what happens if you get a stomach virus/bug/flu, etc. in terms of vomiting??? would violent vomiting cause the band to slip? I can only imagine how difficult it would be for your stomach contents to come back up though the narrow stoma???

i have a bit of a belly ache today and feeling mildly nauseated. i haven't had to vomit, but it got me thinking.... what if?

Ask your doc. Honestly if you're restricted you may need an unfill (depending on your surgeon) I have a prescription of phenergan on hand for normal nausea but I know that some bugs don't care what you have...things are coming UP. Violent heaving over several days isn't a good thing. Your doc can tell you if he wants to unfill you or thinks that's just wasteful.

I worry about this subject, too, and keep Phenergan around. I hope I never have to use it, though. I hope you feel better soon.

Mimi

This worries me too. I had a nasty bout of food poisoning this past winter from bad salmon. Blech! I was violently ill in the middle of the night. I understand that it would be imperative to get in for an unfill but I live 1 1/2 hours away from my surgeon and should something like this happen again I would be in panic mode for sure!

I asked my Dr. this question when both my kids had the flu and I was afraid I was going to get it. He told me to automatically go to liquids dont eat anything solid. Call them for an anti Nausea prescription and if that does not work to go in and have all the fluid taken out of your band they will put it back in after you have recovered. Hope this helps

Hi,

Words of wisdom, be sure to get the suppositories not the pill. If you are sick the phenergen pill doesn't do much good. If any of my group starts vomiting then we are to call the baratrics coordinator-she gave us her cell phone #. I've got a wonderful baratrics team. I've only had to call once in 2 years which was in Jan. due to a bug I caught.