Shleb

I have never heard of that before-I don't think it will hurt to drink water. I was able to drink normally after surgery-I didn't need to take sips. Try it-if it's too much, the water might just come back up. I have had the hiccoughs before and not had any problems except that they are annoying.

My band slipped right after surgery, even before I was awake I would say. My port hurt really bad-so bad that it hurt to move and I was afraid to cough. I could get liquids down okay, but once I ate soemthing solid (scrambled eggs) I got really sick and vomited for hours before I finally start to vomit blood-that's when I knew something was wrong. I found out that my hand had slipped, the back side of my stomach had herniated up inside the band and caused an obstruction. I had emergency surgery to have that band taken out and a new one put in and I was fine after that.

Well, the .25cc unfill didn't work and I went back a couple of days later and my surgeon did a complete unfill. I have no Fluid in my band right now. This happened on Friday (11/14) She told me if I wasn't better by Monday, then I would have to come back again. So I have an appointment tomorrow at 11 to see her again. I am still having port pain, nausea (it gets a lot worse after I eat anything!) reflux/heartburn (that causes pain in my stomach and my chest) and sharp pains in my stomach. Does anyone have ANY idea what might be wrong? I have no fluid in my band-but I'm still sick!

I was directing that to the person who posted the thread...but it sounds like your band might be too tight. Maybe you should see about getting some fluid taken out, sometimes a small amount can make all the difference.

My program says absolutely no NSAIDS after surgery-forever. No Aspirin, Ibuprofen or anything like that. I would check with your surgeon just to make sure it's okay that you take it.

I usually have a lot of discomfort in my port after a fill, usually for a day or two. Are you feeling discomfort where your port is? Or in your stomach? Your band might be too tight...

I also have a 4cc band. I was banded in August 07, had a slip and had another band put in that same week. My surgeon waited until I was 3 months out before we started doing fills. By August 08, I had had 4 fills and was at 2ccs in my 4cc band. I honestly feel like sometimes I have no restriction, depending on what I eat. October 14th I had my 5th fill, which brought me up to 2.5ccs in my 4cc band and guess what? It's TOO TIGHT! I was really sick and had to have an "unfill" yesterday and so now I have 2.25ccs in a 4cc band and I still don't have any relief from the heartburn/stomach pain and port pain that I was having when they decided my band was too tight. It's frustrating to find out your band is too tight, and yet you still feel like you don't have enough restriction at all.

I posted a thread a week or so ago about getting worried about the symptoms I was having. I was finally able to get into to see my surgeon and she did an "unfill." Here's the basics...I have a 4cc band and on October 14, 2008, I had my 5th fill, putting me at 2.5ccs. Since then, I have been really sick with vomiting (not that often, but more often than before) stomach pain (like a stabbing pain), nausea, heartburn/acid reflux and port pain. My "unfill" brought me down to 2.25ccs and my surgeon told me that if I wasn't feeling better by Friday, then I needed to come back and get more out (this was yesterday). I've never had an "unfill" before and I am just wondering if anyone else has experienced anything like this and HOW SOON was the relief after you had the unfill? I am still feeling sick, still with port pain, stomach pains (the sharp ones) and some what feels like heartburn/some chest pain. My PCP physician gave me Protonix last Friday to help with what was going on and it did help, but it doesn't quite last all day either. And I'm not sure if it's masking some of the symptoms I would be having if I wasn't taking it. Anyone, have anything?

Where are you going to have your band done and do you have a surgeon yet?

My complications were very soon after the operation was over. I came around with severe pain in the port area, but attributed it to the general pain I would experience from being cut open. I went home on liquids even though I was allowed to eat soft high protein food. 2 days after coming home I ate some scrambled egg (and by some, I mean maybe two or 3 small fork fulls) and instantly felt sick and had pressure in my chest. After I had thrown all the egg up, I continuted to be sick until I vomited bloood and then new that something wasn't right and had to make the 2 hour trip the ER at the hospital where my surgeon is and had emergency surgery first thing the next morning. ( I got to the ER at 4AM) The complications weren't anyones fault and once they were corrected, everything was fine. Although I am fearful of complications in the future (as I have written about in another post on here) I still find that I have problems with getting bored at work (which is easy since I am still in training, can essentially do nothing but read and have no one to "officially" train me) and also with the head hunger. I'm having a hard time fighting off the head hunger, which happens a lot when I'm bored. I am also experiencing some pain/discomfort in my port area, that has gotten worse in the past couple of days. I'm not sure what's causing it, but it makes me nervous. I think that preparing as much as you can before surgery is the best thing to do. Practice chewing a lot and eating slowly. And sipping water. Make sure you stock up with the things you can eat right after surgery as well. You might not feel like being up and around for a couple of weeks after surgery. The more you can do before surgery, the easier the adjustment will be after surgery.

I am finding that I have problems with getting bored at work (which is easy since I am still in training, can essentially do nothing but read and have no one to "officially" train me) and also with the head hunger. I'm having a hard time fighting off the head hunger, which happens a lot when I'm bored.

Hi everyone. My name is Shelbie and I live in Machias. I was banded in August 07 by Dr Toder at Eastern Maine Medical Center. So far I've lost 52 pounds, which is great, but discouraging as well because I was hoping for more in the first year after surgery.