Anyone Have A Stomach Virus Or Flu With Band?

[MOMIOF3CV 11]

Well, shool is in session and stomach virus is rampid. My kids are in elementary and to be more involved, I have joined the PTO.

Only thing is, I am at the school more and exposed to viruses. I am so worried about getting something and having to have Fluid removed from my band.

For those of you who have had a stomach virus or anything like it, please share how you got thru it.

[wallflower 188]

I'm curious about this too. My doc said if I ever have an illness with vomiting I'd have to have the Fluid removed from my band.

[donna12 742]

Hm, I've never been told this but then again I've never asked specifically but did ask what happens if I get sick and can't stop throwing up and he gave me a prescrip of Zofran to keep on hand and to also call him day or night. My surgeon is always on call 24/7.

[wallflower 188]

When the doc told me that, he was really pushing for me to get the sleeve or bypass and was trying to say how inconvenient a Lapband was.... Like how if I got sick I'd have to come in, then for fills, if I got pregnant, blah blah.....so I wondered if he was being dramatic.

[♕ajtexas♕ 3,771]

I get a flu shot every year and I keep anti nauseous meds on hand. If you do get a stomach virus call your doctor immediately so you can treat it. The last thing you want is to be vomiting.

[ElleG 394]

I get a flu shoot every year. I wash my hands a lot not for the band I always did and I keep hand sanitizer. I got sick and kept puking i could not even sip Water i puked i finally called the doc i met him at the hospital and he let some Fluid out he said i would have continued to puke the band was irritated do all you can to protect yourself. Good luck!

[Grider 92]

I do not think the band has to come out, I did have a 24 hr bug it hurt like heck, my stomach was swollen and i threw up all night- that was over 6 mo ago, I think removing Fluid be best, but, wish they would not charge so much for that saline!

[TexasDy 53]

It will hurt and you'll need to have a check up to either take Fluid out or just make sure the band didn't move.

The thing with vomiting is the stomache lurches an that can dislodge the band.

I just found out I'm expecting. My PA said if I throw up, come in for an unfill. Otherwise, I can keep all my Fluid until the 3rd trimester.

[Grider 92]

Had a 24 hr one few months ago- I was in distress, lots of pain, but by morning I was much better. Dr said my tummy was swollen so that band was extra tight! I was ok later but I suffered that night mostly dry heaves and thought the band was bye bye. All is well. I think depending how many ccs you have will determine how you can handle it- back then I was at 3cc so not too much restriction. Not sure Id do as good now as I feel tight eveyday now with 5.1 cc. HOPE i never get sick again...

[Baba Wawa 543]

I had a GI virus last September, vomited my sock off for 24 hrs. Had an Esophogram a couple of weeks later and band was fine.

Getting a Flu shot doesn't keep you from getting stomach "flu", it is for influenza which is an upper respiratory infection and doesn't cause vomiting, except in cases of very high fever.

If you have school aged kids, they're bringing viruses home daily and you could catch a nasty GI bug. Talk to your doctor about this to be sure you have the correct info. Anti emetics won't help unless given by suppository or IV since most who have this type of illness can't keep anything down.

The best defense is sanitizing phones, remotes, door knobs, etc as well as practicing good food prep safety. Most "stomach flu" is actually food born illness from cross contamination (veggies, fruits that won't be cooked coming into contact with raw meats or surfaces where raw meat has been prepared without proper cleaning and sanitizing). I'm very careful about eating out too. Having owned a restaurant (12 years of perfect health inspections) and managed 5 different Starbucks stores (also 100% perfect health inspections) I give any food establishment a good look before ordering.

[JanB23 23]

Oh my! I had a 24 hour stomach bug when on holiday in Hawaii. Threw up all night - well , went through the motions of throwing up, but very little ever came up. Stuck to fluids for 24 hours and was very careful for another 24 hours but then i was back to normal. Didn't think about getting checked out. I had 8.5ml in my 10ml band but wasn't at restriction. Might be a different story now I am at restriction/ a little tight, with 10ml in my band. Fingers crossed we will all stay well and non succumb to any nasty bugs.

[MOMIOF3CV 11]

JanB23...Ok, that just stinks, being sick while in Hawaii. So wrong.

I keep the nausea meds in my fridge and refill them when they expire. Anytime I think there is even a chance that my kids have something, I have it handy for myself.

On vacations, I tape it to the inside of our ice chest, just in case.

[ljqtinca 0]

I got the flu last Christmas and I was scared to death because I was throwing up every hour but nothing happened to my lap band

Doc said they r built to last now...

[amanda2008 0]

I think I have the flu now. It's awful. I started feeling terrible last night, very achy and gross. I was deathly afraid my band had slipped because the pain in my abdomen was so intense. It woke me up this morning around 4:30 a.m. I have a low-grade fever (99F) and chills also. I keep flashing from my face burning up to my teeth chattering.

I haven't had the stomach flu since I've had the band. I couldn't even keep down ginger ale at first. The vomiting is so painful and frightening - mostly it's dry heaves and then some Fluid and air/gas comes up.

I hope it's just a 24-hour thing. I have some baked Lays potato chips and that seems to be the only thing I can keep down. I also have some Percocet on hand that is helping with the pain, thankfully.

I'm mostly afraid of the vomiting. It's Sunday so I can't get any prescription anti-nausea drugs. I think I have some old ones from about three years ago that have expired. Do you think they would be effective anyway?

[donna12 742]

I think I have the flu now. It's awful. I started feeling terrible last night, very achy and gross. I was deathly afraid my band had slipped because the pain in my abdomen was so intense. It woke me up this morning around 4:30 a.m. I have a low-grade fever (99F) and chills also. I keep flashing from my face burning up to my teeth chattering.

I haven't had the stomach flu since I've had the band. I couldn't even keep down ginger ale at first. The vomiting is so painful and frightening - mostly it's dry heaves and then some Fluid and air/gas comes up.

I hope it's just a 24-hour thing. I have some baked Lays potato chips and that seems to be the only thing I can keep down. I also have some Percocet on hand that is helping with the pain, thankfully.

I'm mostly afraid of the vomiting. It's Sunday so I can't get any prescription anti-nausea drugs. I think I have some old ones from about three years ago that have expired. Do you think they would be effective anyway?

Amanda sorry you're sick. I would call a pharmacy and ask the pharmacist if it's ok to take your old prescription. In my opinion it just may have lost all its potency (sp?). Do you have someone that could get you some Dramamine for the meantime? My surgeon gave me a prescrip of Zofran to have on hand in case something like this ever happens so luckily I have some. Some pain meds can cause nausea. I hope you feel better soon. Def would call your dr in the morning. Thankfully mine is on call 24/7 365 days a yr, I think I could call him Christmas Eve and he would respond. )