I had my last refill oct 2010. Beging having heart burn in marc, my surgeon prescribed prilosec 40mg. In June, I beggan waking up at night w/ discharge coming out of my nose & mouth.. Went to my pcp & got diagnosed w/ acute allergic reaction. Got whole bunch of meds & still was having the same problem.

Got admitted in august 2 days w/ pneumonia. I still continued with the same problem.. It affected my sinus, throat & lungs.. I finally went to an ENT who discovered this is all due to escessive acid reflux.. He has me on antibotics, stronger acid reflux meds, inhaler & steroids..

I'm waiting for my surgeon to call me to see if I need my band to be checked..so, if any one is having thsese symptoms, dont ignored them, like I did for so long..see your surgeon!!!!

I had my last refill oct 2010. Beging having heart burn in marc, my surgeon prescribed prilosec 40mg. In June, I beggan waking up at night w/ discharge coming out of my nose & mouth.. Went to my pcp & got diagnosed w/ acute allergic reaction. Got whole bunch of meds & still was having the same problem.

Got admitted in august 2 days w/ pneumonia. I still continued with the same problem.. It affected my sinus, throat & lungs.. I finally went to an ENT who discovered this is all due to escessive acid reflux.. He has me on antibotics, stronger acid reflux meds, inhaler & steroids..

I'm waiting for my surgeon to call me to see if I need my band to be checked..so, if any one is having thsese symptoms, dont ignored them, like I did for so long..see your surgeon!!!!

Thank you for your post. I am having the same problems. I am awakened at night with Fluid in my mouth or coming from my nose. I have to cough to clear it up and it is a pain to deal with. I have not had a fill in over 2 years so this condition is hard to figure out.

Guys with these symptoms must see a surgeon and possibly need some fixing.

I think many of us have had this problem. I was warned by a former bander that the band caused fungus to grow in her lungs. Here's what I've learrned through trail and error.......don't eat a heavy meal after 7 pm. This may be really hard for most folks, but after my 3rd bout of pneunomia in 1 year I learned, again, how to change my life style to fit my band. I don't want to remove my band or decrease the amount of Fluid in my band. I don't have any problems with acid reflux or heartburn during the day - only if I eat and lay down within 1-3 hours after eating a big meal - and by big, I mean half of a jr. burger with the top bun removed and 10 french fries.

So, I have my biggest or heavest meal at lunch and just a light salad and yogurt for dinner.

Anyone else find something that works for them? I'd love to hear any suggestions!

I think many of us have had this problem. I was warned by a former bander that the band caused fungus to grow in her lungs. Here's what I've learrned through trail and error.......don't eat a heavy meal after 7 pm. This may be really hard for most folks, but after my 3rd bout of pneunomia in 1 year I learned, again, how to change my life style to fit my band. I don't want to remove my band or decrease the amount of Fluid in my band. I don't have any problems with acid reflux or heartburn during the day - only if I eat and lay down within 1-3 hours after eating a big meal - and by big, I mean half of a jr. burger with the top bun removed and 10 french fries.

So, I have my biggest or heavest meal at lunch and just a light salad and yogurt for dinner.

Anyone else find something that works for them? I'd love to hear any suggestions!

Howdybooth,

I have stop eating by 6pm & go to bed @ 10-11. I still get reflux when I try to go to sleep. I have an appointment with my surgeon on Wed. It's a nightmare.. I don't want to remove my band either but, if he has to remove fliud so, that I don't get any more teflux, am up for it!! I want to be able to sleep w/o stuff coming out of my nose & mouth.. Thanks for your information.

Howdybooth,

I have stop eating by 6pm & go to bed @ 10-11. I still get reflux when I try to go to sleep. I have an appointment with my surgeon on Wed. It's a nightmare.. I don't want to remove my band either but, if he has to remove fliud so, that I don't get any more teflux, am up for it!! I want to be able to sleep w/o stuff coming out of my nose & mouth.. Thanks for your information.

I did have 1/2 a cc removed in Jan 2011 and another 1/2 in March and no more problems. But I had gotten carless and last week i went back and had 1/2 a cc put back in and bang - acid reflux and today - pneunomia! I always have to learn the hard way! LOL

So, maybe removing some of youe Fluid will help stop the cycle. My GP today told me he could give a an acid reducer, but that it wouldn't really stop the reflux, just the amount of buring acid. The problem with that is you need the acid to control the bacteria - catch 22! Less acid, but still a great chance of reflux and a bigger chance of bacterial pneunomia! I'll work through this some how. My friend lost 186 lbs with the band and her band is 5 years old (she had the surgery in Mexico). It recently developed a leak at the port and she went back to Mexico to have it fixed, but in the mean time, she has gained 50 pounds in about 4-5 months! So this band is never coming out of my body!

Please let me know how you progress through this!

I did have 1/2 a cc removed in Jan 2011 and another 1/2 in March and no more problems. But I had gotten carless and last week i went back and had 1/2 a cc put back in and bang - acid reflux and today - pneunomia! I always have to learn the hard way! LOL

So, maybe removing some of youe Fluid will help stop the cycle. My GP today told me he could give a an acid reducer, but that it wouldn't really stop the reflux, just the amount of buring acid. The problem with that is you need the acid to control the bacteria - catch 22! Less acid, but still a great chance of reflux and a bigger chance of bacterial pneunomia! I'll work through this some how. My friend lost 186 lbs with the band and her band is 5 years old (she had the surgery in Mexico). It recently developed a leak at the port and she went back to Mexico to have it fixed, but in the mean time, she has gained 50 pounds in about 4-5 months! So this band is never coming out of my body!

Please let me know how you progress through this!

Hi Howdybooth,

I went to my surgeon today and he removed 2cc. I was at 9. He wants to see my in six weeks to start adding it back. He wants my esophagus to heal from the acid reflux.. I hope this will help me sleep at night :-)

I'm going to the doc tomorrow to have some fluid removed. I have struggled with this for months. I did the same thing last year and had 1 cc taken out and it solved the problem. I didn't have a refill, so I don't know why I started with the heartburn and reflux... I'm stressing about the lack of restriction and then forced myself to suffer with this dang reflux...but I need to get it fixed. And I need to eat right so I don't gain more.

Hi Sula, wow, so you got acid reflux again w/o having a fill. OMG, so that means, I could have it again. This is very disappointing; I had a real bad time when I had it. I feel much better now that I had 2cc removed. I don't know if & when am going back to get a refill. If I have to go through acid reflux again, then I don't want refills. Good luck tomorrow, hope you feel better.

My acid reflux is frustrating. It doesn't bother me for a couple of weeks and then it comes on for a couple of days, waking me up in the middle of the night.

I have had this problem too. You need to get an unfill ASAP! Coughing up fluid from your lungs is a very bad sign of being too tight. Stress can cause swelling around your band and make a perfect fill into a miserable situation. Get an unfill, wait for the swelling to go down and refill tiny bits at a time, that is the only thing that worked for me.

Yes, I did have 2cc removed a couple of weeks ago & the reflux is gone. I still feel heart burn sometimes but, I feel 100% better. I will have refills done slowly like you adviced. I don't want to go through what I went through this past summer. Thank you.

have you had any of the fill removed? That will help you. It helped me a lot :-) good luck!

I have not had any Fluid removed. Acid reflux for me comes and goes. I have to figure out how to control it and what the real reason is.

Jon H.

have you had any of the fill removed? That will help you. It helped me a lot :-) good luck!