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slipped band???????


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Guest raslburch

Hi everyone this is my first time posting!!

I go to the Doctor Dec. 8th to see whats going on with my band.

I think I have a leak in my port or tubing.

The Doctor says It could be a leak or slippage.

My last fill was Oct. 14th. I had great restriction until Nov. 11th. It was all of a sudden gone. No pain, no acid reflux. Just no restriction.

I think this is what happened to me in July also.

What are the signs of a leak?

What are the signs of a slip?

Staci

banded July 1, 2004

278/216/160

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A sudden lack of restriction can be lots of things - from what I have read here. It could just be that your stress level has changed or you are on your period.

Do get it checked - but don't panic. Hopefully, some of the experienced bandsters will chime in.

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I just had the same problem happen, I could only get down like half of a grilled chicken sandwich at most in any meal and now its like the difference from one day to another. I still have restriction, but nothing like it was. I was able to eat an entire grilled chicken sandwich for lunch. This has been going on since Thanksgiving day when I surprised myself by getting down all sorts of things I haven't been able to eat since my last fill on Oct 3rd, like a roll. I have had no other problems like reflux or pain. I have lost 22 pounds since my last fill so I wonder if We have just lost some fat around our stomachs and the band has loosend? I just can't imagine it would be so night and day after 1 day. Let me know what your doc says please, because I won't have time off until after the new year for my endo.

Thansk, kim

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I have a leak... I have NO restriction. And the last time I went in for a fill I was sure I had 2.2ccs but he only took out 1.4cc then he poked and poked I could hear it grind on the port.. anyway... he put in a full 3ccs nothing... he put another 3ccs nothing... he pulled out .5ccs opps.... a leak... thats how i knew

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Guest raslburch

Thanks everyone for your help!

I guess I'm just worried about slippage.

I know Its not that time of the month thing because Ive had NO restriction for a month now.

I hope it's fat that would be nice!!

I will just think positive!

Thanks again for your help!!

Staci

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the same day of surgery i felt like a pill was stuck in my chest...i felt this was until day 6.....today is day 7 & im really not feeling much of anything ........could this be my liquid diet...it doesnt fill me up & my swelling might have gone down ...or maybe there could be something wrong at this early stage?????????

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