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Anyone have band SLIPPAGE?

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ddgalarza    0

ddgalarza
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I am 9 months out andmy band has slipped, which mean another surgery to repair it. Anyone one out there go through tis already? my doctor said that this is her first one that didnt fix itself with an unfill that she has had and she has only had one other.

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trapped inside    0

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Yes, I was banded 2 years ago october 2007. We tried taking Fluid out. That didn't work. We tried emptying it. That didn't work. The good news is that the second surgery was a breeze. Most of the discomfort is in the port site and they leave that alone. So pain was minimal. You do have to start all over again with your diet though...good luck!

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fatty no more    0

fatty no more
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How did you know your band slipped? Did you have problems or symptoms?

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beeba7597
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What are the symptoms of slippage?

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ddgalarza    0

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Yes, I was banded 2 years ago october 2007. We tried taking Fluid out. That didn't work. We tried emptying it. That didn't work. The good news is that the second surgery was a breeze. Most of the discomfort is in the port site and they leave that alone. So pain was minimal. You do have to start all over again with your diet though...good luck!

Hey trapped thanks for the post. Yeah my doc tried anaprtial unfil but was completely unsatisified with the results. I'm gald to hear the the surgery was successful and mninimal pain. My first one was pretty uneventful as well so I'm keeping my fingers crossed. I am toally bumped about 2 weeks on liquids again, but hey Ifigure it willa llow me to make up the time and the weight i havent been losing from the unfill.

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ddgalarza    0

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How did you know your band slipped? Did you have problems or symptoms?

The first indication of band slippage for my doctor was that I was having alot of heart burn but i wasnt at optimal retriction. When the heartrurn set in she immediately thought that I was too tight. But ik ept telling her that that wasnt the case that I didnt feel like i had reached my green zone yet. so after 2 months of slowly getting unfilled she opted for an esophogiagram and it showed the slippage. We then did an unfill down to 3cc's which she thought would correct it but no such luck.

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fatty no more    0

fatty no more
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DD- When did you start experiencing the heart burn? Was it after a fill or from the beginning? Sorry if I am being too personal, I'm just afraid.

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ddgalarza    0

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DD- When did you start experiencing the heart burn? Was it after a fill or from the beginning? Sorry if I am being too personal, I'm just afraid.

Hey FNM (i just cant bring myself to call you fatty:biggrin:)- I started having heartburn about 2 weeks after a fill that i had in march and it got progressively worse and more frequesnt. it finally fgot to the point were it was allthe time even after drinking Water and you could hear it. not just me, but people around me could hear it. then it got to the where it would wake me up from a dead sleep in the middle of the night. it was pretty bad and medication didnt do anything for it

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fatty no more    0

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Thansk DD for the information...Any info I can get I'll take. My biggest fear is messing this tool (lapband) up. So far I love it. I also haven't had a fill yet. Not until the 17th of Sept. I'm nervous, but looking forward to that appt. I can tell I don't have the same restriction I had after the surgery, most likely do to reduction of swelling from the surgery. Thank you soo much for your post.

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hey DD!

I just had surgery the day before yesterday to fix my band that slipped. I was in a car accident which caused my band to slip.. Crazy but true! Lol anyways thr surgery was a breeze... Not painful at all.. Just a lttle sore thats it! You should be fine...I will keep you in my prayers!

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StLouisGal    1

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You are so encouraging. I have a slip and I have to have my band replaced. I see the doctor on Thursday to see what he wants to do for sure but I can't eat anything but liquids without severe pain for several hours. I'm glad to know that the surgery for the replacement is not bad.

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Missprdiva    0

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thank you! I would talk to your doc and express to him that you are in pain and u would like to have this fixed sooner than later... The longer u wait the pain will get worse.... If u have any questions feel free to ask me! Have a good weekend.

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I agree, I am really anxious to get it taken care of. We are planning to leave for vacation on Sept 30 and I want it over by then. The idea of waiting until we get back is not the least bit appealing. As it is, it'll be a cheap vacation with me on Protein Shakes most of the time. Oh well, can't be helped.

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StLouisGal    1

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What actually causes a slippage?

I wish I knew. My doctor did tell me that it probably wasn't anything I did, small comfort????

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