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Thank you for your input. I feel better when I talk to people with real experience. Dr tend to not tell you everything

Thanks! I'm just trying to find out as much as I can before I have to make a decision

Your story sound like my situation. I had a band but had it removed to fix the gerd. That did not help and medication does nothing for me. I'm currently undergoing two test to determine how bad my hietial hernia is and was told my sphincter has weakened because of hernia and band. I will have two options to fix have acid reflux surgery which is bad or have a gastric bypass but not for weight loss to fix gerd. I'm not sure what's best. I don't want to go into having to suffer again with trying to being able to eat and being sick from eating. Lap band was not easy eating like getting stuck. I'm worried about the dumping and yet the acid reflux has complications of not being able to swallow or vomiting if your ill. So confused

I had lapband 6 yrs ago and had it removed because of severe reflux. I'm in that 10% that medication does not work. Been doing esophageal Manometry test and barium swallow because my flap is weakened. Dr saying possible gastric bypass to relieve syptoms. I don't know enough about if this is the right choice. Please tell me what uou can and can't have to eat. Also, I'm reading about this dumping. How bad is this and is this going to consume my life.

I had lapband 6 yrs ago and in October 2015 had it removed because of GERD. I'm in that 10% that reflux medicine doesn't work. I an now being told that I have to possible consider having RYN for relief or the Reflux Surgery which both scare me. Waiting now to do manometry test to determine which procedure is best I had lapband 6 yrs ago and in October 2015 had it removed because of GERD. I'm in that 10% that reflux medicine doesn't work. I an now being told that I have to possible consider having RYN for relief or the Reflux Surgery which both scare me. Waiting now to do manometry test to determine which procedure is best

I had the lapband 6 years ago and I thought everything was okay. I did yearly an EDG for any complications and all was clear. June of 2015 I started having lots of indigestion and had several barium swallows and no slippage or any seen problems. They removed the filling and I went 5 months with no reflief. It was determined then that I needed to have my band removed for relief. This was done in October 2015 months after this all started. Still no reflied and I have been on every kind of acid reflux medication and I stay with 24/7 heartburn. I recently underwent and EDG and found that the flap is weakended, thanks to the band and that I have a hernia. The GI doctor said that I am one of those that medication does not work and referrred me to have the Reflux Surgery. My question is I have looked at reviews and they are not good having this procedure done and not assure that it will fix the problem. It only last about 10 years and people are saying that it doesn't fix the problem. Seems that I am exchanging one problem with other complications that I will not be able to reverse. Has anyone had this surgery and any pros or cons would be appreciated. I see my Surgeon who did my lapband on Monday. Im not sure what to do if I take the risk or not.

You are so true. I don't regret my band but Im going to not have to worry when I ho somewhere what I can get down and not get stuck. I also plan to exercise and try to stay fit. My dr told me you've had it for 6 yrs and you know what uou need to do. Good luck

I had my band 6 years and have had off and on good and bad experiences. I lost 70 lbs but have put 25 back on since I had my gallbladder removed. Since June I have had severe heartburn that does not go away. I have had numerous swallow test and was on liquid diet for three week along with the fill completely removed. Nothing has helped and I was told to get it removed is my only hope. I'm scared to go back through this again and pray no complications happen. I trust my doctor but it's that fear again what if I go through this and this isn't the problem. I'm also a little sad for having to remove it and my husband thinks I'm silky because I've been so sick and I should want it out. I do bit also scared I will gain weight back. Wish me luck as I become unban dedicated tomorrow.

I've had my band surgery two years ago and have been doing great, but the last two nights I've had acid reflux so bad that it has awaken me in the middle of the night. I know I'm not too tight because it's been 6 months since my last fill. Any advise !!

Does anyone know what signs you would have if your band has slipped?

I think I'm having signs of Acid Reflux and I'm not sure what's causing this. I think that I am still a little too tight cause I still have trouble just trying to drink coffee or sometimes water. I still can't figure out how they can get stuck. Any suggestions or help I would appreciate.

I can't believe it's almost been a year on September 24th that I started this journey. Time has gone by fast and though it's been a sometimes rocky road for this adventure I can say that I have succeeded in my goal that I started and actually losing more than I set off to lose. I have had some bad experiences but nothing that wasn't taken care of and I'm still learning what I can do and not. I'm sure this will be an ongoing learning. For all the newbies, just hang in there and don't be afraid to ask questions if you need and this site will give you lots of information for people who have been through what your going through.

Walking is a must for the gas pains and two other things helped were a heating pad with a towel under it that helps the gas pains and also my Dr told me to lay back in a recliner with my arms over my head. I think it helps the gas move around because it can be quite painful. You really need to take a week off after surgery and it usually takes you around 10 days to get completely back to normal. Good luck !