I noticed when I get up in the morning I have a slight sore throat. Is the band causing this?

For me, waking up with a sore throat is a sign that I'm too tight. It means that my reflux has flared up again and I need a slight unfill. Just had one yesterday due to exactly that!

It depends... I have sleep apnea so if I fall asleep and forget to put my mask on my snoring (that I don't even realize I do) or sleeping w/ my mouth open does that too...

I wake up every morning with a slight sore throat,pre & po banding.

I always start the day with a hot drink and that takes it away.

If you just had your surgery, it could be where the tube was down your throat. That happened 3 days post op and lasted for about a week.

I forgot about the tube sore throat,lol.

Yes, most definitely gives you a sore, sore throat.

Hot drinks eases that too.

No I'm 5 months in

sounds like allergies........

Huh! Well, maybe spring allergies?

I have chronic dry mouth and on bad days it causes my glands to swell.

The first thing I think of is reflux. Try sleeping with the head of the bed elevated (a couple of 2x4's will do the trick) and don't eat for at least 2 hours before you go to bed. If it continues, you may need an adjustment.

I was having this same problem for the last two months. I was pretty sure it was reflux. My doctor confirmed that it was reflux And wanted to do a small unfill. I said no because I can't even tell my band is there.

He did an upper GI and turns out I was so loose that my band wasn't even tight enough correct the problem.

I was having this same problem for the last two months. I was pretty sure it was reflux. My doctor confirmed that it was reflux And wanted to do a small unfill. I said no because I can't even tell my band is there.

He did an upper GI and turns out I was so loose that my band wasn't even tight enough correct the problem.

Your band being tight won't prevent reflux. It will make it worse. I don't understand the expectation that the band being loose would correct it.

Your band being tight won't prevent reflux. It will make it worse. I don't understand the expectation that the band being loose would correct it.

I am not a doctor so I can only relay what he said and what I took from it. I had reflux before surgery. I was told after surgery I should not have it. Having it could mean something with my band is not working. So from what I understand the band should correct the reflux problem. I never said the band being loose would correct the problem. The band being loose caused the reflux to just continue. I had a large fill about a week and a half ago and I haven't had any reflux problems. I am assuming when they filled my band since it was tighter (not too tight) it stopped the reflux.

Did you have a hiatal hernia repair when your band was placed? Having a band placed will not cure reflux but loosing weight FROM the band will, that's what I'm saying.

I'm not a doctor either, but I've suffered from reflux my entire adult life until my hiatal hernia was repaired when my band was placed.