Jerro

Selenium, I'm so glad you started this topic! I'm 23 yrs old and have lost 60 pds since I was banded in Sept/07. Already my stomach is starting to get wrinkly and flabby and I have a LOT more weight to loose!! I just got engaged, but I don't want to get pregnant for at least another 4 years. I won't let anything jeopardize having kids, but at the same time how will I do the baby-making if I can't stand to look myself in the mirror naked? I'm going to start researching it a bit, but hopefully most cases will be like Slcmommy, where your tummy is fine, just not as firm.

Hey yall, it's 6:50 in the morning. Finally, two hours ago after from what my girlfriend thinks was a strong fill from her doc, she was able to get to sleep. She was able to keep down the initial water that she had to drink in the office at first, but, as soon as she ate/drank anything, I mean, anything, water, milk, crackers included, she threw them up. The worst part is, after she throws up, her stomach doesn't like reset. Instead, it still keeps gurgling and she starts burping up acid. She starts coughing up acid. In fact, from the time she got home to the time she finally fell asleep, she threw up more times than she drank/ate and it's usually ALLLL bile. I woke her up mid sleep due to the factor that I awoke to hear what I thought were "voices" but was in fact her....I dunno what they were. It sounded like acid was coming up, she gurgled on it, and then she swallowed it. I know it's acid because we've had to change our pillow case's 4 times tonight and our sheet once. But honestly, the sound was kinda scary. It sounded Satanic (lol, it was cool in that sense). But basically, I'm worried half to death about her. She's more afraid of having the lapband slip than going back to the doc tomorrow and telling him it's too much. Am I worrying too much? I really am afraid for her. She woke up and told me her throat burns! I had the gastric bypass so I know what some of her symptoms feel like, but, I've never had these kind of experiences before! Please, anybody, give me some advice!!!

Hello all! This is Jerro's banded girlfriend. After that horrible night, I realized how stupid I was being and got my entire fill taken out that day. The doctor rushed over from surgery for me :thumbup: I still have no fill in as of now, but I hope to get filled soon. I'm going through a lot of stress right now and am emotionally eating (and eating bad things!)! I'm afriad that I've gained a lot of weight. :wink2: I don't regret at all getting my fill out though.. the acid and tight band were killing me and I can only imagine what COULD have happened!! Thank you all for the advice :thumbup:

I just called the doc's office. The secretary told me the doc's not in the office today and the nurse isn't in yet. She'll call me when she has a chance. This sucks. I also told me g/f I called the doc and she wants to wait until Monday to see if she can "adjust". The satanic sounds are actually gurgling noises in her stomach that like, echo through her mouth. The are still happening when she's awake now. It's really creepy. I'm afraid she'll have to go to the ER by Sunday. She's probably drank only a 1/4 cup of Water today and that's it.

Dr. Celio Burroughs in Atlanta, Ga at the Atlanta Medical Center. He did my surgery and in his office, he specifically says, "Takes in other patients" Dr. Michael Williams in Northside Regional Hospital up past Dunwoody did my g/f's surgery and may. Dr. Tidus Duncan (big lapband doc down below perimeter). Give him a try. He works with Dr. Burroughs and try asking him. I haven't actually asked any of these doctors. I'm just giving somebody some options. I know how much driving to a doctor can suck.