immaBthin

I went today for an unfill and was told that my pouch is dilated. I'm so bummed about this..I believe the reason for the dilation is being too tight for too long. I usually PB'd after eating any food with any type of texture. I'm concerned that my pouch will not go back down to normal size. My Dr also gave me a prescription for Dexilant..she said its to help me heal. Has anyone ever taken this? Also, I don't believe they completely emptied my band, she said she took out alot but I still have alot in there. Is it possible for it to heal without completely unfilling the band? Does every doctor require you to go on a liquid diet until you come back for follow up...they didn't seem to push the issue.

My band has been too tight for the past month and I've pretty much thrown up everything I've put in my mouth...thus losing 22 lbs in 6 weeks. Two days ago I went in and had .25cc taken out of my band and still today I'm having trouble getting anything more than mushies down. They checked my band...no slip, no erosion, everything looked fine. My question is, can all this throwing up I'm doing cause problems in other areas like my esophagus or cause any hernias or ulcers? Things just aren't feeling right and even though I love the weight loss, I know losing that much that fast isn't very healthy. Any advice????

I'm not actually vomiting, just PB'ing just about every solid food I eat. I can handle some things like angel hair pasta, crab legs, and fish but some days I have a hard time with even mashed potatoes. There's no stomach acid when it all comes back up so all I'm worried about is a slippage. Last week when I went for my unfill they said everything looked great...but I just want to be able to eat somewhat normal!

That also happened to me..went for an unfill and they took out too much so I gained 3 lbs in a few weeks so I went back in for a fill and they filled me up! I'm only 3 lbs away from my goal so I'm trying to get it to where I want it to be. At this point I'm just trying to keep food down!

Hello all..I'm new here and thought maybe I could get some insight from some of you! I've been banded for 10 months, have lost 73 lbs and I'm currently at 137 lbs...my dilemma is this....just this morning I've noticed something near my port that feels long and thin and goes from my port area up towards my rib cage. Today is the first time I've ever noticed it and its pretty prominent. Could this be the tubing? Is this normal to be able to feel it, should I be concerned? I'm freaking out a little over this!