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!

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Edited October 5, 2016 by WLSResources/ClothingExch

[ShrinkingMeme 18]

I am so sorry you and dealing with all this. I think it's time to look for a different dr or push to look at getting your lap band revised to either a sleeve or gastric bypass. I am not having the same problems as you but having other problems silent reflux that is now GERD, only lost 55 lbs and have gained it all back, intolerance to the band and my bareatric center is looking to do a rivision to gastric bypass. I had my band in 2011. And hope to be rny ed by the end of the year.

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