Hello ladies. I know you all will be able to help if anyone can.

I am 18 weeks 4 days along. I currently have 6cc in my 10cc band ( have had it at 6cc since August of '10 ). During the day I can still eat and drink fine, no problems at all. HOWEVER, at night I am waking up literaly choking on reflux. I figure if this keeps up I will have aspiration pneumonia in no time at all. I have stopped eating and drinking after 7pm and that has not helped. Do you all think that I need to have some of my saline taken out? I dont understand why I am fine all day long with my band, but the nighttime is turning into a nightmare. Any ideas or suggestions?

Hello ladies. I know you all will be able to help if anyone can.

I am 18 weeks 4 days along. I currently have 6cc in my 10cc band ( have had it at 6cc since August of '10 ). During the day I can still eat and drink fine, no problems at all. HOWEVER, at night I am waking up literaly choking on reflux. I figure if this keeps up I will have aspiration pneumonia in no time at all. I have stopped eating and drinking after 7pm and that has not helped. Do you all think that I need to have some of my saline taken out? I dont understand why I am fine all day long with my band, but the nighttime is turning into a nightmare. Any ideas or suggestions?

Hi there..let me just start by saying ive been banded since Oct 2009. Ok so i had no problems with any reflux up until this yr and exactly like you i was fine throughout the day just at night i would wake up choking on acid reflux so I finally went to the doc and they removed some of the liquid in my band and for a week that seemed to go fine but then it was back again but this time it was much worse. I was not able to hold down anything at all. Everytime i tried to eat or drink i would have to go vomit it up. I knew this wasnt right so i called and made another appt to see the doc again well i live out of town so i had to make for a couple weeks away and i tried to make it til then but i just couldnt handle it any longer. I started feeling dehydrated so I ended driving 3 and 1/2 hrs away to go the ER where my doctor is so I could be seen by him or some one thats fimilar with the lap band because the town i live in now theres no doctor for me to see. So i get to the ER they start me on a IV right away and take some blood then they get word from my doctor to do an xray and a ct scan..well come to find out my band had slipped so they remove the saline completely and i tell ya i could feel the difference right away..man it felt soo good but I was starving and then they tell me that im on a liquid diet until i see my doctor in 10 days Well thankfully i only had to be on that diet for 2 days because it was the weekend when i went to the ER so that Monday the docs office called me and asked if i could come in the next day so i did. My doctor wanted to show me what had happened with my band and discuss the possibility of removing it if after 4 weeks the band doesnt go back into place. If it doesnt Im going to get the sleeve done. Thats what i originally wanted but insurance didnt cover it but now they do so thats the route im going to take but my suggestion to you is to make sure your band hasnt slipped because thats exactly what happened to me. Good luck to ya and i wish you the best.

Hello ladies. I know you all will be able to help if anyone can.

I am 18 weeks 4 days along. I currently have 6cc in my 10cc band ( have had it at 6cc since August of '10 ). During the day I can still eat and drink fine, no problems at all. HOWEVER, at night I am waking up literaly choking on reflux. I figure if this keeps up I will have aspiration pneumonia in no time at all. I have stopped eating and drinking after 7pm and that has not helped. Do you all think that I need to have some of my saline taken out? I dont understand why I am fine all day long with my band, but the nighttime is turning into a nightmare. Any ideas or suggestions?

I had that this past week and i have started taking OTC prilosec and it helped i have had a good night sleep since. i kept on choking n coughing up brownish mucus and it tasted very sour it was very gross. i even tried sleeping sitting up but it didnt help. I however am supposed to have my period today so may be pregnant but not sure. hope that helps

Hi again ladies. I appreciate you reponse. I think I am going to go get some saline taken out. I have been having a little success with OTC meds as well, but it still isnt quite cutting it. I am nervous to get some out because I am able to eat and drink now but have been maintaining my weight. I feel safe where I am at with weight and the nutrition standpoint for the baby, so my nerves are on edge about getting some out because of this reflux. :confused_smile: I am very fearful of my weight starting to climb after I do it, and I do not mean just baby weight, I am petrified of starting to add back the "extra". Anyone else going through this?

I'm not pregnant (yet - we're trying), but I do have awful night time reflux and like you, sleeping propped up is not helping. My mom is a GI nurse and told me to take twice the OTC Prilosec dose (once in the morning and once in the evening) to hold me over until I can get to the doctor to get a prescription. You need to get on a prescription strength acid reflux med. The OTC stuff is ok, but not nearly strong enough for what you're experiencing. Make sure you're on one that is pregnancy safe! I can't freakin' wait for my doctor's appointment, this gagging in the middle of the night is getting old!