I have this absolute conviction that my band is slipping. I don't have any real pain just a twinge of something I can't identify down there sometimes. I haven't had a fill yet, and I do have some restriction, but I feel like it has slipped. I think that it is just a fear I have because I am selfpay and if it slips I can't afford to fix it. I can't get it out of my head, "its slipping, it's slipping, It's not going to work, Everyone knows I have surgery, it's slipping"

Do you have any symptoms of slipping? Are you throwing up or PBing all of the time? I doubt it has slipped. This is not as common as it once was because of how they now attach the band.

If you are worried and have symptoms, definately call your DR do not wait though.

I think that is probably a very normal fear. I wasn't self-pay, but I remember worrying about that, too. If you aren't having symptoms of a slip, though, try not to stress too much about it, because even though slips do happen, they're fairly rare. If you're searching on LBT for threads about it, and it seems like there are a lot, even that isn't a good gauge of how often it happens, because in MANY cases, people don't search out online support for something that isn't causing them problems. When they do start having problems, they'll go out looking for a place where they can ask questions and get support.

I hope this helps. If it doesn't, call your surgeon and tell them about how you're feeling, and maybe they can help put your mind at ease.

I have no real symptoms. I just can't get it out of my head.

I went through something like that about a year ago. I noticed every little twinge, and to me it felt like my band "hurt" sometimes. It just felt "wrong."

Finally I sucked it up, called my surgery center and begged to have a fluoro done. Everything was fine on the fluoro. The band was placed perfectly & the barium went down just like it should. The only thing that was actually wrong was that Fluid was missing from my band when he checked the amount, so I got a fill. And then I went on my way, and mysteriously my twinges vanished and my worries & fears went by the wayside.

So even though the doc seemed a tad annoyed with me, I am glad I went in and had it looked at for my own peace of mind!

sweet. I think I will check into that for my own peice of mind. I have a tendency to worry myself to death...which I used to deal with with food.

When you go in for your first fill at 6 weeks post op, your doc may do an adjustment w/ xray aka fluro.

If he doesn't, request it...tell him your thoughts...and you'd rather be safe than sorry. That xray shouldn't be but about 80-100 bucks. And if there is no slippage.... good deal.

If you do...well, that's money well spent.