I was banded on jan, 7th and ever since then been in excrutiating pain .... in the er 3 times last nights visit confirmed free fliud in my abdomen im in sooooo much pain begining to have regrets .... they are not saying if its from the band or the hernia repair i am assuming its from the repair because the band has no fluid in it..... has anyone had this happen I am soooo scared and dont know what to do noone knows I had the band put in so I have noone to vent to if anyone has any info that would help me I would love to hear it.....thank you for reading and responding

Sorry to hear you are having such a problem. I hope they are getting it resolved now. I have not heard of it happening. Let us know what they do to help you.

Wishing you the best!

Haven't heard of this happening. Hope you are better. Let us know what they decide and do.

So where is the fluid coming from and what kind of fluid is it. I think we need more information. I for one would like to know. As I have had many problems and surgeries. So do tell???:cursing:

No, the fluid's not from the band; the amount from even a full band would not be significant enough to show up.

Are they looking closely at your gall bladder and liver function? Your pancreas?

Gall bladder disease can be triggered by weight loss; it's not something that can be pinned on the band, per se, but rather on the changes in your body. It's FAR better to say goodbye to a diseased gall bladder than to hold on to the weight, though---as miserable as the process leading up to cholecystectomy is.

I hope you get good answers soon, and are quickly on your way to recovery.

It may be time to let someone you trust in on your decision since you are having some trouble. You may need someone who can be there for you should this get worse. It sound pretty bad already if you have been to the ER three times. Hope all goes well.

My wife is experiencing the same issues and her gall bladder is already removed. The doctors are not sure of the cause and doing blood work and samples of the fluid for the labs.