julier

Too Tight! I had a fill last february 09 and about 6 months later had some concern that i might be too tight due to some soreness in my throat, coughing at night, not able to eat meat or vegis often and some sliming?

I ended up going to doc and making a commitment in September to get a endoscopy and see what was up, he would then adjust me. Then i found out my deductable was $2,000 and decided to wait until first of the year and until last week had not moved foward on that plan. That whole year i had 4 acute sinus infections requiring antibiotics and then again this year it was totally uncontrolable with fever everyday, sick,sick sick and to boot i couldnt eat and at all times exhausted. I was about to go in for alergy testing because i had burned through the strongest of antibiotics. I was starting to get sick again after 3 rounds of antibiotics and noticed amoungst the severe problems I had pain on upper left side, a rash that i was scratching there as well. So that brought me to the lap band doc. After i told him what i had been through, he said:sneaky:that all of that was caused by my band being too tight and what the heck happed to the game plan in September where i was going to be adjusted at the endoscopy? So he imediatly totally emptied my band that was this past monday! So far I have no burning in esophogas!, Fever Gone, Sinus's clear! and the pain is slowly subsiding in my upper left side where the band is... I feel better than i have felt in 8 months and just hope that all will be well in 30 days when my doc says he will SLOWLY refill me:blink: and rightfully so! I cant tell you how many days i have been in bed because of being ill! Please be aware of these symptoms because i have never read this before in a blog! Don't go through what i went through. Oh and what the docs say that if your too tight you will eat mushy carbs and not loose weight! YEP! that was me:blushing:

Oh and I had my band in 06 and just this last year i have had problems. I was also back stitched by Rambaut and dont think i have slippage.

I am having the same thing, pain is sometimes really bad. Like a ice cream headache at the site where the band is tightened. i can eat to... It just hurts. I am making an appt after jan 1 to cost one time on deductable and count for the year. Keep me posted on what it is on your end and i will do the same. Yikes

Lapband surgery was the best decision i have every made in my life! I was 48 and tried everything and spent thousands and thousands on failed attempts. I went aug of 2006 to Mexico and had the most wonderful experience ever in any hospital... It went perfect and so has my lapband weight loss. I will be at two year aniversary in two months and am within 10lbs from goal.. I believe this is the only thing that works. It is if you are a quantity eater an answer to your prayers. You have no choice to loose and your most often not hungry and when you are it really is funny how little you can eat and survive and be full. I eat 1/4 of anyone else at the table and it takes me on average 45 min. Don't give up years of your life by being heavy. Do this thing! I have never been happier, healthier and confident about myself.....(<: