I have been banded for just over 2 years. Went in for a fill on Thursday and my pouch was bigger than it should have been but the band was tight. I have been able to eat bread for the last month which was odd and so I thought a fill was in order. The doctor said I had band slippage. So, the decision was made to pull all 6 cc's out for two weeks to see if gravity takes hold and pulls the stomach down through the band to make the pouch smaller again and then begin filling again, basically repositioning the band without surgery.

Has anyone else experienced this situation and if so, is this the process? If this does not work, then what should the next step be? Thank you in advance for your advice.

I have been banded for just over 2 years. Went in for a fill on Thursday and my pouch was bigger than it should have been but the band was tight. I have been able to eat bread for the last month which was odd and so I thought a fill was in order. The doctor said I had band slippage. So, the decision was made to pull all 6 cc's out for two weeks to see if gravity takes hold and pulls the stomach down through the band to make the pouch smaller again and then begin filling again, basically repositioning the band without surgery.

Has anyone else experienced this situation and if so, is this the process? If this does not work, then what should the next step be? Thank you in advance for your advice.

I am 5 days post op, What causes your band to slip, I am so worried that this will happen to me, I try to do what I am told, but sometimes I'll drink too mush too fast, and I have so mush pain in my chest from it.. could this cause my bad to slip

I have heard that this fixes the problem most of the time.Good luck

I do not know what causes the band to slip. Drinking too much too fast will hurt like hell. You will learn what works and what does not work. I am shocked that after two years of being banded that mine slipped. I will post more as I go through this experience.

I do not know what causes the band to slip. Drinking too much too fast will hurt like hell. You will learn what works and what does not work. I am shocked that after two years of being banded that mine slipped. I will post more as I go through this experience.

Thank you sooooo much for the post, Freebird! Knowledge is power. I appreciate your willingness to share. I am two years post-op, also.

Okay, four more days until I find out if deflating the band did what it was supposed to do. I enjoyed the "freedom" of eating the first couple of days but it really is not that enjoyable any more. I find myself sticking to the things I eat when my band is at optimal fullness which is a good thing in this situation. I do miss the assistance the band gives me and can't wait to hopefully start getting it filled again.

Woohoo!!! Deflating my band worked. I actually received 4 cc's back in today. The deflation got my band to adjust to the position that it should be in and so no surgical revision is needed. Back on liquids and mushies for a bit, but I do not mind.

Yay!!! Thanks for the update, glad the unfill worked!

How did they know the band had slipped? Was there any pain or anything that went with the slippage? Thanks for any info.

So glad the unfill worked successfully for you. Keep us posted on how you are doing.

Good luck

Well I was also told today after several struggles with not being able to eat and losing to much weight that my band has slipped. I am not happy with this because this has been the only way I was able to loose the 90 lbs and i do not want to gain it back, So now I will have to have my band removed on Tuesday I am so dissappointed. This started back in April when i wasnt able to eat and was vomiting I went to have some fluid took out and then progressivly was still unable to eat maybe a few bites at a time so the moral of the story be careful if you have prob get them addressed I tryed

Well I was also told today after several struggles with not being able to eat and losing to much weight that my band has slipped. I am not happy with this because this has been the only way I was able to loose the 90 lbs and i do not want to gain it back, So now I will have to have my band removed on Tuesday I am so dissappointed. This started back in April when i wasnt able to eat and was vomiting I went to have some Fluid took out and then progressivly was still unable to eat maybe a few bites at a time so the moral of the story be careful if you have prob get them addressed I tryed

Hi Lynnkat03:

I had a slip too. Mine started sometime in April. It was a mild slip, but it was stubborn and wouldn't move back. I started gaining weight and flipping out. I had a revision to the more current Alergan band on 7/20. So glad I did it.

Can't your doctor replace yours instead of just taking it out?

Best wishes to you.

Sue

Weel he said it is a large slip and it will prob have to be removed i can have it put back in 3 months possible i dont know very unhappy at this time not sure what will happen i had to pay a large amt for this band to begin with so not sure is i will have to pay again or not we will see thanks for talk ing with me needed to vent about this

kathy