Maggie63

Thank you all for your responses!! I was not sure if I was too tight or eating too much!! I have cut down my portion sizes and stopped eating after 5pm and the night coughs have all but stopped. I do get acid reflux during the day sometimes but it is tolerable. I am going to give this fill a few more weeks as sometimes it takes a while for my fills to sink in. If I am still having problems I will go back to the doc. Although my inusurnace paid for the band I have to pay for fills (200.00). My insurance company has changed what they will and won't pay for. It is a bummer that is a lot of money for a fill!! Have lost 4 lbs so I am hoping that this fill will get me back on track. Thanks for your advice and support!!

Hello all. have not been on this site in years. Got a new job, moved, life got just so so busy. I recieved my lapband in 2005. Lost 120 lbs in the first year. Was able to keep the weight off until about two years ago. I slowly started gaining weight. Effective last week I am up about 20 lbs. I went to get a fill last week (have not had one in years). I am having difficulty. Lots of acid relux and horrible coughing fits at night. I guess I need to learn how to eat again being very restricted. I am doing research and hope to get the right combination of food and hydration that the reflux and the coughing and throughing up go away, Just wanted to say hello again...and if you have any advice for me please pass it along. Thank you all!! Maggie

I have had the band for close to 4 years..had NO problems with acid reflux till a year or so ago...i was throwing up up to 10 times a night....after many tests, etc my doc figured out i had a hiatal hernia....i go in for surgery in a week to have that fixed as well as to replace my band (he thinks my old band may be part of the problem too) I had a complete unfill about 6 months ago and have gained 15 lbs due to that so am really looking forward to getting the surgery and getting back to normal!! if you are having problems don't wait go to your doc and get it checked out..there is no reason to be in pain for as long as i was!!

I also had surgery with Dr Dimarco....did you decide to get the surgery...how did it go?

surgery was in 2005 !!

I had my surgery in 2004. My insurer is healthamerica and I do have it through work (federal employee). I did fight Healthamerica and won....they paid for my surgery. I have had a few problems and they paid for the surgeries to fix the band also....so I am thrilled. I am so happy that I fought my insurance company...best thing I ever did.

Thanks for all of your responses. I had my gallbladder out a week ago. The doc thought that that would help. I threw up 3 times last night so I guess not. I had a baruim swallow and he said things looked okay...although the barium moved very slowly down my throat and into my stoma. I go see him next week for a follow up....I am praying that after I am completed healed things will be okay. Last night was the first night I threw up since the surgery. Thanks for all your responces....it is great to have people to share these experiences with. I will let you know what the doc says!! Curesmile- I am very careful with my teeth...I have read about how throwing up can hurt your teeth. thanks!! : )

I a having the same problem. Mostly at night. Coughing and throwing up for over a year now...5-6 times a night. Been working with my doc. Have had two surgeries this year (one to check the band, another to take my gallbladder out). Nothing helps. Had my gallbladder out a week ago and starting throwing up again a few days later.....anyone out there have the same problems and have some advice. I go back to my doc at the end of the week...I am afraid he will say it is time to take the band out. Thanks.

did you have the band moved...are you still getting sick at night

Hello all- I had lapband surgery in 2005. It was the best thing I have ever done for myself. For the first few years I did great. Lost consistantly...exercised...lost over 100 lbs. About a year ago I got acid relux....that turned into throwing up at night. Up 5-6 times a night throwing up or waking up with a mouthful of bile. It was horrible. I talked to my doc and he thought I had slipped so we did a surgery about 4 months ago and he adjusted the band. After the surgery the throwing up and coughing was still there at night (not during the day....only when I lay down). Now the doc thinks it may be my gall bladder and not the band so I have surgery in Jan to get my gallbladder out. I have been coughing and throwing up now for the last year (nights only). I am exhausted!! Has anyone ever had this happen to them and what was the cause...I am afraid that after I get my gallbladder out I will still be sick at night. Has anyone gone through this ?? All this throwing up cannot be good for my throat or the band! I have not gained or lost any weight throughout this and feel great except for the throwing up at night. Thanks so much for your help.

Geena- I just had surgery for band slippage....my symptons were bad acid relfux...at night when i was lying down i would cough and then throw up into my mouth (could hardly make it to the bathroom). It was terrible. I was fine during the day...only trouble at night. After the surgery i feel much better but still not 100%..go see your doc and talk to him/her about your symptons

my doc, dimarco, is from the weight loss clinic also. he is great. what do you think of weiger (the doc that gives fills) and the overall staff? how long have you been banded?