mrshuey

Ive had my band for three years now and had esophogeal dilation after the first year. but taking out all the Saline corrected the problem. I managed to lose the weight slowly without any more fills. Now im having strange sensations and cramping above my port, and I can feel the tube through my skin. It feels like its twisting around pulling on my muscles. It's hard to describe! wondering if anyone else had these symptoms and what is it? I'm calling the doc on Monday....

I was banded by Dr. Kuri. Overall the experience was great with him. I had problems later on though with my Dr in the states over filling me and I got esophageal dilation. But that wasn't Kuri's fault. I've had two close friends get banded by Dr. Kuri as well and we all had a great experience.

Yes, the band was too tight even though I never got it fully filled. I spent the first year struggling to eat solid foods and vomited after nearly every meal because it was painfully stuck. Even after the smallest fill. After getting esophageal dilation I decided to not get any more fills after that. It scared me because I would wake up choking every night on acid reflux. I was afraid I would aspirate and die! I'm happy to say I've still achieved weight loss without all that hassle. But after reading posts in this forum I'm afraid maybe the tube has disconnected recently. I'm panicking, but you're right I haven't even seen the doc yet, so I need to calm down.

I feel fine. Occasional mild acid reflux but rarely. Not like the first year, it was horrible. But now this strange feeling where the tube is... I've lost the weight and kept it off without a fill in the last two years, and would really like to get the band removed. But I don't have insurance, or $$$ to cover it.

Just to clarify, the port itself isn't bothering me, it's definitely the tube above it...