Indegestion and Foamy vomit

[LaMonica 6]

Thanks Bama! Trust me I understand just how you feel...the first time I had the unfill I gained about 10 pounds back but now looking back it was a slight hiccup! I am a little sad now that he took SO MUCH out but he basically had to because of how severe my swelling was...and thinking back on it, must have been that way for several months! So I can eat more of course, and unfortunately my appetite has slightly increased so I'm back to drinking 1/2 gallon water/day and am going to try to start the Couch 2 5K program to combat the increase in calories. I am thinking maybe in 2 months or so to go back to get SOME Fluid put back in, but not all of it because I don't want this problem to creep up on me again, plus I really just want to build muscle and maintain my weight, not lose anymore. Congrats to everyone on their weight loss so far and keep up the good work!!!

[georgegirl 0]

PLEASE people whenever you are throwing up ANYTHING GO TO THE DOCTOR FOR A SLIGHT UNFILL!!!!

I was banded in 2008 and first had a reflux/vomiting/foamy (NASTY MESS LOL) issue in 2009 due to allergies as many others have stated. I went to my surgeon, had a slight unfill untill the irritation from all the vomiting went away, and slowly had Fluid added back. I also started taking OTC allergy meds more regularly to help. I had my last fill in January 2010 up until last week, May 2011.

I started having the issue again December 2010 and took Mucinex, drank hot fluids, ate earlier in the evening, etc. and none of that helped my problem. Sometimes even when I didn't eat anything I would have the issue, to where often I wouldn't eat at all just drink due to the pain, and embarassment of trying to eat and it immediately coming back up. As nasty as it sounds, sometimes I would have slime come up in the middle of my sleep and wake me up. During that time I was finalizing a divorce and moving to another city so I didn't see my doctor as I was caught up in other things. Fast forward to last week when I finally saw a surgeon - he did a fill/unfill under fluro - my lower esophagus and my pouch were both SUPER SWOLLEN!! He took out about 1/2 of my Fluid and I immediately felt relief.

Doc said basically the band over time had gotten too tight and wasn't allowing everything to get through. Add post-nasal drip, and irritation from the vomiting, and swelling and irritation came. After the unfill my pouch immediately went down in size, and he said my esophagus should take a few weeks to go down also. That night I did NOT have any issues, and I haven't to this day. The longer you go with the issue the worse it can get, including slippage or erosion of the band. I was super scared, but it was a simple fix.

[georgegirl 0]

Your discreption of your experience sounds exactly like what I am going thru right now. I knew (a year ago) when I had my third fill that it was too tight because I couldn't hardly get anything down and I had terrible heartburn. But I haven't done anything about it because I like the restriction. But now I have lost my voice, I throw up mucas in the middle of the night and my throat is sore. Plus I have had a cough for way too long. My regular doctor said it was acid reflux and I know I need to get an unfill to clear this up.

My appointment is next week. I wish I hadn't let this go for so long.

[LaMonica 6]

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[LaMonica 6]

Your discreption of your experience sounds exactly like what I am going thru right now. I knew (a year ago) when I had my third fill that it was too tight because I couldn't hardly get anything down and I had terrible heartburn. But I haven't done anything about it because I like the restriction. But now I have lost my voice, I throw up mucas in the middle of the night and my throat is sore. Plus I have had a cough for way too long. My regular doctor said it was acid reflux and I know I need to get an unfill to clear this up.

My appointment is next week. I wish I hadn't let this go for so long.

Georgegirl - good for you! I thought it was restriction at first too but with the throwing up and stuff I knew it had to be something more. Luckily most of the time it is a quick fix with a little unfill...I haven't had any other problems since and it's been 3 weeks. Maybe in another month or so I will go back to get fluoro to see what my size looks like to see if maybe I should get a little Fluid put back in. Restriction is only restriction when it's healthy and doesn't hurt...so good luck!!!