Has anyone had an abnormal GI. The tech. asked if I usually took a long time digesting my food. I am so worried that I might have something wrong that will prevent me from getting the surgery. He said the liquid I drank was taking a long time to empty. Please share any upper GI experiences.

Has anyone had an abnormal GI. The tech. asked if I usually took a long time digesting my food. I am so worried that I might have something wrong that will prevent me from getting the surgery. He said the liquid I drank was taking a long time to empty. Please share any upper GI experiences.

OMG this is me, too. I call it my "refluxiness" but I can be a VERY slow digester in general and also worry I have some underlying problem that will cause the doctor to refuse me as a candidate.

In myself, I suspect a prolapse or hiatal hernia, and I have seen people who have been banded say those conditions were caught and surgically corrected DURING their banding surgery.

All I can tell you from my viewpoint is I have decided to give my doctor full disclosure, because if we are bad candidates or have underlying problems to deal with first, it's better to be up front about that than to have an awful and unsuccessful experience with the band, only to then have it removed via more surgery.

I will cross my fingers for you that all will be well and you will be given the green light for your band.

I havent gone in for my initial dr's appt yet. What sort of testing should I be looking forward too?

It all depends on whether or not you will be self pay or going through your insurance. I will ge self pay, and they only requested an Upper GI because I suffer from acid reflux. They found a heital hernia, but I am not worried about that because I know it can be repaired during surgery. I am worried about havign a prolapse. I don't even know exactly what that means. Have you heard of people having the lap band done even with a prolapse? I would really appreciate any info. you have. I am going crazy over here. I really hope I can have the surgery.