I was banded on January 30th. I have lost close to 40 lbs and was feeling great ... Until Monday. I started feeling very bloated and hadn't had a bm since last Saturday. Monday night I got the chills and muscle aches and thought I caught the flu. Long story short, the pains increased and I was sweating profusely. I called my surgeon and met with him this morning. He ordered an emergency cat scan and they found air bubbles in my chest cavity. Do not pass go, do not collect 200.00. Go directly to hospital room. Here I am in my hospital bed awaiting surgery for tomorrow morning where according to my surgeon the band will most likely be removed. Needless to say, I am bummed. I will post follow ups tomorrow.

Why does air bubbles cause the band to have to be removed? Never heard of this so I'm curious.

I was banded on January 30th. I have lost close to 40 lbs and was feeling great ... Until Monday. I started feeling very bloated and hadn't had a bm since last Saturday. Monday night I got the chills and muscle aches and thought I caught the flu. Long story short' date=' the pains increased and I was sweating profusely. I called my surgeon and met with him this morning. He ordered an emergency cat scan and they found air bubbles in my chest cavity. Do not pass go, do not collect 200.00. Go directly to hospital room. Here I am in my hospital bed awaiting surgery for tomorrow morning where according to my surgeon the band will most likely be removed. Needless to say, I am bummed. I will post follow ups tomorrow.[/quote']

Oh no, I have never heard if this before... I am so sorry... I hope everything goes ok and they can leave band in place.

sending good vibes your way...please let us know how you're doing...

Hi everyone. Thanks for all the well wishes and support. On Friday morning I was taken Into surgey and spent the whole day trying to get info on what happened in the or. All I was told was the band was removed. No other conversations took place. On Saturday my surgeon rushed through my room and said that I was a part of the 1 percent that the band doesn't work on. What does that exactly mean? Were my stomach walls too soft or was the band defetivce upon placement. I can only presume from the run around I am getting is that the one percent they speak of are surgeons screw ups.

Wow, incredible. Just glad you are here to share your story, with or without the band. Did the doc say you could possibly have another put in?

Oh wow..they would have to give me WAY more details than that! Something sounds fishey to me..I'd further investigate if I were you.

I do not understand air in the cardiac chamber when the diaphragm separates that area I would really check into how the band allowed air to get somewhere that the band was not suppose to be??? Look up anatomy the two chambers do not connect? B

You are right Jen. I want many more answers and also have many more questions.

Twi, the air got there because the band eroded through my stomach wall creating a hole.

Questions I have asked and were just not answered or waved off were,

is my stomach wall that weak that the band could create a hole in in in such a short time. Or

Was the band defective and caused the erosion.

The answers I was given was that I am a part of the 1 percent that have failures.. to me it is way too short of a time for a band to erode my stomach wall unless something was done wrong during the surgery. I'm having a hard time dealing with this .

I'm glad your surgery is over and I wish you a speedy recovery! I am sorry this is all happening to you.

I'm so sorry this happened to you. Feel better soon, and I hope you get the answers that you need.

I am glad you are no longer in pain and all the best in your recovery.

I've never heard of this before sounds like surgeon cut into chest cavity to me but proveing it would be hard to do