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I've had a head cold/flu for a couple of weeks now and it's not getting better even though I'm on antibiotics and a bunch of other over the counter meds.... What concerns me though is that I've been coughing a LOT and trying to cough up stuff, I've gagged a lot... Is this going to hurt my band? I was banded in July of this year and haven't thrown up, had a stuck episode of PB'ed at all... I'm just so worried that the constant hard coughing and some gagging is going to cause my band to slip...

Any insight would be most appreciated....thanks!

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I've had a head cold/flu for a couple of weeks now and it's not getting better even though I'm on antibiotics and a bunch of other over the counter meds.... What concerns me though is that I've been coughing a LOT and trying to cough up stuff' date=' I've gagged a lot... Is this going to hurt my band? I was banded in July of this year and haven't thrown up, had a stuck episode of PB'ed at all... I'm just so worried that the constant hard coughing and some gagging is going to cause my band to slip...

Any insight would be most appreciated....thanks!

L[/quote']

Take mucinex to help!!

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i think you need to see your dr (especially if its been a couple of weeks)

i asked my dr, and he advised me tylenol cold medicines ets...hope you feel better

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I did get the dry heaves during recovery so they kept me another day now I have a cough I was banded on the 26th of December. I quit all milk products and take an allergy pill at night to dry up my sinuses. I also suck on Vitamin C zinc lozenges. My doctors not worried at all about slippage. Although, I'm not medically trained. Hang in there.

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I've been taking mucinex since it started.... And I have seen my general doc...she gave me the antibiotic. I have one day of it left but I think I will go see her again to see if something else is going on. I'm just so scared that the violent coughing is going to cause my band to slip. I'm finally losing at a steady pace and I don't want to mess anything up.

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