Getting re-banded... this journey is full of surprises

RedTulips3 · October 3, 2008

I do like my Dr. It's a small office so I never have issues getting appointments and getting in touch with the office staff. NYU is a huge practice, which makes it difficult to get in touch with them.

Why would getting drunk bring on dry heaving? I'm not much of a drinker, so maybe I'm missing something. Would it be because all the alcohol made you vomit?

I've only ever had 2 PBs (or what I consider to be PBs). The second one was the worse of the two and it happened a week after I found out about the leak in my band. So I had absolutely NO restriction, and then I have my 2nd pb ever. I think because I had no fill that I had no restriction and I must have been a little careless in my chewing because I got stuck and I spent the entire day trying to get it up. In between all the attempt at unstucking myself (which just made me even more swollen) I was trying to calm the swelling by sipping warm tea, but that would just come up. I got to the point where nothing would go down. I waited until the evening and took some liquid motrin (which took a while to go down) and I was able to get some Water down at night (thankfully).

Moral of the story- even with no restriction, if you don't chew, you'll be reminded that the band is still there. That's coming from someone who is extremely careful with chewing (to which I credit only having 2 pbs in 8.5 months)

HeatherO · October 3, 2008

Its just so weird that several January people have had some problem or other in the 9th month after surgery, I wonder if that is typical of lap band surgery?

Interesting point, Chrisann.

Now that you mention it, I had my first problem at almost nine months to leading to an inability to drink and the need for an emergency unfill, I am fine now but experienced my first bout of being really miserable. I am a January bandster as well . . . plus I don't remember hearing of too many prior complications with other people in our group.

Anyways, it is interesting to think of it that way . . . 9 months is well into the journey and the point at which our habits are solidified. I wonder if it is all just a coincidence or if there is a reason . . . maybe becoming so used to the lifestyle that we aren't so "actively" thinking about bandster rules and banding has become normal.

Does anyone have any other thoughts on this topic?