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Hi I'm new here, I had my band inserted August 2007 and initially it worked really well. After about two years I started suffering reflux and would have really bad flare ups where for a week at a time I could not eat anything or even keep Water down, after two years suffering like this I had the band emptied and everything was fine until Tuesday this week (11th June) when I suddenly got acute pain at the top of my stomach and couldn't keep anything down. I got an appointment with my doctor and he prescribed omezaprol (not sure of the spelling but it reduces stomach acid) this did nothing to help and the pain was horrific!! This went on until Thursday when I had an ultrasound scan to check for gallstones, which of course showed nothing so I still didn't know what was happening. That night I tried so have some thin Soup but this caused such pain I had to go to A&E. The doctor at A&E didn't know too much about lap bands and thought it might be kidney stones but he did arrange a CT scan for me this morning which has shown that the band is in my bowel!! I'm feeling very scared about the operation tomorrow but I will be so pleased to put this all behind me!! I feel that I have to put on a brave face for my family because this was my decision to try and take the easy way.

Hi more WLS is the last thing on my mind now, I have 3 children one only 6 weeks old so I will not risk anything like this again. I decided last year to address the reasons why I over eat and started having CBT which has helped me to identify my reasons for over eating and I feel this knowledge and understanding will finally help me to address my food issues. I have also contacted a dietician and hopefully with her help I can start making healthier choices for my whole family.

Thank you all for your kind words and support, it made all of the difference during a very worrying time. They operated this morning and I was in theatre for 1 hour 30 mins I think and the difference between going in and coming out is amazing!!! I was on high doses of morphine last night and every other painkiller going and the pain was still horrific!!! Where as today I have had some paracetamol to bring down my temp. (Not sure what painkillers they gave me in theatre) thank you!!!!

I made it!!! Thank you so much for your support and good wishes they really got me through a long night. Pain wise it's not too bad at all, so much better that the last four days. The entrance where the port was is not at all painful and it just feels like pressure where the accessed my bowel, I haven't been able to look at the scars yet but they are a very small price to pay and I do firmly believe that if I had put off going to A&E any longer the outcome may have been very different!!

Thank you for your replies, I will try and fill in the blanks if possible. After I had the band fitted (in a private hospital in the UK) I had the usual follow up appointments and band adjustments which were included in the package and I was loosing weight so it was all fine for a long time. When I started suffering the reflux I went back and had the band adjusted so that it wasn't so tight, I also saw my original surgeon at this time and he was very dismissive of the problem and he made me feel like I was waisting his time. I decided not to return to him again and I found another surgeon and he was going to investigate but I fell pregnant so to be honest it went to the back of my mind. After I had the baby I started suffering what I thought was bad reflux again, these flair up would last up to a week where it was impossible to eat or drink. After a few of these episodes I went back to the second clinic and had the band completely emptied and there has been no more problems until now. I was amazed this morning when I got the results of the CT scan, I had been researching having the band removed which is how I came to find this site last night. I am currently in hospital and apparently the band eroded into the stomach over a long period of time and it has made it's way into the bowel this week. From what I gather I am very lucky it was picked up today and I am having strong painkillers (morphine) ready for the removal operation at 9.30 tomorrow. My family and Spouse have been supportive but I have always felt a sense of shame at having to resort to surgery to loose weight so I have always played down the problems I have had with the band so this has been a big wake up call for all of us. Sorry I have just realised I acadently started two threads so this reply was meant for this one.

Thank you for your replies, I will try and fill in the blanks if possible. After I had the band fitted (in a private hospital in the UK) I had the usual follow up appointments and band adjustments which were included in the package and I was loosing weight so it was all fine for a long time. When I started suffering the reflux I went back and had the band adjusted so that it wasn't so tight, I also saw my original surgeon at this time and he was very dismissive of the problem and he made me feel like I was waisting his time. I decided not to return to him again and I found another surgeon and he was going to investigate but I fell pregnant so to be honest it went to the back of my mind. After I had the baby I started suffering what I thought was bad reflux again, these flair up would last up to a week where it was impossible to eat or drink. After a few of these episodes I went back to the second clinic and had the band completely emptied and there has been no more problems until now. I was amazed this morning when I got the results of the CT scan, I had been researching having the band removed which is how I came to find this site last night. I am currently in hospital and apparently the band eroded into the stomach over a long period of time and it has made it's way into the bowel this week. From what I gather I am very lucky it was picked up today and I am having strong painkillers (morphine) ready for the removal operation at 9.30 tomorrow. My family and Spouse have been supportive but I have always felt a sense of shame at having to resort to surgery to loose weight so I have always played down the problems I have had with the band so this has been a big wake up call for all of us.

It has eroded my stomach over time and dropped in and then started on the digestion process

Hi I'm new here, I had my band inserted August 2007 and initially it worked really well. After about two years I started suffering reflux and would have really bad flare ups where for a week at a time I could not eat anything or even keep Water down, after two years suffering like this I had the band emptied and everything was fine until Tuesday this week (11th June) when I suddenly got acute pain at the top of my stomach and couldn't keep anything down. I got an appointment with my doctor and he prescribed omezaprol (not sure of the spelling but it reduces stomach acid) this did nothing to help and the pain was horrific!! This went on until Thursday when I had an ultrasound scan to check for gallstones, which of course showed nothing so I still didn't know what was happening. That night I tried so have some thin soup but this caused such pain I had to go to A&E. The doctor at A&E didn't know too much about lap bands and thought it might be kidney stones but he did arrange a CT scan for me this morning which has shown that the band is in my bowel!! I'm feeling very scared about the operation tomorrow but I will be so pleased to put this all behind me!! I feel that I have to put on a brave face for my family because this was my decision to try and take the easy way. Please excuse the spelling mistakes