Not Sure If I Have A Blockage In My Lap Band ? Help!

[banksy412 0]

I have been banded for 10 months, would not change a thing. Lost nearly 15 kilos and feel great. the last four days I am really struggling to eat or drink anything. I feel like there is something stuck i my throat. I feel a little hungry, and when I have eaten I only have a couple of bites (chew, chew, chew) but it just wont go down. I have been vomiting everything up which is not pleasant. Up to now things have been great and I knew what I can and can't eat. I dont remember eating anything different. Could this be a blockage or something else. Help!! Wendy

[Humming Bird 275]

You could have something stuck (like a pill you took whole?), or it could be something else like a slip.

You can try papaya ensymes or pineapple juice and go on liquids for a few days. Is there any way you can get in to see your lapband Dr. in the next couple days?

[cheryl2586 3,053]

Try papaya enzymes? WTH go to the ER your band has probably slipped

[Cocoabean 430]

If nothing is going down. Call your surgeon ASAP. It could be a slip. If you cannot get liquids down, call now.

[Humming Bird 275]

Try papaya enzymes? WTH go to the ER your band has probably slipped

Sanction, you sure have a way with words.

[cheryl2586 3,053]

Well telling someone to take papaya enzyme when they cant keep any food down is not quite a winner either. Seriously?????

[banksy412 0]

Thank you for all the replies. I finally am now fixed. I went to local hospital and had doctor remove all Fluid from my (it was getting worse and I could not even swallow water). I had an appointment with my surgeon later that afternoon. I was so surprised at what had happened. I live in Australia and summer has just started. What happened was my stomach swelled during the heat causing my band to tighten. Normally when this happens I was told to have a quarter to half a mm removed. I had all but half a mm put back in and now everything is perfect. Something to remember when the weather heats up.

Wendy