Today I had an upper GI to check the placement of my band because I have been having issues getting food down. The xray tech said it looks like the band has slipped up because there is no longer a "pouch" above the band. Does anyone know how they will fix this? I'm really worried that they will have to surgically go in and readjust it.

My slip was just the opposite... it just looked like I had a large pouch. Anyway, it was surgically repaired, and my surgeon plicated my stomach while he was in there doing the band repair, and my recovery from this surgery was a breeze. My recovery from my initial lap band surgery was horrible!

Toddy Did your insurance pay for your surgically repair and plicated surgery ?

It paid for the band repair. There was no charge for the plication because it's a procedure that is still being studied in the U.S.

What is pilicated?