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Yes,

I heard a case of another women who was allergic, but it was the type of band she had. She was able to replace it for a diffrent model and she was fine. But if your allergic I think it has to be removed as soon as possible.

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The body can reject any prosthetic device. If you have a band and are suffering any reaction to it contact your surgeon ASAP.

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When the body rejects a prosthetic device it could do all manner of things.

Having done a little digging, it is rare but possible to have reactions to the materials in the band (much like people can be allergic to latex). Complications from allergic reaction can be extremely mild (like a rash) to extremely severe.

I guess the most reassuring part is you should know about allergic reactions pretty quickly.

The question thats in my mind now is "how has this question come up, were you informed you were alergic?"

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Okay this is how.... :-)

I was banded on the 26th of Novemeber,About a week into my bandland i started feeling strange aches and pain, but in my head it was all sugery related, I was able to eat just fine, no problems, at that point I had lost like 10 lbs, if that, Anyways one day the pain was really bad took a half of vicodin, and about an hour later pased out, just thought it was a bad reaction to the medication which I have taken before but hmm, then on december 23, i had an anaphylactic reaction to something.Those who dont know what anaphlactic means let me just say its a life or death situation, I couldn't breath, my blood preasure had dropped to 40/20 I was rushed to the hospital taken into the trauma room??? where they pumped me with medications tried to get my breathing and oxygyn levels up, as well as BP. They ran a ton of tests and the only thing they found was a kidney infection, so I had to follow up with an allergist to see what I could possibly be all of a sudden alergic to, they found nothing specific but the antibody that you build up for allergys were sky high. in the 900's shouldn't be over 80 yes eighty. So the big concern is an obvious allergic reaction but they cant find the cause. I have been sick ever since, light headed, weak, tired and the latest is a headache for three days straight, although doctors all know that I have the band no one has brought up the fact that something might be wrong or associated with it. Also since December I have lost 20lbs, and that is due to not being able to eat, IM STARVING but it hurts so bad to eat. The only thing right now they are doing is the barium swallow test to see why it hurts so bad. My thought is I wonder if I could be allergic to something in the band, so I was thinking if anyone knows or has heard of this it would be here!! Just checking to see if Id be an idiot to suggest to the doctor that maybe they should look into it, and if I was banded in mexico, would they want to wash there hands of me, and make me go back to Mexico to find this out, I just want to be better, and be happy with the weight loss, im tired of being sick!!!

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I would definately ask if it could be the band. It would at least set your mind at rest.

I'm sorry you are going through such a hard time. Please let us know what transpires.

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