Amanda Sizemore

Hey, I'm Just Wandering If Anyone Has Ever Heard Of Puncturing The Tubing From The Port To The Band During A Fill? I Had A Fill Last Monday Of 0.5cc And By Weds. I Had Acid Reflux Again And Could Barely Keep Water Done. So I Went Back In On Friday To Have The Doctor Remove 0.3cc. I Haven't Been Using Fluro The Last Few Times And He's Been Able To Hit The Port With The First Or Second Try But This Past Friday It Took Hi Like 5 Times Before He Got It. I Could Feel When He Missed It Cause It Was Alomost Like The Needle Was Hitting Another Organ. It Didn't Hurt Cause They Use Lidocaine First. I Was To Scard To Try Any Solids Until Yesterday. They Went Down Just Fine With Really No Restriction. Now I'm Wandering If He Didn't Hit The Tubing And Put A Hole In It And The Fluid Is Coming Out Of The Tubing. I Think I Should Have Alot More Restriction Because Before I Had Him Remove 0.3cc I Couldn't Even Get Mashed Potatoes To Stay Down. I Was Throwing Up Off Of Water. So Just Wandering If Anyone Had Ever Had The Tubing Punctured? Maybe It's Not Really Possible But I Just Don't Know Why There's Not More Restriction. I Would Think That The Tubing Would Be Very Difficult To Hit Cause If A Needle Rubbed Up Against It It's So Small That It Would Move To The Side. Well If Anyone Has Had This Thought Let Me Know.

Tricia- Hi, I Just Wanted To Update You On My Condition. I Tried Everything To Stop The Acid Reflux And Food And Stomach Contents From Coming Out My Nose And Nothing Worked. I Tried Different Meds And Home Remedies And They Had No Effect Eathier. So I Finally Went Back To My Doctor And Had All The Fluid Removed From My Band. It Worked! I've Never Had It Again. I Was Defilled For 6 Wks And Gained 10lbs. My Doctor Told Mme That My Band Had Prolapsed More And That's Why I Was Suffering From The Reflux From Too Much Restriction. I Ended Up Going Back To My Surgoen In Mexico And Had A Fill Last Month. It Wasn't Very Much But I Want To Go Slow With The Fills Becuase I Don't Want The Reflux To Come Again. I Ended Up Having An Endoscope And Upper Gi Study In The States To See If The Band Was Slipped Or If I Had Errosion. I Passed It All So That Was Great. This Was All Caused From Being To Tight And Pushing More Food In The Pouch Than What It Could Hold. This Causing Me To Throw Up All The Time. I'm Doing Ok Now But Not Loosing Any Wt Since My Fill 6wks Ago. I've Actually Gained Another 2lbs. I've Schduled Another Fill But Am Only Going To Allow Them To Put In 0.5cc. I Believe That Going Slow With Fills Is The Way To Go. Take Care!

Hello To All! I Have Been Doing My Follow Up Care For The Last Year With Dr. Glascock In Cedar Falls, Ia And The Price With No Insurance Was $403.00 A Fill. That's With Fluro. Just Recently The Fill Price Has Almost Tripled!! It's Unbelievable What They Can Charge People. So, I'm In Desperate Need Of Finding A Fill Center In Iowa That Is Cheep To Get A Fill. I've Gained Some Wt And Really Need A Fill To Get It Back Off. If Anyone Knows Of Any Doctor In Iowa That Takes Pt's From Another Surgeon And Fills Are Cheep Please Let Me Know!! Thanks Amanda

I Can't Figure Out How I Put My Picture Up Under My User Name On The Left Side Of A Post. I Don't Want To Put A Picture In A Post Though. I Want It To Be Where My Name Is. Can Anyone Tell Me How You Did It? Please Make It At Easy As You Can. Thanks!!

Hi- I To Also Have Started Coughing When Eating And It Even Happends If I Don't Eat. At Times I'm Eating And Start Coughing And Get Wheezy And Can Hear A Bunch Of Excess Secreations In My Esophages. Sometimes I Cough So Hard I Throw Up. It's Just Like Slimmy Phlem Stuff Though. This Just Started Like Last Week. I'm Not Sure If It May Be Cold Related Or Not. I've Been Slightly Congested This Past Week. I Also Feel A Tickle In My Throat And That Causes Me To Cough. I Also Recently Was Diagnosed With Acir Reflux. I've Been On Prevacid For A Little Over 2wks Now And It Seems To Be Helping Alittle With The Extreme Reflux I Suffer At Night. I To Would Like To Hear If Other's Have This Coughing Problem.

Well I Would Have To Say I Did Cheat. I Had Surgery In Mexico With Dr. Ortiz And He Strongly Push His Pt's To Be On Liquids For 21 Days!! It Seemed Like Forever. The First Week It Was Like Clear Liquids, Then By The 10th Day I Was Able To Start Creamed Soups With No Chunks And Yogart. I Think By The 14th Day I Cheated. I Tried A Couple Of Noodles But Chewed Them Really Well And I Also Tried Really Thin Mashed Potatoes. I Knew It Was Really Wrong To Do. I Wasn't Even Hungry It Was All In My Head That I Thought I Just Needed That Food. I Came Out Ok But I Wouldn't Advise You To Keep Doing It. Our Doctor's Tells Us Things To Prevent Complication. The Risk Of Band Slipping And Poor Healing Is Huge When You Eat Solids Before Your Suppose To. They Place A Few Stiches In Place To Help The Band Stay In Place Until The Scar Tissue Can Form And Help Make A Anchor For The Band To Stay In Place. If You Eat Something That Your Not Suppose To Your Risking The Stiches To Be Pulled Out And The Band Slipping. Like I Said I Did Cheat But I Don't Recomend It.

