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:confused:I think that my band has slipped but I am not sure. Can anyone let me know what they felt? Does it mean that I need another surgery? I was banded in Jan '09 and I have been doing fine, I have thrown up maybe 10 times in the whole 9 months I have had my band, but since I starting working out 2 1/2 weeks ago, I can't eat anything and sometimes I can't even drink my Protein Shake without feeling like something is stuck. I called my dr. but he seems to be busy cause I can't talk to him and the only open appt is for the 12th of this month. What should I do? Please help!! :smile::)

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When you called in to get an appointment with your Dr. did you tell them exactly why you need to see him?

They should be able to get you in sooner than that for an emergency situation. Call them back. Maybe they can get you in within the next couple days if someone else cancels. I think they should squeeze you in anyway.

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CALL THEM BACK. Explain that this is somewhat of an emergency in that

1. You cannot eat any solid food

2. You often/most of the time have a problem taking in hydration of any sort.

DEMAND to be seen.

Surgery is not the first line of treatment if there is a slippage. Most doctors will put you back on a full liquid diet and many times that enables the band to slip back to its problem location.

Honestly, slippage doesn't occur easily. Many doctors actually use some of the stomach to stitch around the band to anchor it down, too. I know mine did that and I've read comments where others were told the same thing.

There are possible other causes for your issues but just the fact that you have a difficult time swallowing liquids makes me thing you could even be too tight.

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