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I was banded the end of July of 07. I have only lost 62 lbs but not really complaining about the weight loss. My problem is I think maybe I am developing an allergy to the band. Has anyone experienced an allergic reaction to the band and what were your symptoms?

Elizabeth, I have been feeling light-headed, my hands are numb and cold intermittently. Also, I have been very tired even after going to bed very early. I feel ok then at work about 10:00am I can barely keep my eyes open. I don't drink as much water as I should. I did make an appt with my pcp. Also, my body is weird. I have a super infection (pseudomonas) in my sinuses which I have had for a few years, this could also be causing my symptoms. My doctor believes I am a carrier and have made numerous attempts to irradicate it to no avail. At first I thought it was not getting enough food because of the problems with my band but after most of the fluid was taken out I am still having the same problem even though I am able to eat more.

If this continues for another week, I would call the doctor. This just happened to me. My band was tightened in mid-December. I was ok the 1st 2 weeks. Of course the 1st week is no solid food. The 2nd week I was ok when I began eating solids foods but then after that was a nightmare. Food kept getting stuck, sometimes water. There were days I went without eating at all. I also had pain on my right side. I would give it another week and nothing changes I would call. After over a month of suffering found out that my old doctor put too much saline in my band. It was actually cutting into my stomach. Most of the saline was taken out and I was told to give my stomach a rest. Don't be so overly concerned about weight gain. Avoiding complications is more important. Also you should avoid eating solid foods if you just had your band filled 2/28. If you need to eat something more filling, try tomato soup. Bread definitely is too hard for your stomach to digest right after a band adjustment.