Band Empty but food still gets stuck, advice please

[damians111 0]

Hi all, I have banded 5 years ago and lost 3 1/2 stone over that period. About 1 1/2 years ago i decided to have a break and had a defil to allow me to enjoy a family holiday and eat what I wanted without food getting stuck so I had a defill and left just 3 mls in the band (had 91/2 mls in)

I was able to eat fine and larger portions although I did notice that chicken etc would still get stuck but was able to clear it by either waiting or having a drink.

In March this year I decided see my nurse (Hospital Group, UK) for a chat and decided to have the remainder of the Fluid out and decided to try normal ways to continue to loose weight although in this period I put 1 1/2 back on.

The issue I had is that I still get food stuck especially when eating meat, bread etc but again this is usually cleared really easily with Water, although I have been sick on rare occasions.

I went to see my GP and we decided to get a barium swallow done which turned out to show the band in the correct position with no issues with slippage, dilation etc. I was still worried about food getting stuck so we agreed he would refer me to see a consultant on the NHS (awaiting an appointment) with a view to removing the band.

Just wondered if anyone else has had these issues and what was done to solve them?

Thanks for any help/guidance.