My band has slipped

[vick08 0]

Hi Ive just been told that i need to get my lapband reviewed due to a slippage, has anyone else had to have it done.

I had my band for just over 2 years and lost approx 22 kg but in that time i broke my ankle 4 months after then when that was healed and i was ok i found out i was pregnant. When i was 11 weeks pregnant we took the fuild out.

Now my band has slipped and a bit nervious about going back in and starting all over again.

[Sue Magoo 71]

Hi:

I had a slipped band too. I got my band replaced in July after trying for two months to get it back into position without surgery. Second surgery was easier than the first because they didn't have to mess with the port, so fewer incisions. Pre-op diet was different than with first band. Didn't have to do liquids for ten days like first time. Post-op diet was same as first time because you have to baby the band for a while tummy is healing.

Best wishes to you.

[pinktigerlili 0]

hi,im just wondering what a slipped band feels like?Can you tell?

[Sue Magoo 71]

Mine was a small slip, but it was stubborn, and wouldn't move back into position, so I had to have revision surgery. I didn't realize that it had slipped. I started eating more and gaining and went in for a fill. When I went in for a fill my Dr. did a barium swallow where he discovered the slip.

Good luck to you!

Sue

[vick08 0]

i found out mine had slipped as i wasn't loosing weight and have reflux only slightly but i get it more now. Not sure if it slipped before i fell pregnant or after.

i had the barium swollow also and that showed that it had slipped not sure how much it had slipped though.

i feel like i eat a lot some days and other days i don't eat much as i have reflux.

I have booked in for the revision surgury on the 26th Novemeber so fingers crossed that it is easily fixed!