Hi all... I had my band in January 2010. They found hiatal hernia and repaired in surgery... was taking heart burn meds before. Stopped all meds after surgery and have lost 70 pounds. Was up to 4 1/2 cc's in band. About 2 months ago.. had band emptied as was having problems swallowing, and throwing up. About2 weeks later had endoscopy and barium swallow... showed no slipage, everything normal. Did alittle better... now for last month having really bad reflux... mainly at night... even to the point of aspirating... congested cough then half the day... some throwing up...I am also back on prilosec twice a day. I have a dr apt tomorrow and am gonna ask them to remove the band. I haven't slept much for a month... so tired of feeling sick and tired. Has anybody had such problems??

Those are the same sx I have had. I am new to this site and do not have a Dr anymore. I believe my band has slipped also, but this has not been confirmed. Unfortunately, I had my band unfilled and now have gained most of my weight back. Please let me know what you find out. I am searching for a great Surgeon/Gastro Dr and then I will look into what to do next. Now that it is empty I do not have any problems with the horrible reflux and aspirating, but now I am gaining weight which terrifies me.

I will let you know how tomorrow goes. My band has been empty for about 2 months... i keep having good and bad spells... i just want it out! I have kept loosing because i can't hardly eat. So discouraging. The no sleeping on top of it is pushing me over the edge. I have to be to work soon, and am tired and hungry. ugh!

hi - I see it has been a while since your post but I am hoping you will see this. I am curious about what has happened with you. I have been having problems as well (banded 2/3/10). I have had the endoscope, upper gi and everything "looked normal". I have been have burning pain in my stomach. My GI doc says it is reflux even though it does not come up my throat (thank goodness - I am sure that is NOT FUN). I get this pain as soon as I eat and it can last a hours or minutes. Just constant burn and stomach gurgling. I was getting better, went for a fill and it started all over. I got an unfill but I am still suffering. Please let me know if this sounds familiar. DId you have your band removed? If so, did your symptoms improve? If I decide to have mine removed I will have to pay and I paid $18,000 already to put this thing in. Now honestly, when I feel like this, I regret it. I would rather be fat and happy then thinner but so miserable I can't function. Thanks for any reply