To date I've lost 39 lbs. It would be great news had I lost the weight in s healthy way but since day 1 I haven't been able to eat or drink anything without throwing up and feeling nauseous all day every day. I'm weak and dehydrated. I was released from the hospital a couple of days ago (after being there for 5 days) with the diagnosis of gastritis. Has anyone experienced this? I'm miserable and depressed. I want the band off. Help!!!!

Do you know that the band is exacerbating your gastritis? Did you have any symptoms prior to being banded or have you had these symptoms before?

You could have your band removed and still suffer from gastritis? It could be simply a coincidence it inflamed now or it could be the band has irritated the lining of your stomach and may need to be removed?

Laura70,

I'm so sorry to hear you're experiencing this! I have a couple of questions to get a better understanding. Do you know if your band was pre-filled prior to it being placed? Did you talked with your surgeon regarding your complications before being hospitalized? Did your doctor do a 1-week follow-up, 2-week follow-up and a 4 week follow-up? If so, and you were experiencing these issues what was their advice? Just wondering if your surgeon knew all this why they would let you go this far before stepping in. Were you able to follow the post op diet stages given to you by your doctor at all?

Right now the focus should be to just get you better. Did they say what the gastritis was caused from? I know there can be several factors causing this to develop. The first 4 weeks are critical for healing after major surgery and to throw something like this on top of that.....I just can't imagine how miserable you must be feeling right now:(

My thoughts are if your band was pre-filled with Fluid it's much for your body to handle and you need to have some fluid removed; work closely wth your lapband surgeon and your Primary doctor to get this situation under control; wait to make any major decisions on having the band removed until you know the cause, future plans, treatment etc. You're going through so much right now and to make a major decision to have the band removed so quickly is one that needs careful thought. The Gastritis could have been something that was going to form with or without the surgery.

I really hope you get better soon! Hang in there and let us know how you're doing!!!!