Possible eroded lap band :(

[corby 0]

Hi folks let me give you a run down on whats been happening and i will ask for your opinions

back in march my Fluid was discoloured and i had new fluid put in and an extra .5ml

strait away i noticed my eating was painful passing through the band (a new sensation in 4 years)

i assumed the band was starting to work as i had only lost 20 pounds in 4 years.

so with in a few weeks food had lodged and i was being sick just saliva i was bringing up. i had a few ml taken out the band and i could drink Water again a few weeks later a blocked after food happened again and the remainder of fluid was taken out again it was discoloured so i am booked in for a scan with dye injected into the band and a swallow scan the doctor mentioned errosion as i am now fully drained and i still have 90% restriction find it dificult to drink coffee laying in bed at night i garrgle and make weird noises .

has anyone else had these symtoms?

many thanks

[AlienBandit 10]

a chest x ray and a buran (sp?) swallow won't show the doc whether you have erosion or not. It will only show whether Fluid can pass through your pouch to the lower part of your stomach under the band.

I would request a endoscope where the doctor puts a camera down your throat into your stomach. This is the best way to check for erosion. Some doctors use this as a last resort because they can not do it themselves and must send you to another doctor to check, plus it is expensive to check.

I had erosion and my doctor who is qualified to do endoscopes checked me one day when i complained of a few hours of acid reflux. He found erosion the size of a pea. If he hadn't done that then we would not have found the erosion for a few more months ( when it would obviously have gotten worse) because I had no problem eating or drinking. It was really random and a complete surprise to find.

I hope that you figure out what is wrong and it can be fixed easily.

[corby 0]

hi many thanks for youur replie i have emailed my doctor and told him what i need i hope he takes notice

thanks again

[corby 0]

ive contacted my doctor but he is ignoring me what do i do?

[elcee 3,341]

I suggest you phone and make an appointment. Often these surgeons don't get emails, they are so busy that they get dealt with (or not) by their admin staff.

[corby 0]

hi i will ring him on monday

do you know if there are any surgeons on here that could give me any advice?

[duckhnt 0]

if you just emailed him on Friday...chances are he wouldnt have replied yet

[AlienBandit 10]

what colour was the Fluid exactly? It seems like the only time there is discolored Fluid is when the port or tubing is leaking.

Hope you can figure this out. If I talk with my doc soon I'll ask him.

[corby 0]

HI there the Fluid was a yellowy colour