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Well, I went and had the stomach emptying study done and it came out normal, so I don't have gastroparesis. I am so glad, but they still don't know what is causing this pain. I go to the G.I. doctor next week. We'll see what he has to say. Thanks everyone for the information though. I'll let you know what I find out. Fay

Hi everyone, I just wanted to reply to Amanda's question of if anyone else has gastroparesis. My doctor seems to think that I may have it, I am going for a stomach emptying study on Monday. I am diabetic, so I am not sure if this may have been caused by the band or not. I was banded on 7/7/03 so I don't understand why this cropped up all of sudden. Apparently gastroparesis is caused by lack of blood sugar control in diabetics, but my blood sugar has improved after having the surgery, so I don't understand. I had an endoscopy done and the GI doctor said that he thought my band was placed too high. I wonder if that is causing it to rest on the part of the vagus nerve that controls the stomach emptying? The other thing I'm not sure about is why this has happened now after all this time? I'm thinking that maybe after having fills, the band finally damaged the nerve enough to cause problems, but it is all speculation at this point. Anyone else have any insight?