I May Be Allergic To The Band...

[Kristen1969 17]

Best wishes to you, Amanda. Hang in there...

[Amanda61082 28]

I saw the surgeon yesterday. He said that even if I ended up allergic to silicone, in a few weeks my body will form a waxy layer between the band and my stomach making a reaction impossible. He said it will be highly unlikely my band will be removed! Phew!! According to their scale I'm down 40lbs since 1/13/12! My breathing is still compromised though. I have an appointment with Allergy and Pulmonary on Friday. Wish me luck! Thank you all for your support and encouragement!!

[#MagicWithinme 173]

Did you have breathing problems before you had surgery? I know I did, and was on two neubulizers and allergy pills and now Im down to 1/2 allergy pill. Good luck hope all works out for you!

[Amanda61082 28]

Nope. My breathing problems happened the day after surgery. My surgeon thinks they need to go in my lungs and suck them clean (gross I know).

[judych 225]

OMG....I pray that you won't have to go thru that. I have never heard of that and I hope that after you finish your rounds of prednisone, you will have some relief....Good luck to you

this is a real problem. im so sorry that you are going through all this, after all your hopes and aspirations for a successful surgery. Im wondering about the other surgery... stapling. at least there isnt the danger there of this sort of thing happening. i did read though that getting enough nutrition can be an issue though. does anyone know about this at all?/ i think i will ask the dr about it.

i do hope that the prednisone helps you and that you are over it soon. Let us know.