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Oooops! Stretched pouch

gingerbug

By gingerbug, in LAP-BAND Surgery Forums

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labgab29    0

labgab29
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day 3 of liquids. I hope this works. I want my restriction back..I have been dealing with this for 5 months, so hope it is not to late to work and will shrink back down

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priscilla    1

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I too had a stretched pouch and was defilled for about 6 weeks. Got filled slowly again and so far so good. I am better now at being able to tell when I have reached that point where I should not eat even one more small bite. Also, one thing to remember is that if you are a chocolate eater as I once was, chocolate relaxes the esophagus (especially if you eat it late at night) and even though you had a stretched pouch and go back to normal, you will still get reflux or heartburn issues and will have more trouble. Good luck!

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slackaction    0

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GIRLS, Do you have to have an unfill to shrink your your pouch and how do you know if you have a stretched pouch. Last question is I keep seeing someone getting a BARIONIUM SALLOW TO SE THIS. What

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priscilla    1

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Yes - a barium swallow is the only way to properly diagnose a stretched pouch. Xray doc has you swallow this stuff (not tasty - but bearable), then he takes a bunch of pics of your stomach and voila! it shows up real well and it looks like you have an extra little stomach. Yes, the only way to undo a stretched pouch is to have a total defill. I was defilled for 6 wks. and am now back up to 5.3cc in a 10cc APS Allergan band. During that 6 wks. I gained about 12 lbs.and now am losing it again. :huh2:

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gingerbug    3

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GIRLS, Do you have to have an unfill to shrink your your pouch and how do you know if you have a stretched pouch. Last question is I keep seeing someone getting a BARIONIUM SALLOW TO SE THIS. What
Yes - a barium swallow is the only way to properly diagnose a stretched pouch. Xray doc has you swallow this stuff (not tasty - but bearable), then he takes a bunch of pics of your stomach and voila! it shows up real well and it looks like you have an extra little stomach. Yes, the only way to undo a stretched pouch is to have a total defill. I was defilled for 6 wks. and am now back up to 5.3cc in a 10cc APS Allergan band. During that 6 wks. I gained about 12 lbs.and now am losing it again. :huh2:

No, you do not have to have a total unfill to undo a stretched pouch. I did liquids for several days and was back to normal.

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priscilla    1

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Slackation - I knew I was having a problem because I kept getting vicious heartburn and then when I lay down at night, either Fluid or food would come back up and burn like H%LL. I put up with it about a month - but I should have fessed up sooner to my regular doctor. Once your pouch has been stretched, you can easily do it again and that will lead to more problems and possibly end up with band removal. I was also finding out that I could eat more and more, even though I was formerly at good restriction. Felt a lot of discomfort under my rib cage when I would eat and would feel like food was stuck for a long time. Lived on antacids and even prescription acid suppressors. Always felt like my bra had shrunk and it was uncomfortable. Stress started the whole process off. I would get stressed, eat, then get stuck, then eat a bit more, get stuck, vomit. Man, what was I thinking? Stress eating is BAD! :huh2:

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mike 11    0

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Hi there, just looking to talk to people who have had the lap band put in and what their experiences are/were like. Both good and bad. I want to know all the stuff that doctors don't necessarily tell you. I'd like info from real people who've done weither it's good or bad.:huh2:

:glare: :glare: :glare: :tt2: :tongue: on your success!!!

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priscilla    1

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Yes Gingerbug, if I had not stretched it for such a long period of time, I would probably have a slight defill, but mine was very severe and required all the saline taken out. Good for you that you were smarter than I was.:huh2:

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mike 11    0

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Hi there, just looking to talk to people who have had the lap band put in and what their experiences are/were like. Both good and bad. I want to know all the stuff that doctors don't necessarily tell you. I'd like info from real people who've done weither it's good or bad.:huh2:

Keep me posted!

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priscilla    1

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Hi Mike - I would have the surgery all over again and plan to have this for the rest of my life. Now, however, I will have to take control again and listen to what my body is telling me. I find when I am under stress, I don't pay attention and try to revert to the "old days" where my need for helping deal with the stress is to eat. The band is around our stomachs,not our mouths or brains and it is not always easy to manage the stress or head hunger. Being vigilant is crucial to having success, along with healthy food, limited sweets and lots of self-talk. This surgery is not the easy way out at all; it takes self-motivation and good food choices. Once you get a chance, as I did, to start over, with quick weight loss, you feel stronger knowing your band is the friend inside that controls most of the bad food decisions. Good luck.

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slackaction    0

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great feedback girls great dialog thnaks allot, I HAVE NO IDEA IF MY POUCH IS STRETCH BUT I HAVE NO RESTRICTION. BUT I HAVE NO SYMPTONS LIKE YOU HAD PRISCILLA AT NIGHT OR ANYTHING. i just can eat and eat. I THNK I TRY TO GO ON LIQUIDS FOR A WHILE LIKE GINGER BUG DID AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS. WHAT KIND OF LIQUIDS CAN YOU DO ON THIS GIRLS. THNASK AGAIN GREAT PLACE FOR INFO.

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