Need Help please!! - Lost my Band

Mita · September 7, 2008

Hello Everyone,

This is going to be quite Long..

It all started July 29th I had a dizzy spell after eating a piece of Zucchini bread at work. I felt light headed like I was going to pass out. My boss and a co worker rushed me off to Urgent Care, and I let them know that I had the lap Band first off. After doing an EKG and Sugar test they chalked it up to anxiety attack. I have never had an anxiety attack except preop when I first got my band but that was a panic. So they gave me a xanex and I started to feel a little better but at the same time I felt the bread moving through the stomach. Now in between this time and the next episode is 9 days. In this time I feel jittery and am getting night sweats and tremors. My stomach does not hurt but now I feel that when I swallow I have a lump in my throat.. 9 days later I am at work and get a sudden rush that something is wrong in my chest.. The pain is so bad and I cannot catch my breath I am rushed off to the ER. Again I tell them I have the band and could it be that? NO is the answer and they do everything they can for my heart which includes an overnight stay. I am given Adivan the whole time. I am sent home and feel even worse with the tremors. I go see my regular doc and she says it must be pre menopause and prescribes Metoprolol and tells me I should feel fine. Ok I ask how fine?? Is it a temp fix or do you know what you are doing. I asked point blank is it my band..NOPE it is not.. I take 1/2 a pill and felt sick off the bat.. I call her and tell her she is trying to kill me and I am not taking the pills nor the adivan! I go see my band Doc the following week and after telling them my symptoms they say it is my band. I go down for a Barium swallow and my band has slipped and my stomach prolapsed. They get ready to do the surgery the following week since this is Wed's and the Band Sugeons are out of town. Friday I sip some Water and it's not going down. So guess what? It got worse and I am again rushed back to the hosp. I had my band removed on 8/22 I decide to not have another placed. I have been without a fill for 2 years. Now I am suppose to heal right?? I still feel jittery and the swallowing is not any better I feel like a lump on the right side of my throat.. When I gargle with salt water it goes away but the jittery is worse in the mornings. Even the way I breath is messed up, don't know if i am breathing to fast or what..

I chalked it up to my insides being moved around when when the band moved or the yeast infection I got in my mouth.. With all the stuff they put in my on the Heart stay I got a yeast infection on both ends. I was on Nystatin for 2 weeks and have been taking Azo Yeast but does not feel like it is working (3day monostat). I don't know what to do at this point.. I have gone to see a accupuncture for the anxiety that I did not have and with every waking moment now think what else could be wrong.

If you are still with me - THANKS A BUNCH

I could really use some support right now...

Mary

Banded July 16,2004

Unbanded Aug 22, 2008

Mita · September 8, 2008

Hi Jack,

The surgeon said it might take 4 to 6 weeks for everything to get back to normal. I tried putting a heating pad on my tummy yesterday and that seemed to help but today, It is taking everything not to run for the hills if you know what I mean. I have not talked to anyone locally about it and am just hoping and praying it gets better.

Thanks for your reply.

Daisalana · September 8, 2008

Hi Mita, sorry you're having to go through all of this. I am hopeful that when you've healed in 4-6 weeks, everything should be alright. If your stomach prolapsed, did they say how long that would take to heal? I would think that would bother you for a little while until it finally heals up.

newimage · September 8, 2008

I hope you get to feeling better. Sorry about the band. You will be in my thoughts and prayers. Good Luck

Mita · September 9, 2008

Thank you for your well wishes. I seen the family doc yesterday and he too agreed that it is going to take time to heal. Today is a new day and it can only be better I pray.

privatedancer7 · September 14, 2008

Thank you for your well wishes. I seen the family doc yesterday and he too agreed that it is going to take time to heal. Today is a new day and it can only be better I pray.

I hope things go well for you. My band was removed after 4.5 months. It has been about 1 month and I still have good days and bad days swallowing. My band was removed because of the inability to swallow and it appears that it is still somewhat with me but not nearly as bad.

Private Dancer7

HeatherO · September 15, 2008

I am sorry you went through this . . . and really shocked that it happened out of the blue after you have been unfilled for so long. Best wishes for a speedy recovery and a return to normalcy.