Landband removed! Still having problems!

[jj coco 0]

Hello lovely people.

I had my lapband removed in January as it has severly slipped...since the removal O have had no check ups i was discharged from hospital and thought everything would go back to normal....10 months later i am still having some problems.

The other day I ate bread basically ALL day! Dense donuts my sister made as well as like 4 slices of pizza for dinner...i felt so crap after this and spent the whole night with pain and burping lots..since then it hasnt really gone back to normal...I dont ever get Stuck just the feeling of being stuck...i never throw up but when I swallo good it feels like it goes down slowly and i burp alot afterwards...obviously since then I havent eaten any bread and as of today on stick liquid only diet...however i made an appointment with the doctor who removed my lapband and the warliest appointment is in 2 weeks time! Idk what to do, I am stressing out something has gone seriously wrong and I dont even have a lapband anymore! !

I am not in pain it just suck eating because it goes down super slow then I burp heaps afterwards on and off for a while until I guess it passes.

Any insight or reassurance wpuld be great.. i am a hypochondriac and have a 3 year old son so please dont say anything that mighr freak me out...i am just looking to see if anyone who has had their babd removed has experienced this 10 months after removal.

Thank you

Ill just add I weighed 74kg when I had surgery and now sitting at 77.8kg

[WLSResources/ClothingExch 3,443]

It's unclear whether you've had trouble since having the band removed ("...10 months later i am still having some problems") or only since the other day when you ate what sounds like the intake of six people. Because you say you are a hypochondriac, I'll work on the belief that you've been fine until now especially because you've not been running to doctors all along.

Feeling sick is no surprise when someone eats non-stop. I'm not a doctor, but I don't see how surgery 10 months ago is the cause of a current discomfort. My wild guess is that glomming on to mass quantities of food is the cause.

[jj coco 0]

Sorry should propbaby of given more information i have had on and off issues...sometimes I will go weeks without restrictions then all of a sudden it starts playing up as if I still have a band...

I wouldnt go as far to say enough food for 6 people lol i had 1 donut over an hour because it was very dense as my sister had overcooked them and 4 slices of pizza a few hours later but were squares not slices,this seems to happen after eating bread but has never been this bad. I still cant eat much without getting back pain and bad reflux. I know there is nothing that can be done here more so just looking for people who have experienced similar symptoms after the lapband had been removed and if it was investigated what was the cause. As I said i have a bit of a wait until i can see the doctor who performed the removal through the public system,originally I was banded private but no longer on private cover.

Any helpful information would be appreciated. Thanks

[jj coco 0]

Ill also add i have been on liquids since posting this but earlier today have a few peanuts and resulted in a lot of abdominal pain

[mirihawk 7]

Hi. Depending on how they removed your band, you could be having issues that are medical.

I had my band removed last summer and I just found out last week that I have a hernia.

I'd say you should see your doctor and find out if you should have an abdominal ultrasound or cat scan to see if all is well. Then, if all really IS well, its time to have a look at what's going on with you. There are some good resources about compulsive or comfort eating.

And then the question is, what are you doing next? I did a year of weight watchers to no avail and am considering the sleeve.

Hang in there!

-m-