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Slipped band

Hi All,

Well, here's yet another story of a slipped band :wink_smile: I was banded July 07, and have lost 47 of the 60 pounds I wanted to lose. My 2nd fill was in October(which was a bit on the tight side). Like so many others, I thought what I was feeling was normal. A few weeks ago, the band seemed to become tighter but was able to eat/drink but much, much less. Then, last Friday night, I started vomiting every hour to hour and a half. Through the night, I couldn't even swallow spit. Went to the ER Saturday morning, had a CAT scan run which showed a prolapse. The ER doc was clueless about lap-bands so called for a surgery consult. LUCKILY, the surgeon on call was one of the bariatric surgeons at our small town hospital. He knew to immediately unfill me. I called my surgeon(in Mexico) the next day who recommended full liquids for a week and to schedule a fill with him in 2 to 3 weeks. I guess my question now is....is it pretty normal for the stomach to fall back into place on its own? I haven't had anymore symptoms since my unfill and seem to be doing fine. Thanks for any advice.

Judy

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I've never had any problems with my band slipping but i've read tons of post that sometimes unfilll will let the stomach fall back into place....look up some of the post they will have more info

I had a small slip last year. My surgeon did a complete unfill for about 6 weeks and it went back into place. I hope your's does as well.

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Thanks everyone for the encouraging words.:wink_smile: I'll just take one day at a time and hope for the best (no surgery).

Judy

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