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Hello everyone I need some advice or some guidance anything. I was banded in December 2010 things went well after the surgery then I had my first fill. After that moment I was getting stuck and vomiting. Finally the doctors have unfilled me and it has been about 4 months now and it has just gotten worse. I went to a doctor and they checked my band while I was under mediation by sticking a camera in my throat and taking a sample of my throat since my throat looked swollen and white cell count in the throat was high I believe is what the Dr. had said. Band was fine and test came back normal. Things are getting so bad I won’t eat or drink till late evening and even then I throw it all up. I am chewing my food taking small sips it does not matter. I tried all the tips nothing works, maybe once a week I can actually eat a meal without throwing it up. I am slowly losing weight and while that’s great I am at the point now where I want it out. My band Dr. says that isn’t the answer we need to find out why this is happening what if taking the band out doesn’t resolve it. Shot I weighted 336 before the surgery so there was no problem before they put it in. Solids, liquids all get stuck now, I am getting really depressed please give me advice.

Thank you so much for the information, I am leaning towards maybe my body just don't like it. I am no professional that is for sure but that is really what I think is happening. I just don't want my stomach scared to no return do to this.

So I went to the hospital they took a blood sample and said my electra lights and liver are fine. They refered me to another lapband Dr. they said what can they do for me it's not an emergency. I am fustrated now at this point and just gone see if they can yank it out.

Thanks so much for the info, my Gi doctor has prescribed some pepcid but prescription strength and suralfate. However they have not found any ulers so he's just trying anything he can think of. I also see him and the lap band doc on the 14th. If nothing is found then my lap band doc said that it can be removed. I happy at least to know that in the end it will come out. I just don't think my body likes it but there maybe a real reason this is all happening. I want to go to the hospital but scared of spending all that money just to tell me they found nothing ya know.

Thanks so much and yes all the Dr visists I have had have been thru my Lapband doc minus the two that she refered me off to for the throat scope thing. Trust me I am doing everything I can think of and all research I can to see what is causing this as no one has answers. I have throat spasms which one of the fill in docs for my doc saw once and prescribed some meds for that but they did not help. Also this med that reduces acid is not helping either. I was able to eat some chilli with a baked potatoe so yesterday was my meal of the week. That is what seems so odd to me it never fails at least once a week I can eat something and not have my throat want to throw it up. But then again the left side under my ribs hurt all night so not sure if that was cause I could eat and I felt like my heart was hurting if that even makes sense. Kinda like i could hardly breath but was breathing that happens to periodicly just never really thought about it till it happend agian.

Thanks for the advice guys and yes the xray while drinking the chalk stuff has been done several times. They see acid reflux it slowly goes thru but they say it all looks good. The DR. that did the camera scope says I am wide open. He prescribed some acid reflux medicine which I am trying again but feel it is just stuck hanging out. I tried to eat 1 scrambled egg with some ketchup and yea the toilet ate it instead. The facility I went to does not have it's own ER since it was strictly lap band clinic and they do the surgery there to. I may try my local ER next week when I am off from work I just feel they will not have any answers to give either. Everyone is like wait and see and I am at the point now where waiting is over. I have lost another 3 1/2 pds in 2 days which is awesome but I feel it is damaging my body. My teeth are what worry me like my worst fear come true lol. celiac disease is very interesting and one of the symptoms I do have but then it could be the sypmtom of so many other things. I am going to see if they can check for that though at this point an answer to why would be a great thing. Thanks again.