Hi Ladies! I'm new here but joined a bit ago. I got my band in April 2012. I initially did well and lost 40. I have maintained it so I'm happy. But from the start...I ate and drank whatever...even pop. Same amounts too. I didn't have problems but about 8 or 9 months ago...I was starting to have pain swallowing. Very much pain. No vomiting but pain. However now...the pain will stop me in my tracks...mid chew. Real issues swallowing...and now if I can't swallow then I can just vomit it up. Then I'm fine. Even during these episodes I can't drink water to get food down. I'm fine with soft foods. My surgeon can't stand me and I'm still paying my bill so I'm afraid to call him. Do you think my band has slipped??? Help!!! Thank yous!!

You said in another thread your band slipped? I'm confused if your appointment isn't till Wednesday, how did you verify your band slipped?

You said in another thread your band slipped? I'm confused if your appointment isn't till Wednesday, how did you verify your band slipped?

I said "if" it has slipped but it has not been verified...I have to do a swallow test. I have no idea what is wrong....just looking at different scenarios as to what it could be.

So I read a different thread where throwing up was addressed. I believe now that I am not "vomiting" but instead, regurgitating bites that do not pass. I'm not one to "vomit" much in life at all...so it was good to hear the difference! I am NOT having explosive vomiting where EVERYTHING comes up. If I just take a bite that I swallow too soon or is too big, it will not pass but then I can lean over and "heave" and bring up the last bite I took - not EVERYTHING I consumed.

Dang...I wish I would have hopped on her LONG ago!! My bad...tsk tsk tsk!

Can your band slip out of place after surgery? What happens if you get hiccups?

It can slip out of place. I imagine you can still get hiccups...

Can your band slip out of place after surgery? What happens if you get hiccups?

Yes bands slip. But it's not as simple as it sounds. Typically the band will migrate up and over your esophagus or the lower stomach can migrate up through the band causing the pouch to dilate. Burps or hiccups are far too mellow to cause anything like this. Violent vomiting can cause it. Eating too much food and overfilling your pouch can cause it. Sometimes it just happens. Our bodies can do odd things to foreign objects in our bodies. But, slips only occur about 6% of patients.

You are playing with Fire...I had issues, vomiting, pain etc and didn't listen to my own body as I should. I ended up vomiting blood and the lining of my stomach. My band had to be removed due to a slip. I liked my doctor, but he moved to another city (4 hrs away) and I had to get a new one. When you are in the ER is not a good time to get another doctor. You said you worked in a hospital - why are you acting so dumb about your own body and care? You need to get in to see your surgeon on get to an ER that has a bariatric department and fast. If you want to keep your band, you better listen to it before it is too late. Good luck.

Melinda in Florida

You are playing with Fire...I had issues, vomiting, pain etc and didn't listen to my own body as I should. I ended up vomiting blood and the lining of my stomach. My band had to be removed due to a slip. I liked my doctor, but he moved to another city (4 hrs away) and I had to get a new one. When you are in the ER is not a good time to get another doctor. You said you worked in a hospital - why are you acting so dumb about your own body and care? You need to get in to see your surgeon on get to an ER that has a bariatric department and fast. If you want to keep your band, you better listen to it before it is too late. Good luck.

Melinda in Florida

You should read the rest of her story before calling her names. She's just PBing and not vomiting. She also has an appointment tomorrow. Not everyone who works in a hospital is a nurse or medical practitioner.

You are playing with Fire...I had issues, vomiting, pain etc and didn't listen to my own body as I should. I ended up vomiting blood and the lining of my stomach. My band had to be removed due to a slip. I liked my doctor, but he moved to another city (4 hrs away) and I had to get a new one. When you are in the ER is not a good time to get another doctor. You said you worked in a hospital - why are you acting so dumb about your own body and care? You need to get in to see your surgeon on get to an ER that has a bariatric department and fast. If you want to keep your band, you better listen to it before it is too late. Good luck.

Melinda in Florida

First off...don't ever insult me again Melinda. Secondly I am following up tomorrow, as I've stated above. I get really irritated when people throw insults around because I've never done that to anyone. I'd rather you not say anything to me than have you question my intelligence.

You should read the rest of her story before calling her names. She's just PBing and not vomiting. She also has an appointment tomorrow. Not everyone who works in a hospital is a nurse or medical practitioner.

