:sad:i got approved for surgery today. an hour later the doc office called and told me that the doc had to see if the lapband was right for me because of the dumping syndrome that i have. she doent know if the lapband is right for me. i dont under stand i have been having alot of gi problems. has anybody else have that problem. they told me that they go to the meeting first week of july so i have to wait it out. i was so happy about my aprovel now i dont know whats gonna happen. im concerned. help:cursing:

Edited June 23, 200917 yr by dedumplinz

That's very odd. I've never heard of that before.

You have "dumping" syndrome and have no previous bariatric surgery?

Did they explain in any detail what was actually going on?

no i must mess understood them im gonna call in the morning. i just have bad gi problems. acid reflux dieses but that woulnd stop that would it. maybe they concern that the band woulnd not work right.

No, acid reflux would not necessarily prevent the band placement. In fact, acid reflux can generally indicate a hiatal hernia, which is something MOST (or at least many) surgeons fix when they go in to place the band.

I found that the lapband actually made my acid reflux go away! I only have problems now if I eat pizza or something with a lot of spices