I am due to have the band removed and revised to the sleeve on sept. 24th. I am having so much pain with the band, like burning all the time and chest pain. I have 2 more weeks to go and I can hardly stand it. Has anyone had this happen to them and what did you do. It hurts so much if I eat anything. I am just drinking at this point. I am going to Mexico for my surgery.

My surgeon doesn't even do bands anymore because there are a high number of patients who develop complications. Also, band patients don't lose as much overall weight as a sleeve, bypass patient. Or so Dr. Surgeon-man says....

Hang in there...just 2 more weeks and then it'll all be over!

I am so scared I am going to get to Mexico and they are going to say they can't do it because of all the pain I have had. Has anyone encountered this

Have you been totally unfilled or do u still have some Fluid? I was totally unfilled for about 2 mths previously to my revision (8 weeks out) and that relieved most of my band related food pain. While I still noticed that I had a band (couldn't eat copious amt of anything) I could eat more than before I had my unfill. I had many as "Last Supper" before my revision.

Does everything give you pain? Or just tough foods? You may have to be on a soft food/liquids for the next 2 weeks (refried Beans, mashed potatoes, yogurt, soft fish, etc) until ur revision. If you're not unfilled totally, I'd do that 1st.

Good luck to u. I was unbanded and sleeved at once, thank God. It took him an extra 30 mins to dig my band outa my stomach. Glad I was asleep and didn't have to watch!

I was in the hospital al for 4days. They unfilled me and did a EGD and an x-ray. They said everything was normal and sent me home. I have burning all the time and chest pain. I start liquids only today and it is a little better. I have taken 8 nexiums yesterday just to try to cut the pain but it never worked. I have also tried Zantac tagamint pepto bismol and a bunch of stuff from the health food store. I am sleeping setting up and that helps some. Mainly I am doing the liquids and that has helped some but I am afraid.

has anyone on here that has a band had any trouble with an irregular heartbeat.. i read somewhere that there have been cases where the band had slipped a little and was pushing on the vagus nerve and causing an irregular heart beat? i have a band and i am in the process of getting approved to have the revision to the sleeve. i had a lot of chest pain, back pain, wake up choking because the food never went down. doctor unfilled me and it got better but i still have some pain and an irregular heart beat