Got Lap Band Friday May 11....Can't keep 4 ice chips and 1/4 teaspoon jello down....lots of saliva in mouth and phelm...could this be correct...doctor said Lap Band was very tight...will I ever be able to keep anything down...nervous....

Hi Blue. I hope you get some responses from experienced banders soon! This doesn't seem right at all to me. According to the materials my surgeon gave out to read, there should be no vomiting during the liquid phase. Hope you feel better soon.

Got Lap Band Friday May 11....Can't keep 4 ice chips and 1/4 teaspoon Jello down....lots of saliva in mouth and phelm...could this be correct...doctor said Lap Band was very tight...will I ever be able to keep anything down...nervous....

Did this just start Or has it been this way since you came home from the hospital.

Was like this at hospital...but they said the band was tight, however in the MRI...a small amount of liquid was going through band...but Doctor said band is very tight and I should loose weight quickly...this doesn't seem right from all I read...

Something is very wrong! No surgeon should let you leave unless you can keep down clear liquids. YOu should not have been released. Go back to the DR. If they keep putting you off, get a 2nd opinion! Good luck

If you can't keep liquids down then you need to get to the doctor. You will get dehydrated really fast, so you have to be really careful. Please don't wait too long!

I agree that you need to go back to the doctor. Until then you might try warm liquids. I know that cold doesn't go down as easily as warm. Good luck.

Surgery 4/22/07

just to let you all know, I had to have a larger Lap Band put on....had surgery again 4 days later and all is well. This one will be controlled through the fills. Thanks for all your help!