Help....I had my band emptied after being in the hospital with severe asthma/respiratory problems. Going to have my band removed and hoping for a sleeve. But Dr. won't do surgery till my lungs are in better shape. Meanwhile, I'm on meds, breathing machine and suffering from asthma type symptoms. Anyone else with advice or the same problems. I can't take much more but have to wait till my insurance kicks in on Feb 1st. Ugh

Have you been told that this problem is caused by the band or did you have it before the band?

Help....I had my band emptied after being in the hospital with severe asthma/respiratory problems. Going to have my band removed and hoping for a sleeve. But Dr. won't do surgery till my lungs are in better shape. Meanwhile, I'm on meds, breathing machine and suffering from asthma type symptoms. Anyone else with advice or the same problems. I can't take much more but have to wait till my insurance kicks in on Feb 1st. Ugh

Sorry this happened to you, the lap band has caused respiratory issues in MANY lap banders when acid reflux gets so bad, the acid reflux can get very dangerous if not treated with removing saline and medications, timely, and as you can see cause respiratory issues, many have also reported aspiration pneumonia from long term reflux and band slippage.

Please be advised the Sleeve CAN cause horrible reflux as well and MANY now are having to revise to the Bypass if the reflux get really bad with the Sleeve, since there is no turning back after you get your stomach removed.

I hope you can find relief and answers, good luck.

hope you feel better soon and are on the road to better health....all the best

I agree, best wishes., I am not knowledgeable about your problem. But, reflux can cause problems that you have. Sorry for your pain. i hop ethat your surgeon can help. Karen..aka..kll724

Thank you all for the input. I'm going to have to tolerate these respiratory problems till Feb 1st when my insurance becomes active. Till then....I'm very uncomfortable with major breathing issues. Just not fair. :-(

Yes it's possible

Severe chronic cough after Lap Band gastric Surgery.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2676840/

Pulmonary Problems May Be Late Complication of Lap Band

http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/755965

if you are undergoing surgery again continue to diet as if your band is filled. losing wt. will only benefit you in the long run. i am so sorry you are having this problem. but you do need to find out the cause. you certainly don't want to go from one bariatric surgery to another that causes the same problems. time to do research. i send you warm wishes and i pray you find relief soon.

In answer to the above question. I have never had any type of respiratory problem in my life.

Also, now I am unable to each anything solid. Struggling with liquids too and have to sip every-

thing. Getting nervous.

no way to live. i am so sorry. illness is so stressful. i do pray that your cause is found soon and that the doctors are treating this as serious as it sounds. i get congested heart failure when i am loaded with fluids. it happened when i had wls. one minute i was walking the hallways just fine and than taking 10 steps was so hard. i knew what was wrong i have cardiac arrhythmia's and one of the side effects is congested heart failure. the Fluid was going in my lungs. i kept telling the nurses to stop the iv. even insisted in giving me boluses of fluid because they said i was dehydrated. uggggghhh. so i know what not being able to breathe feels like. when i got home from the hospital bearly crawling up the few steps i have to take i went straight to my medicine cabinet and took 160 mg of lasix. i pee'd and pee'd so much that i just pulled up a chair to the bathroom because laying down and getting to a upright position took to long and was to painful. i pee'd myself one time so decided just to stay in the br. but it was all worth it. i could breathe again. oh man. so i know how you feel. and i really sympathize with your situation. i hope you have a inhaler and are on med's for asthma. at least that until your insurance kicks in.

Help....I had my band emptied after being in the hospital with severe asthma/respiratory problems. Going to have my band removed and hoping for a sleeve. But Dr. won't do surgery till my lungs are in better shape. Meanwhile, I'm on meds, breathing machine and suffering from asthma type symptoms. Anyone else with advice or the same problems. I can't take much more but have to wait till my insurance kicks in on Feb 1st. Ugh

Sorry this happened to you, the lap band has caused respiratory issues in MANY lap banders when acid reflux gets so bad, the acid reflux can get very dangerous if not treated with removing saline and medications, timely, and as you can see cause respiratory issues, many have also reported aspiration pneumonia from long term reflux and band slippage.

Please be advised the Sleeve CAN cause horrible reflux as well and MANY now are having to revise to the Bypass if the reflux get really bad with the Sleeve, since there is no turning back after you get your stomach removed.

I hope you can find relief and answers, good luck.

Absolutely true. Three years ago, I suddenly developed violent pneumonia. I had months of terrible reflux before this where I was waking with stomach acid coming out of my nose. I got my band completely emptied but it did not entirely regress. The pneumonia worsened rapidly and went from single to double. I am a diabetic and pneumonia kills one in eight diabetic who get it so everyone was freaking out. It was presumed to be viral in nature until the last day. I suddenly coughed up something that tasted like it had been hanging out in a drain for months and my pneumonia disappear within a few hours. It turn I had inhaled something. Be careful.