or Monday.. I'm not eating breads at all though..it's just anything that I eat that's solid. Keep you updated.

Hi, lapband friends. I received a fill on 01/27/2011 and had to get a slight unfill on 02/04/2011. Everything seem to be fine up until this am..02/15/2011. First of all I had pizza last night on Valentines, went to bed short after I ate, and woke up this morning with like heartburn. I have taken some anacids and it seems to have eased up a bit. But now everytime I eat or drink something it hurts going down. It seems as if maybe I'm esphogas is irriated or something like that. I'm going to attempt to go back on sliders to see if it will go away, do you think maybe I need another unfill? Have you experienced this? Thank you Banded April 15th 2009.

Thanks for your help.. Well I went to the dr on yesterday afternoon Monday.. He immediatley had me get a chest xray and stomach xray of the band. He told me that I had a lot of gas in my stomach and it was an enormous amount that he hadn't seen. So what he did was take out .2cc, he says that should help it and if it doesn't I will have to come back and he unfill me completely.. This is the first time this has happended to me,, I'm thinking maybe I was just a little to tight that nothing could move.. but I was able to eat, but just a small amount. I feel a lot better since he took out some though.. it's funny because I started burping and everything.. My stomach feels a whole lot better today.. Wow.. this band is something else.. Thanks.

Wow. Thank you... did it stop with the anit spasm medication? so you didn't get a slight unfill.. we'll I'll see what he says this afternoon.. I think I'm at my sweet spot though.. Thanks.