Is it possible to prevent Band comps??

Pamela218 · June 5, 2006

Hey there! I wanted to add my two-cents worth. For the past month or so, I'd PB a lot. If Breakfast came up, everything else -ALL day- would come up. Over the Memorial Day weekend, I was out of town and I PB'd after almost everymeal. Tuesday after M-day, there was a little blood w/lots of acid in the PM. I called my Dr. Wed. and went in for a berium swallow (yum!) and discovered my stomach has prolapsed. Because of PBing a lot I suppose, part of the stomach has come above the band.

Well, long story short... All the Fluid was removed -- I'm on liquids for a week and mushies for a week. They say it fixes itself most of the time. Cross your fingers and say a prayer. I don't want to go through surgery again.

Lesson learned -- Eat slower, smaller bites, chew & chew & chew!!! Don't try to keep eating the things I know will most likely make me PB. Hopefully, I won't have to go through this again.

Take care and God Bless.

MelodyJ · June 5, 2006

Pam--

Thanks for sharing....I'm praying it goes back too!!!!

This is good wisdom for us new ones!!!

God Bless,

MElody

Banded 3/20/06 -49lbs :rolleyes:

ddee · June 6, 2006

Pam, I think you're on the right track. Seeing your doc so quickly should make all the difference. My band was cutting off the blood supply and virtually "killing" the tissue of my stomach. The band slipped to the maximum. The surgeon wasn't even sure he could correct the damage by removing the band. I literally escaped death by 2 days. My case was the extreme. Again, You are being so smart to see your dr. My doc was in MX, so the surgery was done by one in the states who only took my case because a dear friend called him. I pray that doing what your doctor says will be the answer. Believe me, you don't want to have the band removal surgery. My prayers are with you, sincerely...God Bless and Keep You.

fabfatgrl · June 9, 2006

I don't think you can prevent erosion... unless you are just scary tight for too long.

As for slippage, avoiding vomiting... PBs... etc. No pouch packing. I really think that the Band should be used as a tool with a diet program like Weight Watchers. Use it so you can stick and be happy with the diet... but don't depend on super-duper restriction to lose all of your weight.