I was banded in November 2007. I found out on Friday that my band has slipped down. My doctor recommended that I have all of the saline removed from my band and be on a liquid diet for 3 weeks to reduce the swelling and hope that my band will slip back into place.

I'm concerned about my band. What if this doesn't work? Will they remove my band completely or just do surgery to put it back into place?

Has anyone else gone through this? What is the success rate of this?

I know these are questions I should have asked my doctor, but I didn't think of them at the time and when I called her assistant, she was not very helpful.

thanks for sharing your experiences with me.

I was reading some professional studies earlier today, researching before my own surgery. I believe that I read that approximately 1/2 of those bands that have slipped, can be coaxed back into place by removing the fluid and allowing the swelling to subside......the other half require some kind of surgical intervention.

i just had mine surgically fixed, it slipped last night from a stuck episode that had me throwing up to much =(

I hope everything is ok Melissa. I went in yesterday regarding some stomach pain I was feeling. My Dr. did another Esophogram and found that my band has moved back into place! I can't tell you how relieved I was. My stomach is still hurting, but it may be gas pains from these Protein shakes I've been drinking (for the last 2 weeks). I've been taking Gas-x tabs with a little success.

Thanks!

~Katy

I hope everything is ok Melissa. I went in yesterday regarding some stomach pain I was feeling. My Dr. did another Esophogram and found that my band has moved back into place! I can't tell you how relieved I was. My stomach is still hurting, but it may be gas pains from these Protein shakes I've been drinking (for the last 2 weeks). I've been taking Gas-x tabs with a little success.

Thanks!

~Katy

SO good to hear yours mended its self !!! I kinda think mine could have if i stoped thowing up, my surgeon had me go right to the hospital last night at 10:00 after he met me at the office to take out all my liquid, to give me some pain meds and ge me relaxed , and hopefully it would fix itself with w unfill, but nope =(

Im really glad to hear yours fixed itself, i would not wish what i went through yesterdy on my worst enemy, lol it was such pain.

but now off to recovery and hope this nevers happens again !!! I have had not stuck episodes b4 yesterday, have you?

I've had my band for 4 years and have not had any problems ever. I just kept getting horrible heartburn and after one night of waking up at 2 AM vomiting food that I ate at 7 the night before, I knew there was a problem, so I went it. I'm really glad I did.

I hope you have a quick recovery!

~KAty

I am having my surgery on July 15 2011 and I reading these forums and seeing a lot of people throwing up. What causes the band to slip and the vomiting to start.

My band slipped BECAUSE I vomited. I had a REALLY bad prolapse, so painful... Then it happened again. My tech who is very very experienced says once you have a prolapse, it is likely you will have another. It will just keep on happening. My band feels like it moves around. I can't afford to keep going in for fills/unfills. No insurance, no money... I was told that your supposed to keep yourself from vomiting... Really? go the rest of your life without throwing up? What about a stomach bug, drinking too much, motion sickness, food poisoning... its that realistic? I think not.