Just found out today after an UGI last Friday that I have a slip. After talking with my surgeon he will be adding plication to my revision and I'm wondering for those that have had the band without plication and then had a revision adding plication what their experience was. Did you notice a difference in how your band functioned? Did you tend to lose faster with the plication? Any and all experiences are appreciated.

How did you get a slip?

My band was never in the correct place after having a revision by another surgeon two years ago. I've been back to my original surgeon who discovered a leak and now the slippage.

After a lot of complications, my doctor discovered that my band had slipped on July 31st. I had band revision surgery on August 2nd. I feel a lot better. I feel really tight and can't eat very much. I've lost a few pounds since the revision.

Did your surgeon also do plication during your revision?

No, unfortunately he did not. He just did band revision surgery.

Just curious, what were the symptoms that your band had slipped? I had my lap band surgery in 2009, did well for two year then was diagnosed with RA. Since then weight loss has taken a back seat to trying to find meds that help me have a life. But I haven't been able to consistently keep food down in a very long time. It usually comes up almost immediately. I also have significant discomfort in my stomach all the time. And when I DO keep food down, I get extremely nauseous. I am becoming quite concerned that something really is wrong.

Thank you for your help!

Shelly

I would like to stress that my band was completely unfilled. I was hungry all the time but could not keep food down. Finally, it got to the point that I could not even tolerate liquids and this was with a band that had been completely unfilled. I did not have pain, discomfort, or nausea. I hope this helps! If you think your band has slipped, call your surgeon and get an x-ray ASAP! Good luck!

My band is unfilled as well. Since food won't stay down, I tend to eat a lot of yogurts, occasionally ice cream, and a lot of the time, even the slider foods feel as though they are just sitting at the bottom of my throat. Like if I were to bend over, they would just come right up. It's miserable!

I totally feel your pain!! I would only eat yogurt, pudding, and ice cream and then they stopped staying down. Then I went to Gatorade and water only and I started throwing that up too. My surgery was done as an emergency. I would definitely call your surgeon.

Yikes. I think you are right. Thank you so much for your help! I am going call my doctor in the morning.

How are you doing now? Any post-band difficulties?

Shelly