I'm 7 weeks post op and am totally miserable. I've had a barium swallow, all looks fine. Was told I was swollen from being "stuck" and do Clear liquids for 3 days, then mushies, etc. The ER surgeon thought my band was too tight and needed an unfill. When I told him I had no fill, he said then perhaps my band was too tight/small. Confered with my surgeon who said my band was 'NOT TOO SMALL OR TIGHT".

It's been 2 weeks since my ER visit and can only keep down clear liquids and some egg drop Soup. Absolutely nothing in the morning, not even Water.

I've been pb'ing, vomiting. Nights are just awful. My esophagus is not right, had a "congested cough" (lungs are clear) for over a week. Saw my reg Dr. and she gave me cough medicine with expectorant.

I'm so weak I can't do anything. No energy. I've lost 35 lbs and am thrilled with that, but I cannot enjoy my weight loss at all because I feel sick ALL THE TIME.

I only felt "good" or somewhat "normal" for one week out of the 7.

Has anyone else gone through this and stayed banded?

What entails having the band removed?

I'm seeing my surgeon tomorrow.

Everything Dress and Byebye writes is exactly the same things I have been going through since I got this band. I'd post some of the issues here and get some responses but it seemed like lots of folks are having issues so I thought it was "normal" and to just get used to the pain, pbing, etc. I went to the ER last week because I was vomiting everything I ate or drank for 4 days. They ran a CT and Barrium swallow and even had a lapband doc look at it and they said everything is fine. No slippage, erosion etc, but that 1 in every 500 bodies reject the lapband and I am probably that 1. So I need to decide if I can continue to live like this (never eating healthy, clean food instead of sugar and soup) or if I want the band removed. I'm waiting for a referral to a GI for an Endosopy to make sure all looks good and then make my mind up. I fantasize about eating a real meal and being able to cook again but on the other hand I'm terrified of gaining weight. Im also curious if smoking and alcohol has a negative affect on anyone? I was drinking the night before I had to go to the ER and started smoking after I was bandd. I've quit smoking to see if that was a problem and did have a few glasses of wine last night and have not been able to keep ANYThing down today.

Glad that I found this post and that there are others like me!

ps - Because I had my surgery in Mexico, I could not get the GI doc or General Surgeon to see me when I was in the hospital. They kept me there for 3 days trying to figure out what to do....... Bariatric and Mexico = doctorless patient in the ER :thumbup: I was finally transferred to a hospital that performs lapband surgery and as a favor the Doc came down to see me and tell me he would remove the band if I wanted...

Edited May 16, 200818 yr by stella
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