Start here
Where are you in your journey?
Choose the path that fits today. We’ll take you to the most useful discussions.
- GLP-1 medication Zepbound, Wegovy, access, side effects, progress, and support.
- Before surgery Compare procedures, plan ahead, and get honest pre-op answers.
- Post-op Recovery, food stages, symptoms, and support.
- Long-term Regain, labs, habits, and life after the honeymoon.
- Revision Explore revision options, complications, and next steps.
marcilyn
LAP-BAND Patients
-
Joined
-
Last visited
Everything posted by marcilyn
-
You could have a partial block from something that got stuck in your band. With a partial block, some food, especially liquids and soft foods will still go down for a while but you'll start swelling and it will get more and more uncomfortable. If that happens, get to your doctor. It's an easy fix. They just take the fluid out and have you drink water to flush the food through. Sometimes they keep the fluid out for a few days if they think you've swelled to let the swelling go down.