I was banded and had a hiatal hernia repair on 2/11/10. I had been feeling horrible, I could not hold down and fluid and was throwing up everything I ate. I had not had any fluid in about 2 days so I finally went to the ER. I had a upper GI done and it showed that only a very tiny amount of fluid was passing through the band, the rest was staying my esophagus and that is why it would come back up. Wait until you hear this..........The doctor finally figured out that there was an error when placing the band and someone left 2cc's of fluid inside the band, so with the 2cc restriction and the stomach swelling fluid was not able to pass throught the band. The doctor pulled out 2cc's of fluid and immediatly I was able to keep down a glass of water, I feel so much better. I really thought I had made a big mistake the last couple of days. The doctor said that when placing the band they are suppose to make sure that they remove all fluid before placing, someone did not do their job, I don't know if it was the doctor, or if it was one of his techs.

Oh my goodness. Good call on your part to get to the doc. Glad it was something they could fix.

i am so glad you are alright!

Some docs leave a small fill in on purpose...if that was the case you should have been told. I am glad you are feeling better now.

Mimi

I had 2cc in my 14cc band.

Sorry it was causing you so much difficulty.

I had the same thing happen to me..your story sounds just like mine did. i know the feeling and it was horrible and as soon as the fluid was removed it was like heaven!! Enjoy your freedom now with no restriction!! I am going in on Feb23rd for my first fill and looking so forward to it.

Some dr's purposely leave some saline in the band, as a jumpstart. Some people it works for, some it does not. Sorry it didn't work for you.

So sorry to hear about your issue. I had 3.5 cc in my band at surgery and haven't had any problems. I didn't find out I had that until I went for my first adjustment last week. I got 1.5 added so now I am at 5.

I wonder how they determine how much to put initially? Obviously, it didn't work for you, but seemed just right for me.