excessive vomiting

[Jkinney07 0]

Hi, I have ben banded for almost a year on Nov. 19, and i have lost 99 pounds since then, but to be honest that is mainly because of general exercise and diet and working out with a trainer twice a week. Sicne surgery I have only been to be filled three times. We had to rush to get my and my fathers (because we did them together) done because our insurance was changing Dec. 1 and we had everything approved. So we were never appointed a case person, to help us. I found out i was approved and too weeks later was in the OR. We literally had surgery and left three hours later with a packet of Protein Powder an prescription to liquid vicodin. We had no further instruction, but to eat mushie food for a week. We had no idea when to go back to the doctor, and ended up just making a fill over a month later. I am not impressed at all with the office. I have had a few times in the last year when i needed to see a doctor and the office reply was that i could not get an appointment for almost a month, The worst of the times was when i had gotten a stomach virus and vomited for a three days strait, when i was better and able to eat again my band hurt so bad it felt like some one stabbing me on the inside, and when calling the office to see the doctor was told it would be three weeks to be seen by a nurse practicer or over a month to be seen by my surgeon. I ended up going to my normal doctor who fixed me all up.

So for the real problem now. Sorry for the rant but you needed a back story as to why i cant just go to the doctor. I had my last fill and visit in April so my band is not super tight. Since last Thursday I have not been able to keep anything down and have terrible acid reflux. I just spit up everything that i eat or drink, I called the office to get in, but it will be two weeks and I would really like to eat something before then. Thanks for any help!!!!

Jordan

[kll724 3,055]

It sounds like you have a slip, caused by your stomach virus. I just had the same problem. I had to have a revision in the hospital. But, when i called my surgeon, he saw me that day, and made an emergency apt t at the hospital to fix my problem. You need to be forceful at the surgeon's office, you need to be seen under floroscope. Don't wait, it is important!!! Good luck, Karen

[Humming Bird 275]

I agree with Karen. You need to call the surgeon's office and be very stern. Tell them you have an emergency and you have to be seen TODAY! If they will not do it, ask to speak to their boss (whoever that may be) and tell them it is supervised neglect if they don't get you in. It almost sounds like you need to check and see about getting a new lapband Dr. I hope they don't tell you to go to the emergency room because they don't always know much about the band. If they tell you to go to the ER, ask if they know there will be a Dr. there that knows all about lapband.

I would think your surgeon would be more mindful about how his patients are being treated so he doesn't make a bad name for himself.

[Jess55 97]

Sounds like you have a slip. You need to see your doc NOW, not in 2 weeks. Get on the phone an keep at it, until the doc sees you. If not you might have to just go to the ER and at least get unfilled and then find a new surgeon.

If I were you I would never have used that doc to begin with, they should have prepared you for your surgery and I'm sorry, but you should not have rushed it through even if your insurance was changing. My insurance changed 3 months before my surgery and again (back to my old one), like 6 months after.

But get on the phone NOW!!! Or just go to the ER, keeping nothing down, you'll quickly become dehydrated and be in the ER anyways.

[karewpah 173]

You need to contact your surgeon immediately or go to an ER. You could become extremely dehydrated and that could lead to all sorts of problems.

[123crod 170]

I could not believe how long people wait to see their Surgeon I was really surprised. My surgeon was great he gave you his cell phone number would met you on a Saturday if something was wrong and you felt like you needed to be seen. Appointments could be made on the same day or the next, and you saw him not a nurse.

Well Dr Spivak retired and moved home to take care of his parents overseas and took a position at the hospital there. I loved him! He turn his people over to TLC in Houston. I decided to go in for a fill as I had not had one in over a year. Choose Dr Terry S. he was very nice and so was his staff. I did have to wait 2 weeks no big deal. Okay that was a month ago got ½c called today and first 2 weeks everything was fine then wow it all changed. So very tight I have been tight before so thought I might wait and see if it settles down but no such luck. last time had just .2ccs out so much difference.

Call today told her I was in about 3 weeks ago and had a small fill but was too tight and wanted a slight unfill. Sure no problem we can see you the first week in December. What??? You mean this week 1st week of November right. No they are double booked for the month of November because of Dr. Spivaks people they took over. I told her you don't understand I am too tight getting close to not even protien shakes going down unless thinned down. She could care less. I am self pay and I am not going to the ER and spending all that money as long as I can get protien shakes and my Water down, also my meds down. I have been too tight before for about 3 months and said I would never do it again. But guess I am until the first week of December.

Dr. will hear about it when I do seem him

Cheri

[KBoo 3]

Forget the doctor got to the emergency room. A) the insurance wil not be able to deny it and if it is a slip you need to have a revision as soon as possible

DO NOT WAIT!

[KBoo 3]

Haha that weird smiley face is a B with an ) next to it hahaa