Thank you again my friend. I get so irritated when someone accuses me or others of something without knowing the full story and instead of asking...will assume someone lacks intelligence.

You should read the rest of her story before calling her names. She's just PBing and not vomiting. She also has an appointment tomorrow. Not everyone who works in a hospital is a nurse or medical practitioner.

Thank you again my friend. I get so irritated when someone accuses me or others of something without knowing the full story and instead of asking...will assume someone lacks intelligence.

She's gone through some tough times lately with losing her band and I think she just had a knee jerk reaction to your initial comment. I've blackened my own eyes several times reading this forum and made some(can I say) "dumb" responses . So, it happens and she'll probably be the first to say "my bad"!

She's gone through some tough times lately with losing her band and I think she just had a knee jerk reaction to your initial comment. I've blackened my own eyes several times reading this forum and made some(can I say) "dumb" responses . So, it happens and she'll probably be the first to say "my bad"!

Thanks for explaining! You saw day one when the other person made a foul. It just gets me. If I didn't care...I would have never thought to ask for advice. My band to me...is still new. I've had it 2 years of my 41 of living! LoL!!! I have always had tummy troubles so a lot doest phase me in that area. Since my doctor is aware of this, I have actually kept up on the issue and took her and others advice. I have not always had this trouble. I adore that you are also willing to admit to saying some stuff that may tick someone off. I know I can also be fairly up front. But unless I know a full story...I won't assume or judge.

My apology to Angel and any others that I may have offended with my recent post. My slippage and surgery has really sent me into orbit. I was extremely ill and it happened in a matter of hours - not days or weeks - hours. I had my band 2 1/2 years and I miss it terribly. I only wish I had known what was happening to me sooner so I could have kept my band. This is also very fresh on my mind as this just happened to me on 4/25/14. I am still recovering from the revision surgery. Angel, I hope you are doing better and that your doctor is able to give you some relief/help and that you are able to keep you band. Again, I am sorry if my comments were insensitive.

Melinda in Florida

"You saw day one when the other person made a foul" ???? I wasn't offended by the responses.

"But unless I know a full story...I won't assume or judge"

Angel...I am new here so you also know nothing about me and I was NOT trying to offend you but offer no apology. I guess it was my version of tough love for someone who should know better than what you said you were doing. I didn't see it as making a foul, I see it as pointing out that your post, your own words made it look like you were not even trying to abide by the band rules! And then you complained that something was wrong.

I have had my band since 2008 and am now scheduled to have it removed because of problems it has caused. And yes, I DID follow rules, religiously. I lost a total of 80 pounds before the worst happened with me, a 12 hour vomiting session. I went to the ER but even with xray, they couldn't find the port to remove liquid. So, I had to wait till the next morning to see the surgeon on call at the bariatric clinic.

Did I sound rough to you? Yes! Did I "take it easy", NO. This is a serious issue and having a silicone tube with ballons wrapped surgically around your stomach is no joke. In carefully re-reading your post, I still feel the same and still read it the same way.

However...if you knew me, you would see that I am in my late 50's, very intelligent as I assume you are, and rarely(!!!) do I EVER make a negative post about anyone's issues! When I do, it is to make a point and try to get someone to see what is happening. I am not trying to expand the argument here, but you made the statement about what supposedly happened to me on the first day post, I feel I had the right to respond.

I truly do hope that going forward, you have better luck with your band But you have to follow the rules! Good Luck!

BooBoo, I am so sorry to hear about your band issues. That vomiting for 12 hours..wow, that was rough. I started vomiting on Thursday afternoon and didn't stop until Friday afternoon when they knocked me out on medication to force me to stop - by then, I was an inpatient and awaiting surgery. I am sorry your band went bad on you. I too had my band awhile - 2 1/2 yrs - lost over 120 pounds and was very happy with it.. followed the rules (most of them anyway), saw my doctor every month and I was a happy camper until 4/24/14 when "it happened". My revision went well and I was home within 24 hours of surgery. It has been painful - far more than getting the band - and I am struggling with cravings and this "empty feeling" that my band is gone and "now what". I am sending best wishes your way and I hope that your removal goes well and that your followup care does too. Take care.

Melinda in Florida