My dad had lap band in March of 2008 great results with weight loss but has always had throwing up problems. Recently over past few months developed a problem swallowing. Last Thursday he had a Brain Stem Stroke (minor) and is now lost any ability to swallow. When the surgeon went to put in the stomach peg it was unsuccesfull he was unable to scope past his esophagus. The had to go the alterate route and it was succesfull. The speach Therapist mentioned that Lap Band patients have developed swallowing problems and have had to have espophial dissolution. Obviously the stroke can also cause the problem I am wandering since he had trouble prior to the stroke if it is possible to be a side affect of the Lap Band. He is still in the hospital and has no other side affects that are major from the stroke. Sorry for my spelling and grammer. Any advise or feedback is apreciated.

Edited January 26, 201016 yr by holubmelinda
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WOW, I havent heard anything like that. My mom has Parkensons (I cant spell either) and she has trouble swallowing. My sister is a nurse in a nursing home and she said sometimes people will have a small brain bleed before they have an actual stroke that will cause minor sympoms that are major when they actually have the stroke. I hope he is doing better. Maybe if you know a nurse or doctor they can answer your questions better. Also there should be a list on the internet of actual side effects that were observed during the study of the lap band.