Hello, everyone. I was banded 6/24/2006 and have lost 100 lbs. Over the last 2+ years, I've reached the 100 mark 3 times but have then begun suffering from GERD to the extent that I wake up every hour on the hour at night coughing, aspirating, and unable to catch my breath. I've had the band deflated twice; gained back 40 lbs. twice; and made it back down again, only to have the situation repeat itself. My surgeon doesn't seem to have a clue ... other than to fill or deflate. Has anybody else experienced this phenomenon???

Have they ever tried just a small unfill? Like .5cc or less? You have all the symptoms of being too tight (night cough, reflux) but I can see you really don't want a significant unfill. Sometimes as little as .2cc removed can make the difference between where you are and where you want to be. The situation you're in happens a lot... and should just require a small adjustment to correct the problem. I would ask the doctor to remove .2 or .3 and see what happens.