band erosion??

[nmyacaa 0]

hiya, had my band 2 years ago and felt fine and doing well. about 6 weeks ago woke with a racing heart, high blood pressure and a burning pain in top of my stomach, was rushed to A&E. doc said my band was too tight, the next day the bariactric nurse deflated my band of 7mls and put 4 mls back in. 2 weeks later the same happened again, so had total defill. had barum swallow and it showed Fluid went through my band but rebounded once it hit my stomach. had 6 day hospital stay where i was put on a drip and Water only, am now waiting for endoscopy to see if my band has eroded. has anyone else had similar symptoms? or had a band that erroded. i feel shakey inside and am on tablets to stop me being sick. thanks cath x x x

[AlienBandit 10]

Gosh! It sounds like you have had one hell of a time the last little while. Why didn't they do an endoscope right away?

I had one night of acid reflux after drinking Water too fast over a month ago and my doc did an endoscope right away and found band erosion the size of a very small pea. I had my band removed 2 weeks later and now I must wait 3 months before getting a new band.

Everything about my experience is on my blog. I hope you feel better and that things get better for you. If it is band erosion, you have many options about what to do and I hope your doctor will help you make the right choice.

best of luck