After a bad sickness have you ever experienced your stomach swelling and your band get tighter? I was sick a week ago with a bad cold and I think from all that nasty coughing that it irritated my band and stomach and now have to have fluid taken out. Is this happened to you and feel that it's a normal part of this process of having the band?

My band does tighten when I am sick. I haven't had to have any fluid removed yet. The last time I had a bad cold with the coughing and I knew my band was tighter I just went on mushies and liquids for a few days and that did the trick.

That's what I did too and thankfully it helped, but I think I jumped the gun to early and made it worse. I'm glad to know though that I'm not the only one. thanks

I experienced the same thing. I had a really minor cold, too. It wasn't even that bad, but it was just enough post nasal drip and light occassional coughing that my band tightened right up on me.