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Hello, This morning I had my upper GI to check on band placement. This was the first upper GI since my surgery. When I asked the radiologist how it looked he said, "weel, I do see it but I've seen it in a different spot on other people." But he also said that he was suggesting that anything is wrong and that the band might be where the surgeon wants it to be. So now I'm worried, very worried. I'm traveling by air next week and I know that some people have said they have had complications when flying. The radiologist said that my surgeon would have the results today and I did call her office but she's in surgery today so I most likely will not be able to speak to her until tomorrow. So now my phobic history is taking over and I'm thinking the worst...like band slippage or something worse than that. Does anoune out there know anything about band slippage or why my band might be positioned differently? Please help. Thanks.

Hi, Does anyone know anything about band slippage? Today I had my upper GI and the doctor told me that since he didn't do my last one he couldn't be sure if it is in the right place. He said that he sees other banders with their band in a different spot, I guess but he said that maybe that's where my doctor wants it to be. He said I need to check with her and that she would have the results today. My doctor, however, is in surgery today and most likely I won't speak with her until tomorrow and I'm a nervous wreck thinking that my band might have slipped. I am going on vacation next week and I'm flying so I'm really scared about something happening. I spoke to someone wlse this morning who also had lapband surgery and has the same surgeon as I do and she said that slippage is very rare. I can't help thinking that something is wrong and I'm really scared. Does anyone know anything about this.

I will be traveling by plane (3 hr flight) in earky Aug. I have heard that some people experience problems with restriction due to air travel. I will ask my surgeon about it but has anyone else heard this or experienced any problems?

I had my surgery in Aug 2005 and to date I have lost only 71 lbs. I'm so disappointed.:think I honestly haven't been consistent in seeing my surgeon on a regular basis because I live far from her office but I just fiund out that one of her associates sees patients in an office closer to where I live so I do have an appt in two weeks. I have two relatives who had WLS and have lost so much more weight than me. One had Gastric Bypass before I had LapBand and the other had LapBand after I did. They both look great and here I am with still about 130 lbs. still to lose. I know that I don't always eat the right foods but sometimes I can get so little down (my fill is 3.4) that rather than try to eat and end up throwing it up I eat ice cream or cookies or some other food that isn't good for me. I knew that I would have to work at this but I honestly didn't think I would have to work so hard. I really did think that just be eating less the weight would come off. Is anyone else experiencing this problem or can anyone give me some encouragement. I would really appreciate your comments. Thanks.:help: