Hello

I was banded 16 months ago and now have BMI 22. Obviously great news. About a month ago I had my band completely deflated because of reflux symptoms. But now I have a new symptom of pain.

For about a week I've had pain on eating or drinking, I can't eat more than a few mouthfuls before resting, so I don't think this is a pouch dilatation. Then there is awful epigastric pain, sometimes going through to my back. It's relieved by drinking lots of Water, though not always, and it's kept me awake at night a few times.

I wondered if it was reflux oesophagitis and bought some gaviscon advance which really helped for a few days along with a soft diet. Although last night the pain was so bad I had to get out of bed and ended up vomiting food I'd eaten a whole 6 hours earlier. Vomiting made the pain go away.

So now I'm worried I have a band slip. But in between eating and pain I mostly feel fine. Wait it out or get some advice?

Thank you!

If you had reflux with your band inflated you may have very strong gastric acids building up and eroding the lining of your stomach which could result in an ulcer. My reflux was bad before banding and had to take Prilosec daily. Once banded I had no reflux. Essentially the band cured my reflux. You could also try other OTC meds like Prilosec or Zantac. If the gaviscon helped that would make sense to me that your pain is due to reflux and hopefully not an ulcer. If this continues I would check with your doctor.

Go to your doctor! It could be any number of things.....

Go to your doctor! It could be any number of things.....

Ditto! It could be serious complications!