kludwig

I was banded in November 2007. I found out on Friday that my band has slipped down. My doctor recommended that I have all of the saline removed from my band and be on a liquid diet for 3 weeks to reduce the swelling and hope that my band will slip back into place. I'm concerned about my band. What if this doesn't work? Will they remove my band completely or just do surgery to put it back into place? Has anyone else gone through this? What is the success rate of this? I know these are questions I should have asked my doctor, but I didn't think of them at the time and when I called her assistant, she was not very helpful. thanks for sharing your experiences with me.

I've had my band for 4 years and have not had any problems ever. I just kept getting horrible heartburn and after one night of waking up at 2 AM vomiting food that I ate at 7 the night before, I knew there was a problem, so I went it. I'm really glad I did. I hope you have a quick recovery! ~KAty

I hope everything is ok Melissa. I went in yesterday regarding some stomach pain I was feeling. My Dr. did another Esophogram and found that my band has moved back into place! I can't tell you how relieved I was. My stomach is still hurting, but it may be gas pains from these Protein shakes I've been drinking (for the last 2 weeks). I've been taking Gas-x tabs with a little success. Thanks! ~Katy