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Do you PB or SLIME with sleeve like the lapband?

IrishGermanRN

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liannatx    897

liannatx
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Ok sliming has been described but PB still hasn't

What in the heck is that?

A lapband term for Productive Burp... it is basically vomiting. Especially common when something is too large or coarsely chewed up to pass through the band... if it cant go down, it comes up.

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Emilie.Lancaster    191

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My husband has a band, and his Productive Burps are not exactly vomit. You see, the PB is from up top, above the band, most of the stomach juices that make vomit, um, vomity, are down low. So, it doesn't smell strongly of puke. He's hurled in the car, and it's not like when a kid get sick, and the whole carload rolls down the window and hands their heads out. I just had sleeve, and my vomit is straight up vomit, just not very much.

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hellos    19

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I had my lap band removed 2 years ago because it slipped. I used to vomit all the time. I just got sleeved on December.14th so it is new to me. I was nauseated in the hospital right after but no vomiting just some dry heaving. So far I've only experienced stomach aches but no vomiting.

Keep us posted on your progress. I can not wait to have the band removed from all the vomiting.

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hellos    19

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I had my lap band removed 2 years ago because it slipped. I used to vomit all the time. I just got sleeved on December.14th so it is new to me. I was nauseated in the hospital right after but no vomiting just some dry heaving. So far I've only experienced stomach aches but no vomiting.

Keep us posted on your progress. I can not wait to have the band removed from all the vomiting.

So far I'm doing pretty good, I only had 24 lbs to lose so I'm losing slower than most. I've lost 14 lbs so far since 12/14/15. No vomiting at all with the sleeve. The first month of eating liquid and soft food sucks!! I start on normal food in about a week and a half, can't wait!!

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IrishGermanRN    151

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I had my lap band removed 2 years ago because it slipped. I used to vomit all the time. I just got sleeved on December.14th so it is new to me. I was nauseated in the hospital right after but no vomiting just some dry heaving. So far I've only experienced stomach aches but no vomiting.

Keep us posted on your progress. I can not wait to have the band removed from all the vomiting.

So far I'm doing pretty good, I only had 24 lbs to lose so I'm losing slower than most. I've lost 14 lbs so far since 12/14/15. No vomiting at all with the sleeve. The first month of eating liquid and soft food sucks!! I start on normal food in about a week and a half, can't wait!!

Nice to hear. I want to lose 65 pounds. Trying to get out of my mind that I will be on liquids for a month........and today is day 2 of preop. yikes.

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IrishGermanRN    151

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Did you have a band as well removed during surgery?

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VDLT    244

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Ok sliming has been described but PB still hasn't

What in the heck is that?

A lapband term for Productive Burp... it is basically vomiting. Especially common when something is too large or coarsely chewed up to pass through the band... if it cant go down, it comes up.

Yep a Productive Burp. But since I did it all I find a distinction from slime or vomit. You will literally cough up a chunk of food. Nasty. The slime was insane. Could throw up that crap for a good half hour. Just clear gooey slime. Oh the love hate with the band will forever live on in my heart. LOL

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IrishGermanRN    151

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Ok sliming has been described but PB still hasn't

What in the heck is that?

A lapband term for Productive Burp... it is basically vomiting. Especially common when something is too large or coarsely chewed up to pass through the band... if it cant go down, it comes up.

Yep a Productive Burp. But since I did it all I find a distinction from slime or vomit. You will literally cough up a chunk of food. Nasty. The slime was insane. Could throw up that crap for a good half hour. Just clear gooey slime. Oh the love hate with the band will forever live on in my heart. LOL

I'm so looking forward to the slime to end when I get the sleeve.

I'm hoping for consistency. I never knew what would make me slime. It could be different every day

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liannatx    897

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Ok sliming has been described but PB still hasn't

What in the heck is that?

A lapband term for Productive Burp... it is basically vomiting. Especially common when something is too large or coarsely chewed up to pass through the band... if it cant go down, it comes up.

Yep a Productive Burp. But since I did it all I find a distinction from slime or vomit. You will literally cough up a chunk of food. Nasty. The slime was insane. Could throw up that crap for a good half hour. Just clear gooey slime. Oh the love hate with the band will forever live on in my heart. LOL

Oh my goodness, I know. I did it all too, daily the last year... with an unfilled band. One day it would fine, the next a glass of milk would have me sliming and eventually barfing it all up. I actually distinguished between all 3: PB, vomiting, and sliming. The jellyfish slime is by far the worst... it just goes on and on and you actually wish that whatever was causing would just come up.

I was banded in 05 and had the old Inamed 4cc band, so I am just thankful that the slippage and scar tissue didn't ruin my stomach completely. I find that eating/living with the sleeve is literally complication free for me. I am SO grateful that I was able to have this surgery.

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IrishGermanRN    151

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This is good to hear. I too have the 4cc band. Hoping not too much scar tissue is there and I can heal quickly. Currently on day 4/14 of all liquid diet because of the revision.

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CowgirlJane    14,261

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I have never slimed. In 4 years I vomited a couple of times. ..all for the same reason...wolfing food. Hasn't happened in ages.

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johnny207    30

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9 months out...not one vomiting episode. I love the Sleeve...so much better than the Band. I had my Band for 6 years....and I don't miss it at all. The sleeve is wonderful.

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IrishGermanRN    151

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9 months out...not one vomiting episode. I love the band...so much better than the sleeve. I had my sleeve for 6 years....and I don't miss it at all.

but you still have your sleeve. It doesnt go away. I've never heard anyone getting a band after a sleeve.

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