It turns out it wasn't slipped. It was way too tight!!! The barium wouldn't even go through. On the down side, my esophagus is enlarged. He took out all of the fill & we will start from scratch in 3 weeks. :whoo::whoo::whoo::whoo::whoo::whoo::whoo:

Good and bad news, Jessiebear. And the bad news ain't that bad. I've heard tell that after a prolonged unfill, you don't need near as much to achieve good restriction. Here's hoping that all turns out well.

Oh YEA for no slippage! That's great . . . and since I've never had a fill yet . . . welcome back!

Chris

Thanks!! I can live with the enlarged esophagus. They do shrink back don't they?

That is great news. Good luck getting back your restriction.

That's awesome news....Congratulations!

:ranger::clap2::clap2::clap2::clap2:Great news. So happy for you. Donna

Jessiebear I am so happy to hear that for you! Congratulations! I bet you are very very relieved! Keep us posted on how you are doing!

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jessie, glad to hear everything is okay. I just posted on orignal post wishing you luck, really glad everything worked out for you.

Thank you!! I had some pain initially. Doc put me on some carafate four times a day. I am back to normal again. I went for almost a month with periods of being unable to eat or drink & aspirating many times through the night. My stoma was extremely irritated. He wants me to start over in 3 weeks with the fills. It feels weird not having any fill after being filled so tight for so long. I had the same fill for 2 years.

Jessiebear, I'm curious what your weightloss pattern has been like. You said you had the same fill for 2 years, banded for 3, but you're a little over half way to your goal. Have you steadily lost the 90lbs over 3 years?

I lost the first 50 in the first 5-6 months. The rest was a steady loss up until the last 6 months. The last 6 months I have been maintaining. The last 6 months have totally been my fault. I have a new job & we get catered lunches everyday. When I went in for my unfill, the nurse gave me a card that shows not enough fill, optimal fill & too tight, with the accompanying "symptoms?" listed under each one. According to the card, I have been too tight since my last fill.

My experience mirrors yours! As of this week (after having my first fluro), I'm on 4 Medifast and one tiny meal per day for the next three weeks to try to get my pouch and esophagus back to "normal" size. If that doesn't work, I'll have to have the surgery again. Not excited about that prospect at all...I think I only have to pay for the anesthesia which is about $1,000 but still would rather not have to do it period!

I'm hopeful that I can improve my situation over the three weeks. I'm going to stay strict to the diet they set for me as I want this to work; I've come too far for it not to. I'll be meeting with my doctor on Feb. 6th after another fluro to get the verdict.

I'm staying positive about this. I got myself in this mess and of course can't help but kick my own bu** a little however, I not going to dwell on it...I'll just make the necessary changes and learn from the experience. This was a good wake up call for me.

How's it going for you now Jessiebear?

pam

I'm sure you are relieved that your band hadn't slipped. I hope your esophagus heals quickly.