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I had my lapband surgery on January 9, 2008, and it seems like I've encountered more difficulties than my surgeon has seen in anybody else. It's been a pretty discouraging experience for me...and now I have a brand new problem that just started last night... :cursing:

Can anybody tell me what the symptoms for Esophagus dialation or band slippage are???? I am in a bit of pain right now...when I'm sitting or laying down, and I'm not sure why... I had a salad and a mini burger at Ruby Tuesday's yesterday afternoon, and I felt as tho I had eaten a little too much...but not an outrageous amount. I was a little uncomfortable, but it passed. About 4 or 5 hours later, I was sitting on my couch looking at a magazine, when all of a sudden my stomach started to hurt...all pretty much on the left side, and it radiates across my abdomen. I have no idea what I did, or what could've happened...but now it kinda hurts (aches) when I even take a sip of Water. Has anybody else had this happen to them?

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Carla - If it hasn't cleared by morning, I would call your doctors office, they will probably want to see you.

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I had severe reflux, but no other symptoms. I was unfilled for 5 weeks, then refilled. No problems now.

What you are describing with your stomach and abdomen I have never encountered. It is possible it is not band related, but I agree you should contact your doctor to be sure.

Let us know what you find out.

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Hi, sorry to hear you are having so many problems with your band. :P I was just seeing if you went to your Dr. yet? If so what did he say? Hope all is well.

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Have you been on anti-biotics at all?

When you say the pain is on the left... are you actually talking about the area under your rib cage? Or to the left of your belly button??? You mentioned pain goes to your abdomen so thats why i'm asking.

Also, does the pain happen regularly after you eat?

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I had a salad and a mini burger/QUOTE]

The two things you ate are two that I was tod to definatelly be carefull with and not try the first 4-6 weeks... salad and bread... I hope you haven't slipped your band, but you may really want to watch your choices and check out what others on this site that have had success have had problems with... I am guiding myself by their recommendations as well as my doctor.

I was banded on January 8, 2010 and wouldn't think of trying bread yet, or a salad... lettuce is hard to digest even without the band, as is bread.... Be careful!!! And definately go see your doc if your pain persists... you only get one body, be carefull with it!

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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