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.

That does suck. Hopefully you will be feeling better soon.

That sucks! So what will happen next? Do they put it back in later or do you have to look into another WLS?

Yes, how did this happen and can they redo it with a new lapband?? Hang in there, I know you must be discouraged!

What is the connection between the airbubbles and the lapband?

Yes it is a bummer. According to the surgeon, the body cavity is a sealed unit and no air should be there unless some organ is leaking. The air was near my stomach so first thought was it must be the band or the port. They will go in with a camera and see what they find. If it is the band it will be removed and the docs assistant said she doubts they would ever use another band. If that is the case, I don't know what I will do at this time.

That is too bad So sorry you are going through this. Good luck tomorrow!

Stuigi... Wishing u the best of luck. Gang in there, things will work out. Best wishes.

I'm so sorry to hear of this. Hang in there and get well Hugs

I'm sorry this happened. Hope you're feeling better soon!

I'm so sorry to hear this I hope everything goes well with the doctors tomorrow and you get better very soon. Take Care.

Def keep us posted. I have been so encouraged by your posts and pray all goes well for u

I wish you the best.

I'm so sorry hun....good luck with the surgery. There is good news though...you've done great and lost what over 70 pounds? That is amazing and I think you will be able to loose the rest on your own if they take the band out. Best of luck to you.

Al the best. I am so sorry that this is happening to you.

Hope you get through this quickly and back to full health soon!

Take care