Today is my 11th day post-op and tonight as I sit here to watch tv all of a sudden I'll get a sharp pain in my chest that lasts about 5-10 seconds then goes away and comes back maybe anywhere from 5 mins to 30 mins afterwards again. Or if I take a small sip of Water about 3-4 seoncds later it's the same exact pain...Almost like a bad heartburn feeling? Anyone else go thru this, my fear is a slip but I have no idea...it just comes & goes it is not a constant pain.

Thanks,

Robin

I was banded on 1-22-10 and I have had this same thing happen to me. Mine did not go away and it got worse about 2 weeks after being banded and I had to end up going into the Drs office and they had to remove all the fluid in my band till my first fill. I guess during surgery my surgeon flushes the band and leaves some saline in it. You may want to call your Dr and tell him whats going on and he may have you come in like mine did and remove the saline. I guess some Drs leave it in the band and some remove it so its best to call the Dr. Mine had gotten to the point where I was extremely tired and ended up sick with dry heavings so don't let yours get thats bad. You are better off to have the saline removed and heal properly. I had my first fill on 2-23-10 and they put back all the saline that they took out and so far I am doing good and can feel restriction. I also though the band slipped or something major was going on but once the saline was removed it felt like heaven. I hope I helped you a little but I know the feeling your talking about and I just wanted to let you know its nothing major and can be fixed with a quick little saline removal. Let me know what happens..Mindi