My last filling was in November and its pretty tight. I've been ok until the last 2 weeks where I've had to keep a cup of water on my bed side and sleep at a propped up angle because ill wake up coughing and choking on spit. What could it be? Also, because I paid out of pocket for the surgery, I'm worried if there is a complication that my insurance won't cover anything I might need to get done to fix it. Any suggestions?

That is a major symptom of a band too tight. Call your surgeon so he can have a look and take some out if he feels it's necessary.

Too tight or possibly even a slipped band. Call your Dr.

I've lived through that. I had the dr. take out about .25cc and it made a world of difference for me.

I have had that happen. Make sure you are not warming within three hours of going to bed and go see your doc. You may need a small unfill. You are probably too tight. If this is the case, it could lead to a dilated pouch. Been there and am currently dealing with that.

What are the symptoms of a dilated esophagus?

Symptoms of a dilated pouch are heartburn, being able to eat more than you should, and being hungry all the time. I also had the bonus of aspirating on my stomach contents (fluids) in the early morning while I slept.

I think that might be my problem. How is that treated?

I had those symptoms when I was too tight. My doctor had me do a upper gi and that confirmed it. Please see your doctor asap because many complications come from being too tight. Because of it, I got an enlarged esophagus. He had to remove half my liquid in order for my esophagus to return to normal.

you should discuss these concerns with youre doctor

I had a barium swallow done which confirmed that was the case. Then they did a complete unfill for 3 weeks. Now we are slowly putting the fluid back in the band.

I'm definitely going to have to do that. My concern is that since I paid our of pocket for the surgery, my insurance won't cover it and I can't afford to pay anything out of pocket right now.