Laurieu- Hi, Sorry To Here About Your Problem. I Myself Had Surgery In Mexico And Thought The Hospital There Was Way Nicer And Cleaner Then Some Hospital's I've Seen Here In The States. I Had Dr. Ortiz As My Doctor. He And His Staff Were Wonderful. I Myself Am A Nurse And Really Looked Into My Doctor And Hospital Before I Made Up My Mind To Do Surgery In Mexico. May I Ask Who Was Your Doctor In Mexico? Maybe If You Don't Feel Comfortable Going Back To Him You Could See Another Doctor In Mexico. Always Remember That Staph Infection Happened Everywhere. Not Just In Mexico. I Myself Am Private Pay So I Know What You Mean When You Talk About The Cost Of All This. It's Really Exspensive. If I Were You I'ld Really Consider Going Back To Mexico And Giving It Another Shot. And The Cost Is Such A Difference To Go To Mexico Than To Pay Private Here In The States. Hope I've Helped You Ease Your Mind And Maybe It'll Be Easier To Make Up Your Mind.

Ok, Well Now I Think It's Gotten Worse For Me. I Used To Just Wake Up With Fluid And Food Particles In My Throat And Mouth But For The Last 3 Nights I've Woken Up With It Coming Out My Nose And Mouth. It Burns And Taste Terrible. I Don't Feel Like I Need A Unfill Again. I'm Able To Eat 1/2 To 1 Cup For Supper B4 I Feel A Restriction. I Don't Want To Be Put On Meds For This. Is There Anything That Is Over The Counter That Anyone Has Tried That Works? I Really Need Some Help Cause I'm Not Getting Much Sleep At Night. I Also Wander What All This Acid Stuff Is Doing To My Teeth?

Icecream- It Sounds Like We Have The Same Problem. I Even Had Some Fluid Removed Almost 2 Months Ago And Still Have Some Problems. I Don't Get It Every Night Just Once In Awhile. It Seems Like This Past Month Has Been The Worst. Does Taking A Rolaid Help? I Never Wake Up Needing To Throw Up. I Just Wake Up With Food Particles Or Excess Saliva In My Mouth And Have To Spit It Out Or Cough Alot.

I've Been Banded For 7 Months And For The Past 4 Months I Wake Up In The Night Coughing On Phlem And Food Particles That Have Came Back Up In My Throat And Mouth. I've Been Researching And Have Found Out The The Number One Sign Of Gerd Is Heart Burn Which I Don't Have. So I Talked With My Doctor And He Said It's Not Gerd It's Regergitation. It Is Terrible And Taste Nasty!! Some Times The Coughing Is So Bad I Think I've Aspirated It In My Lungs. I've Tried Not Eating Or Drinking 3-4 Hrs B4 Bed And That Doesn't Always Work. I Still Will Wake Up With Food Particles In My Mouth. It Seems Like If I Sleep On My Stomach It's Worse. Just Wandering If Anyone Else Has This Problem? Does Anyone Have A Cure For This?

My Doctor Told Me Clear Liquids For 7 Days Then Could Start Protein Shakes Then Start Soup With No Chunks On The 10th Day. I Was Ordered To Be On Liquids For 21 Days After Surgery. This Gives Everything Time To Heal Properly And To Also Make Sure The Scar Tissue Has Time To Adhere To The Band To Also Help Keep It Secured. I Do Admit I Did Cheat. I Had Really Running Mashed Potatoes In The Second Week Post-op. I Thought It Was Tough To Be On Liquids That Long But They Only Tell You To Do What's Best To Have The Best Outcome. I'ld Listen To Whatever Ur Doctor Had Ordered For Post-op Diet. Good Luck!!

Terri- I've Also Had This Problem For The Past 6 Wks. I Had A Fill Then 2 Days Later Started Running A Low Grade Temp. I Had A Sever Sore Throat At The Time So I Got Put On Some Atb's And Thought That The Sore Throat Was What Was Causing Me The Temp But I Was Wrong. I Was Atb's For 14days And When They Were Done I Still Had A Low Grade Temp. I Also Have No Sign Of Infection Around My Port Site. I Think I Found That My Band Was To Tight Because For The Past 6 Wks I Have Thrown Up Daily And Could Barely Keep Liquids Down. So I Just Went To The Doctor Yesterday To Have Some Fluid Removed Before It Slipped And I Ended Up In The Hospital For Dehydration. I Think The Irratation Around My Stomach From The Band Being To Tight May Be What Was Causing The Temp. I'm Going To Cont. To Watch To See If I'm Still Running A Temp In A Few Days And Let You Know If I've Found The Cure. I Really Hope I Have Becuase If This Isn't What Was Causing Me A Fever Then I'm Not Sure What Is.