so I've been having pain and nausea/reflux after I eat for about the last month. I go to the doctor, and they remove all the Fluid from my band to see if my stomach/band will settle down.

10 days later I'm still symptomatic so they order an Upper GI.

During the upper GI the barium isn't flowing through my stomach like it should and I can see on their faces that something is "odd".

After she is done she says that she thinks my stomach has flipped over. I ask if she means that my band slipped, and she said "no, your stomach is flipped up side down". She has the radioligist read the xray and he confirms it.

WTH?!

Has anyone ever heard of this?? I have NO idea what is to come. My doctor didn't call me and he is on his way out of town for a seminar this next week. So, it can't be emergent.

WTH?

Did I do something wrong? Why did this happened?

There is no obstruction, so that is a really good thing.

What will happen? Does it go back to how it's supposed to be?

Do I need surgery? and most importantly

WILL I HAVE TO HAVE MY BAND REMOVED?! :-(

I am just very thankful that this forum is here for me to be able to talk to other people about things that my "unbanded" friends wouldn't understand.

I don't want to scare anyone and discourage them from getting banded, but I think it's important for anyone considering the band to know everything about it and possible complications. I don't think anyone on here would not agree with that.

I'm sure we all did a huge amount of research and soul searching when we made the decision to be banded.

I never in a million years would have thought this would or could happen....I've never even heard of this before my UGI. I have learned so much in the last week.

I am eating only mushie foods and Protein smoothies because I don't want anything to happen and end up with an obstruction before my doctor is back in town.

I appreciate all the comments, and in my honest opinion I don't think anyone was curt.

My take away from this is that people were concerned. Thank you for that.

Had my EGD done on monday and it showed everything just as the doctors thought. No blockage, but a definate "J" below my band. Food moving very slow through my stomach, that is why I am having pain and nausea. Dovtor wanted to start me on raglen, but due to other meds I tKe, that is not an option.

May have to go for injections on my stomach to help food pass, or surgery to release the adhesions.