Band Slippage

[emfults 0]

Just wondering if any of you out there have experienced this. I am going to the doctor next Friday for the first time in 3 years and I am so afraid of this. I hope and pray that I haven't had any slippage. If anyone has experienced this were you still able to use your band as an effective tool for weight loss?

[IwannaBeHappy 0]

ahh the scariest words...

slip.

I believe it needs to be corrected via surgery.

Once that happens you start a new and you use your band the same way..

[sherry25 0]

Just wondering if any of you out there have experienced this. I am going to the doctor next Friday for the first time in 3 years and I am so afraid of this. I hope and pray that I haven't had any slippage. If anyone has experienced this were you still able to use your band as an effective tool for weight loss?

Wondering what your symptoms are? I have been struggling for the last few days with food. I am kinda scared mine has slipped. I have not had an adjustment since August but have felt extremely tight the last couple of days.

[comet321 0]

Wondering what your symptoms are? I have been struggling for the last few days with food. I am kinda scared mine has slipped. I have not had an adjustment since August but have felt extremely tight the last couple of days.

I've had discomfort since my last fill in December but I travel alot so I didn't call. I started feeling progressively worse and vomiting. Finally called my Doctor on Monday. She immediately had me in for an upper GI and it turns out my band did slip. She removed all of my fill, and I am on liquids for a few weeks and then another upper GI. Sometimes you need surgery to correct and apparently sometimes it can somewhat "self correct" after you swelling in down from fluids only. Bottom line is I feel a bit responsible since I did not call immediately, as we are supposed to.

I realize the keeping a commitment to seeing your doctor regularly is imperative with the band.

[SoCalGal68 0]

Just had a very minimal fill done last week and the dr mentioned I may have had a slippage~ but we will monitor it. Been having indigestion, reflux and heartburn over the past few days, really having a hard time keeping anything down, no matter how small my bites are and how much I chew. Last night even had problems with liquids, kept waking up "choking" from reflux....could the band be too tight or slipped more? I'm hungry but so scared to eat. Going to try mashed potatoes today, I don't even think about trying meat or healthy veggies at this point. Any suggestions? Don't want the Fluid removed from my band, but don't want to cause more problems by not doing anything.

[segergirl 0]

Just had a very minimal fill done last week and the dr mentioned I may have had a slippage~ but we will monitor it. Been having indigestion, reflux and heartburn over the past few days, really having a hard time keeping anything down, no matter how small my bites are and how much I chew. Last night even had problems with liquids, kept waking up "choking" from reflux....could the band be too tight or slipped more? I'm hungry but so scared to eat. Going to try mashed potatoes today, I don't even think about trying meat or healthy veggies at this point. Any suggestions? Don't want the Fluid removed from my band, but don't want to cause more problems by not doing anything.

[segergirl 0]

I am having the same symptoms let me know what they tell you...

Thanks