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I got my band on Nov 29, 2010 and to date have lost 80 pounds. I have not had a fill yet. Two days I got I had an episode with food where I got the feeling of food stuck and I started "slimming" spitting up, food and was really uncomfortable then I really wretched and my stomach has been bothering me since, it's acutually sore as if bruised. Just wondering if possible that the band could have slipped? I am on Nexium so I don't get heartburn, been on it forever, great stuff.

Thanks for the info

Andy

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Sometimes your stomach can really swell up from a "stuck" episode.

Can you drink liquids ok without it coming back up? Can you eat without it coming back up. If you can drink and eat and keep it donw, you probably did not have slippage.

I have had one or two stuck episodes where my stomach just was not right for a few days.

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Sometimes your stomach can really swell up from a "stuck" episode.

Can you drink liquids ok without it coming back up? Can you eat without it coming back up. If you can drink and eat and keep it donw, you probably did not have slippage.

I have had one or two stuck episodes where my stomach just was not right for a few days.

Thanks for the info. I can eat and drink and keep it down.

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I got my band on Nov 29, 2010 and to date have lost 80 pounds. I have not had a fill yet. Two days I got I had an episode with food where I got the feeling of food stuck and I started "slimming" spitting up, food and was really uncomfortable then I really wretched and my stomach has been bothering me since, it's acutually sore as if bruised. Just wondering if possible that the band could have slipped? I am on Nexium so I don't get heartburn, been on it forever, great stuff.

Thanks for the info

Andy

Pocono59: I'm scheduled for surgery August 15th and I'm trying to learn as much as possible. In reading your post, how is it that you've been able to loose 80lbs without any fills. I was under the impression the only way to loose weight is by having the band filled. Is that not the case? :unsure:

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Sometimes an unfilled band can give you enough restriction. There are some lucky people who never have a fill.

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Pocono59: I'm scheduled for surgery August 15th and I'm trying to learn as much as possible. In reading your post, how is it that you've been able to loose 80lbs without any fills. I was under the impression the only way to loose weight is by having the band filled. Is that not the case? :unsure:

When they put the band on it is put on empty for the first several weeks. Even empty it does restrict how much you can eat. If you are losing weight at your 2 or 3 week check up they say let see how it goes for another 3 weeks and so on.

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