Has anyone had an experience with the flu after being banded? I have come down the flu and find it extremely hard to throw up. Which is a good thing to some. BUt when you stomach hurts this bad sometimes vomiting helps. I feel like i violently try to throw up and might slip my band. Has this ever happened? I am two months post op. Everything should be healed by now right?

Call your doc. They can prescribe liquid anti-nausea medications such as Phenergren that wouldn't hurt to have on hand, anyway.

We had a bad dose through the family 2 weeks after I was banded. I got a script from the doc and managed to avoid it but I nearly went insane thinking "do I feel sick" every 2 seconds. I think I did but didnt vomit. I am deathly afraid of vomiting (which is never as bad as you think its going to be), but although I've never PB'd I'm not so afraid of that, I can see how it's different.

Its been unbelievable in Melbourne this year, I normally dont get the gastro bugs because I have a cast Iron stomach (although if there's a cold going round I'll get it and get it bad). But we've had at least 4 doses of tummy bugs since the beginning of the year, its just incredible. And it seems to be the same for everyone else, there's always another bug doing the rounds.