Is it possible for a band to slip due to over eating but for the patient to not have any symptoms? Everything I read seems to say there would be symptoms.

Also, is there an "average" time frame for a band to slip, post surgery (i.e. would it not be unheard of for a band to have slipped within the first 3, 6 or 12 months of surgery)? I'm not really concerned about anything past a year at this point.

Please comment if you can offer any responses, on point to my concerns/questions. Thanks.

I really doubt that the band has slipped without symptoms.

My doctor didn't think my band has slipped because I was only eight months post-op. I also had no symptoms other than severe pain after vomiting two times. After the second episode of pain necessitating a complete unfill, I had a barium swallow and had indeed slipped.

My doctor said I was the earliest slip his clinic had ever seen. I don't think he believes that I only vomited twice!

Yes your band can slip and from what my Doctor told me it just happens to a few folks. I have had my band for two years this December and have lost 88 lbs. The symptoms I had was nausea, vomiting and a slight fever. I had to be hospitalized for three days. My doctor removed all the Fluid from my band and will not refill it until February. This happened on November 20, 2012. I thought I would lose my mind without my band but since I now have to let my stomach heal before he can replace the fluid I continue to eat the small amount of food I was eating before. He also told me to begin working out so I hired a Personal Trainer to meet with twice a week to make sure I don't gain. I am determined to be smaller when I go weigh in on January 14, 2013. I am not going to ruin all the hard work I have put in at this point because I love the way I currently look and can't wait to get the rest of this weight off for good. I hope this helps.

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