I have a serious bout of flu at the moment and am feeling very bad. I am coughing every 2 seconds, and sometimes I cough so much my port hurts. Is that anything to worry about? I have had almost no food for days, but this flu bug makes me feel like vomiting, and it is a strange feeling to try to vomit, and for nothing to come up, as there is nothing in my stomach. is the flu a problem for the band?

I can't speak for the coughing, but if your feeling nauseated or vomitting (or dry heaves) call your Doctor for medication...and if needed unfill your band. I just had a horrible experience with the Flu which landed me in the ER for 2 days on IV Phenergan, slipped band on the 3rd day...Emergency Surgery...and 3 days in the hospital after surgery. I didn't think my band could slip so far out, almost 18 months for me. Its just not worth having to go through something so traumatic. Hope you get feeling better soon!!

Hi, I was told by the nurse to eat something, and that the dry heaves are only dangerous when you have an empty stomach...