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So I've read alot about slippage and what causes it and how it is fixed or removed. But what are the symptoms of a slipped band? How do you know if it has slipped?

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Vomiting, unable to keep any sort of food down including liquids, acid reflux, sudden loss of restriction, etc.

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Thanks Rev. Just curious. Sometimes its hard to know what is normal and what is not!

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Thanks Rev. Just curious. Sometimes its hard to know what is normal and what is not!

I know exactly what you're talking about. I keep getting paranoid that my band will slip. I really feel like it'll happen. And with every weird feeling or sudden tightness, it crosses my mind.

I don't vomit regularly, but I went through a few days in a row of repeated vomiting after getting a fill that was too tight a couple of months ago. I kept getting things painfully stuck. food would get stuck even when I kept to mushies and Soup. And I couldn't get a defill until about 4 days after I called to make an appointment. I was already worried about getting a slip before this because I had a hiatal hernia repair during surgery and I think I'm genetically prone to hiatal hernias (my mom and grandma had it, although neither of them are overweight). Supposedly, the hernia can increase the risk of a slip, and I don't see why I couldn't develop the hernia again.

The idea of a slip worries me so much because I'm self-pay. I don't think I would want my parents to pay thousands more than they already have in order to fix the slipped band. So, I'd be SOL for a replacement band, and it would waste the $16000 that was paid for the first. I almost feel like there should be a refund if this product stops working so soon after purchase (or more likely, a free repair)! It's just "tough luck" for us self-payers as it is.

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I know exactly what you're talking about. I keep getting paranoid that my band will slip. I really feel like it'll happen. And with every weird feeling or sudden tightness, it crosses my mind.

Keep in mind that a slip usually takes a lengthy time period of vomitting, over-tightness, PBs, etc. I wouldn't worry so much. Do you worry each time you go drive somewhere that the car you paid for will get in an accident? :) Just do your best, follow the rules and you'll be fine!

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I'm in the same self-pay boat! It adds a little extra anxiety about slippage!

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