Help! I think my band has slipped!

[missy 0]

Here is the question, I am really worried that my band has slipped! I do not feel anymore restriction and I am pretty much eating the same amount I was before my band. I am gaining weight and feeling like I don't even have a band. I am able to eat everything which has not helped! :cry How easy is it for someones band to slip? Is it something that is very common or not? Also, how does it slip, and how can someone prevent it from happening? I am sooo paranoid right now and I can't see my doctor until October 27th when I get my fill! I am really worried that I am going to have to get the band replaced and to have surgery all over again! Please help... anyone who knows anything about this or has experienced it. I really need some answers on this! :nervous

Thank you!

[Wheetsin 714]

I don't see any reason to think your band has slipped. Restriction can go away over time - with weightloss, with new body patterns that emerge, etc.

How easy is it for someones band to slip? I don't know that this is something that can be qualified in terms of hard or easy. It's kind of like falling down. Sometimes it just happens, no "hard" or "easy" involved. Is it something that is very common or not? Slips are included in complications, and I think current complication rates are less than 1%. You'd have to check the literature to be sure. Also, how does it slip, It becomes repositioned along the esophagus. and how can someone prevent it from happening? Not sure it can be prevented. That's kind of like saying "How do I prevent falling down?" You can be careful (i.e. follow the rules) and help it not happen, but probably it's just going to happen sometimes. Things believed to contribute are frequent PBing, vomiting, and being overfilled. I know of someone who was told hers slipped due to very violent, prolonged coughing spells. I know people who have followed all the rules 9self report of course) and slipped.

I'd say chill... you're probably not slipped. You've probably just lost some restriction. In the unlikely event that something has happened, you doc will be able to tell very easily.

[juliegeraci 7]

I agree with Wheetsin. YOu need a fill. YOu would be vomitting if your band slipped.

[TracyinKS 7]

Relax Grasshopper! Your band just loosened up because you most likely lost some fat around your stomach, or your swelling went down!

[missy 0]

THANK YOU!!! You have put my fears to rest!!! :clap2: I didn't realize that I would be throwing up if my band had slipped! That makes me feel much better! Ok, I can relax now!!! LOL:)

[claramae 0]

Here is the question, I am really worried that my band has slipped! I do not feel anymore restriction and I am pretty much eating the same amount I was before my band. I am gaining weight and feeling like I don't even have a band. I am able to eat everything which has not helped! :cry How easy is it for someones band to slip? Is it something that is very common or not? Also, how does it slip, and how can someone prevent it from happening? I am sooo paranoid right now and I can't see my doctor until October 27th when I get my fill! I am really worried that I am going to have to get the band replaced and to have surgery all over again! Please help... anyone who knows anything about this or has experienced it. I really need some answers on this! :nervous

Thank you!

I seriously doubt that your band has slipped. You would be throwing up all over the place and be in pain. So, relax. If your dr. thought it had slipped, he would see you immediately. You did call him regarding your fears????

[SHESHEGIRL 0]

oh is that what can happen, you loose restriction with weightloss?? wow. i was just sending my nurse an email about the lack of restriction i feel:eek: i was told that i was "filled up to capacity" when i got my 3rd fill in july. i dare not ask for another fill but now maybe thats is the case.

the only time i feel restriction is when i get my period. for that week its tight!:car:

[missy 0]

I seriously doubt that your band has slipped. You would be throwing up all over the place and be in pain. So, relax. If your dr. thought it had slipped, he would see you immediately. You did call him regarding your fears????

I called and there is nothing they can do until they see me at the end of this month. I went to Mexico. My doc said he didn't think that was the case but really has no way of knowing until he sees me. So, I am just crossing my fingers! What about streatching your pouch, is that a possibility? I eat almost as much as I used to so I am hoping it is not streatched out! :eek:

[juliegeraci 7]

How many fills have you had?

[missy 0]

none yet, my first fill is October 27th.

[TracyinKS 7]

oh is that what can happen, you loose restriction with weightloss?? wow. i was just sending my nurse an email about the lack of restriction i feel:eek: i was told that i was "filled up to capacity" when i got my 3rd fill in july. i dare not ask for another fill but now maybe thats is the case.

the only time i feel restriction is when i get my period. for that week its tight!:eek:

How much do you have in your band???????

I have the 4cc band (which is marketed to fill to 4cc's) but my doc says it can be over filled a bit.. he says he doesn't have anyone with my size band over 5cc's in it... but others have said that a 4cc band can actually be overfilled to 6cc's.

[LadyLee 3]

Hi,

My band slipped last month, I had very bad pain upper middle area all day and night. Had to have an upper GI to see if my band had slipped and it did, only on one side. So my Doctor unfilled me and in one month he will do another upper GI to see if the band reposition it self. I still had restriction when I ate with my slip. I now have gained 3 pound in three weeks. I'm trying very hard not to eat much, but I don't feel full at all. I was very upset when the Doctor told me what had happen, all I wanted to do was to eat. My classes I go to for weekly support threw my Doctors office has help me to be more aware. Good Luck with you next Doctor appt. :eek:

[socalgal3 4]

It is highly unlikely that you slipped with no fill yet. I wasn't "throwing up all over the place" when I had a slip, but I certainly couldn't keep anything solid down, so I stayed on liquids. You would most likely have other symptoms such as heartburn, back pain, etc.

[SHESHEGIRL 0]

How much do you have in your band???????

I have the 4cc band (which is marketed to fill to 4cc's) but my doc says it can be over filled a bit.. he says he doesn't have anyone with my size band over 5cc's in it... but others have said that a 4cc band can actually be overfilled to 6cc's.

i have a 10cc band and its filled to 4.5?? i dont fully understand if i have 10cc why i'm as tight as i can go. they took me to 5cc during my last fill but they unfilled 1/2 because it was too tight.

when i go again for a visit i will totally ask for clarification on the 10cc thing.