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(((((((Christina))))))) Hope your recovery is fast and totally complete! Come home to LBT soon, we need you!!

God Bless America, land that I love!!

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Yep, one of my first year NSV's was the fact that I COULD ride the roller coaster and the safety bar closed with no problem. Get your band girl and get ready for lots more rides!

:Banane22: Hippo Birdy to you!!

Nope, not a myth, but probably not as easy as you envision either. Severe bouts of coughing have been known to cause slippage. The odds are still 3% or so. Don't borrow trouble, just be informed.

There is also another good one called Feeding the Hungry Heart. Excellent!

Hiccups are a very common band occurence. Often, it's your sign that you've eaten and your diaphragm is now telling you you are full. Many of us get that ONE big hiccup as a sort of warning that we're getting full. sorta like a 'whoa!'.. Listen to what it's telling you. It may be time to put the food away and do something different. Welcome to restriction.

I think you and I are in the same boat, Becky. I've not had the manometry test, but I know it's coming. My esophagus hasn't been the same in quite some time. Unfortunately, my band surgeon hasn't taken it seriously enough when I tell him I no longer get the sensations in my throat/esophagus that used to. I get a fill, it closes shut, so my band is tight as I can get it, but still, no signals like I used to get. Last fill didn't show pouch enlargement, but I know that's bound to come next as I simply get no 'stop' sign anymore.

Woohoo !!! I got no leathers, but I wanna go anyway!! leatha_g@hotmail.com

Cute. Glad to hear you're doing better. Early on, I had the exact same sensation you described above. I never knew what it was, but I know you're not describing just 'food' hanging out in the pouch. It was a definite sensation of something 'foreign' in the gullet, much more rigid than any chewed up food. If it helps, I've never had it again. :girl_hug: Good luck!

Sounds like you're a member of the 'One Tough Cookie' club. Been there.. So glad you've had a good band year and here's wishing you many more!!! Keep on keeping on!

Who did these EGD and X-Rays ?? I would definitely agree with the others, you should stick with liquids or try the Aloe Vera for awhile. The band is not 'supposed' to be painful at all. Did they do a gallbladder ultrasound as well? Acid reflux would be more esophageal pain or discomfort, not stomach. I'm really sorry to hear you're having so much trouble. Please keep us posted.

Your signs of fullness will definitely NOT be the same as pre-band. Listen to what your body is telling you. Do you get ONE big hiccup? How about a sudden bout of sneezing or coughing? Some people's nose starts running. All these are your new signs of fullness and much like a 'Yield' sign, once you notice these, it's time to put the fork down and move onto something else to do. Use only dessert plates or cups to eat from, cut your food into bites no larger than a pencil eraser and chew, chew, chew. Slipping your band isn't really all that easy to just 'do'. It can happen, but it's not something that can just pop off that easily. You'll get acquainted with your own body's signals, it's the listening and responding that makes the band work. Good luck!!

LOL, like I said.. just watch out for the nuts.. This may be true, however, a good experiment to watch is this. Take a Water bottle that's been opened, but still has some water in it on the plane with you and just observe it when you take off and when you land. Now, unlike some folks here, I'm not mathematician, or rocket scientist but I can see contraction and expansion when it happens. I have also had blood clots from flying, so I'm pretty certain our bodies undergo some pretty interesting things while flying. I have also heard of people who live up in the mountains discussing how much tighter their bands get at home, versus while they are in the city and sea level. Interesting concept, but they swear it is so..YMMV:)

I've heard this was pretty much an urban legend type thing. I think burn centers have much more rigid guidelines for donor tissue. Just my thoughts..

Haha.. YIKES!

Interesting. I had many changes like this happen to me over the past few years. More than diet, I relate it to my constant use of a computer. I no longer read like I used to. I can't concentrate like I used to, my spelling is off and mathematical skills too. It's very very frustrating. :grouphug:

Very good idea. I'm all for anything that will help alleviate sexually transmitted diseases.

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McKinney here.

LOL. go right ahead.. lol.

You can have slippage without any overt symptoms. Then again, sometimes nighttime reflux is a sign. Others have experienced excessive repeated vomiting and being unable to even swallow their own spit. In this case, you'd want to find your nearest ER. Otherwise, some have had no symptoms at all and only found their slippages through flouro or other gastric x-rays. Just remember, it's not that 'easy' to slip a band, please don't let it be a constant worry for you. Just live and cross those bridges only if you come to them. Early morning tightness is almost universal for banded folks. Try warm liquids to help loosen things up some.

I fly almost weekly. I've never had 'severe' pain at all, I have, however, experienced what seemed to be a tightening of my band on different occasions. Nothing too terrible. My advice.. be careful with the nuts.

I have a past history of both DVT and PE. I also had the vena cava filter introduced at the time of my banding surgery. Everything went fine and I've had NO clotting problems whatsoever since surgery. I am also on lifelong Coumadin therapy to keep clots from forming. It can be done. Will ALL bariatric surgeons agree to do it? Nope. But there are those who will.