What are the symptoms of a slipped band from the people who have had one what would be the feelings you have in your body. thanks

Hi,

I also have had a band slip. The foremost symptom is esophageal reflux which is manifested by burning indigestion. Hope this helps.

Madonna:)

Hi, I had a slipped band a year and a half after my surgery. At first it hurt to eat so I backed off to liquids. Then it hurt to drink. I got in touch with my surgeon and he took the fluid out. It helped for a while. It got to the point I couldn't even swallow my spit. I had to have surgery the following morning. Once the slip was fixed, my pain was gone. I felt great. I was back to work in a week. I haven't had a problem since. I am also listening to my body closer to recognize fullness. Hope this helps. Mona:)

My band hasn't slipped (oh, thank you, God!), but I know several bandsters who have had this happen. Oddly enough, some of them found that they could not swallow their own spit, and others said they suddenly lost restriction and could eat anything, in almost unlimited amounts.

I have been told that a too-tight band is the number one culprit - that and over-eating. This makes me very nervous, as I keep my band pretty tight. I don't over-eat, however. My band is very sensitive to that and if I have two bites too many, it makes me give them back.

While my soap box is handy, let me also say that if you keep your band tight, you need to be prepared to take some anti-reflux precautions. Have dinner reasonably early and don't eat afterward. Start drinking Water about 8PM to rinse out your pouch, and drink it until an hour or so before bed. Take an antacid (such as Priolosec OTC) every day and if all of this doesn't prevent the dreaded reflux, go immediately for an unfill. Reflux can cause aspiration pneumonia, a particularly nasty form of bacterial pneumonia that can be fatal.

For me, it was reflux, lack of restriction (an odd combination, maybe), and pain with every bite of food I ate.

I'm not sure what it was for me... Reflux was my first symptom. I didn't overeat (but I did eat too fast sometimes) and I definitely wasn't overfilled (.4cc's in a 4cc band when I slipped). I had fluctuating restriction (tight in morning, loose at night) and pain for a few hours a day gradually changing into pain all day over the course of about a week. It all happened very quickly.

I'm not sure I had any symptoms, but I do know I was over-filled when I actually began having symptoms. Which came first.. I'm not sure. According to my films, one doc said I had a slippage BEFORE the fill that was too tight.