Slippage and erosion

[Emilie1 3]

Hi, I was banded two years ago....I was diagnosed as slipped in June of 2010. My Dr. wanted to do a revision as soon as possible, but I did not want to be out of commission for the summer.....I now do not have the money or the time.....I am planning to wait till March...

My question is how do I tell when my band has gone from just being a slip to being eroded? I can eat about the same way I could with my fills....I still get stuck occasionally and go back on liquids till all pain passes plus two or three meals....

Any information would be great. Thanks...........

[donali 57]

Hi -

I am assuming that your doc removed all the Fluid in your band? That's usually the first step in a slip, with hopes that the slip will correct itself. Erosions generally are asymptomatic until there is no restriction whatsoever. I was 40% eroded and felt no differently from the day I got my band - no pain, no loss of restriction, nothing. I don't know the stats between a slip becoming an erosion, but I have not heard of any correlations there. Erosions can only be reliably diagnosed by endoscopy.

Good luck!\

Donali

Banded 1/23/03, debanded 7/04 due to 40% erosion

VSG 8/14/09