angel1958

It happened over a period of time-don't know exact time frame-the hospital had "lost" my previous GI work ups where it was in the correct place. Had some pain and difficulty eating off and on-cause was never diagnosed, but the last 6 months before diagnosis was horrible-all my docs can attribute my survival to is strong faith and LOTS of prayers.

PLEASE, if you haven't already, get to a doctor-TODAY. I had problems with my band/port site for over a year, it would get infected and then clear up. Had been diagnosed/treated for GERD for years, but kept having what I thought were bouts of "stomach flu"-couldn't keep anything down-finally-I collapsed last summer-CT scan revealed band had "migrated" to in front of my hip-spent 8 days in local hospital with incompetent/ignorant doctor-FINALLY was removed to "Center of Excellence" hospital an hour away where they perform bariatric surgery and removed my band which had eroded completely through my stomach and progressed down my intestinal tract and caused complete blockage. I am very lucky to be alive. Please don't delay seeing your bariatric team!