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Help me - I think I am going a little crazy
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I was banded in 2008 and have lost about 50 pounds. I kept feeling that my band was too tight about two years ago and had 1 cc removed. I got better (no more heartburn, pain in sternum, shoulder pain). I was too scared to have more put back in but did about 1 1/2 years ago. It was fine until one year ago and I had the same symptoms. I had 1 cc removed. It got better again. Then about two months ago my ears would ring on and off and my left arm would go numb. I had my heart check and it was fine. Then, about three weeks ago, I was so dizzy. My neck felt like it was twice the size (it wasn't), my ears were "full", I had an extreme headache, and then got vertigo. I want to an ENT who diagnosed me with BPPV but could not find a cause for ear ringing or fullness. She did the Epley maneuver to correct my vertigo. It never dawned on me that this could all be due to lap band. I began to have panic attacks (never before), fatigue, quivering lip, intolerance to heat, and neck/shoulder pain. I decided to go on a strictly liquid diet for a few days and the symptoms began to decrease. I saw my lap band doctor Monday (his 1st available appt.) and he removed two CCs from my lapband and scheduled me in two weeks for a slight fill under flouro. I related all my issues and he said he did not think it was my lap band. I have researched and found several people who have similar symptoms due to the vagus nerve being damaged or "activated". My ears still ring and now I have a "heartburn" type burn under my sternum. Any suggestions? I asked my doctor about removing it and he said, "let's not jump the gun, let's see what we see under flouro". I just want this dang thing gone!