My Band Has Slipped

[jane uk 0]

Hi. I was admitted to hospital on Thursday with severe dehydration, and exhaustion after not having kept anything down for nearly a week.

I now know that it is because my bad has slipped.

I have got to see the surgeon this week, and am very worried about what he will do.

Please could people share their stories of similar experience with me.

Thankyou.

[NJGirl32 43]

My understanding is that they unfill your band completely and see if it settles into place-this could take several weeks. I am not sure if you wentt a Center of Excellence but I believe they now stitch the band in such a way to try to avoid a slip. Lots of people have had slips on this forum-consider it a bump in the road not the end of a journey. Wishing you well!

[hospicernar 0]

I have just had the same thing happen. At first my surgeon thought that it was a slight slip (from results of an upper GI), so he took all the Fluid out of the band and put me on a liquid diet for 2 weeks. He repeated the upper GI and did a scope where it showed things had gotten worse, so I had to have laproscopic surgery. He found a hiatal hernia that had caused my band to slip and he repaired both. We think this happened after my Tummy Tuck. I hope yours isn't this bad. Good Luck! By the way I am 5 years post op and have lost 105 pounds and kept it off.

[laura71 12]

I've been struggling with slipping for nearly 4 months now, and finally went in for revision surgery last week. Just do what your dr recommends and know that you can and will get better. I am! It's discouraging, but it can be overcome.

[kll724 3,055]

Hi,

Laura71 is right. I had repair surgery in Oct. The surgeon thought he might have to remove the lapband and replace it in 2 months. But, he was able to repair it instead. I am doing fine. It takes awhile to get back to restriction after the slip, but finally am and maintaining okay. Good luck and Happy New Year to you! Karen

[jane uk 0]

Thankyou everyone for your feedback, I appreciate it, and I will update when I have seen the surgeon.