I could use some advice. I'm not sure if my band slipped. I've researched and I don't have any problems eating or keeping fluids down. I don't have pressure in the area. And when I press against my stomach in the area where the band is located, there is no pain. The only problem I am having is pain, kind of feels like a pulled muscle but its in the area located around the band. It started yesterday after I woke up. I experienced no pain until after I lifted my 18 month old. Now it hurts to lift either of my sons, at times after standing up and moving around I feel nausiated but its not nausiation from eating or drinking. The only time I'm not feeling pain is when I'm laying down.
Here's my problem. I had the surgery in 2007 and it was paid for out of pocket. I have no insurance as I am currently unemployeed. I have never had any problem with the band except one time in 2009 I wasn't paying attention while eating and I didn't chew my food correctly and a piece of food became stuck. At that time I went and they deflated the band, the food passed through. My band has NOT been inflated since that time because I went from $40,000 a year, to $8.75 an hour to now not being employeed.
I hate my doctor with a passion. If I had to do it again, I would have the surgery with another surgeon. When the food became stuck in 2009 he yelled at me. Yelled, not talking to me as a normal person would with a loud voice but yelled at me. It was extremly unprofessional and uncalled for...trust me I didn't get the food stuck on purpose, it was a mistake and one that I have never repeated. I also refuse to go see him again because of how he yelled at me...did I mention he yelled at me!
Anyway, if I do have to go to see a doctor, it will have to be an ER at different hospital who also does lap band surgery and being unemployeed, I have no idea how I'm going to pay the bill.
I'm a bit worried because I literally have no money to go to the ER. Advice would be appreciated.
So, my question is...do you think its a slippage or maybe just a pulled muscle in the area of the band.
