My endoscopy results

[kabeerah 0]

I am so glad you stated first things first, my heart could not take the worry. You can not imagine my relief when I read it so I'm sure I can't imagine your relief when you got the news. Still the waiting game to find out if you can keep the band is a bummer.

[HarleyNana 10]

One thing about it, a few months will give you a chance to make the best out of the unfill and still have the band. I'm so happy there was NO erosion....Hugs!

[Alexandra 55]

Glad all is well! Wondering, though, why an endoscopy was needed..wouldn't the dilated esophagus and too-tight fill have been easily seen on a fluoro too? Renee

I wondered that too, but with all the erosions lately I was on board with the endo. A barium swallow wouldn't have been able to tell the condition of the lining of my esophagus, and personally that was what worried me the most. The ongoing irritation of my esophagus and stomach was the really unusual symptom that brought me to the doctor in the first place.

Footnote: I FEEL GREAT TODAY!! I slept ALL NIGHT in my bed next to my ever-patient hubby, and woke up totally refreshed for the first time in weeks.

YAHOOOO!!! :clap2: :clap2: :clap2:

[JanetC 2]

Now that's the best news yet!! So glad you can sleep again!! Hopefully the unfill & time to heal will be all you need. I'm glad you got scoped, so you know for sure!

[lianna 3]

I joined the other that are doing a happy dance for you!!!! Glad there is no erosion and hope the unfill does the trick.

[babyjane 0]

alexandra--i am hoping for surgery in may for band--you show your start weight was 340-i am about 375 and age 50--i seem to be larger

than a lot of the posts i've read. i know you weighed a little less

than me, but could i have a little more detail about your loss as

someone who started out kinda large?? no offense,just want to hear

from someone who may share a few things at that size--thanks!!:nervous

[Alexra 0]

Glad to hear you got to sleep in your bed again.

Very happy you are feeling better

Talk to you later

[banded_for_life 2]

Great news!!!!!

[donali 57]

Whooo hooooo!!!

I am so happy no "E", and that you seem well on the way to getting healed up and back to "normal". :confused:

I haven't been online for a few days, and this was the exact post I was hoping to see!!!

xxoo

[Guest ASPHALT ANGEL]

Glad to hear No erosion. Also good to hear you are feeling better and able to sleep.< /p>

[babsintx3 0]

Hi Alex,

Glad to hear that you are doing better. Is it possible that your doc is partially right? That the bronchitis you caught from your kids was exacerbated by mild reflux from being too tight??? I understand the allergies though. I do get really restricted when I have an allergy attack...

Babs in TX

334/180/190 ish

[DeLarla 22]

You are so lucky to have been through all that and come clean without the Big E and smart enough to do all your own research before, during and after seeing your physician. While I agree that I had more frequent/longer lasting bronchial problems while banded, I can't agree they were band related since I only got sick after being around people with that same bug.

[Alexandra 55]

Hi Alex,

Glad to hear that you are doing better. Is it possible that your doc is partially right? That the bronchitis you caught from your kids was exacerbated by mild reflux from being too tight??? I understand the allergies though. I do get really restricted when I have an allergy attack...

Well, it's certainly true that everything is connected, so I guess I can't rule that out. Being banded changes our internal anatomy to some extent, and fluids just can't move along they way they used to. So when our bodies are producing more Fluid than usual, things can go awry. So we catch bugs from other people, but the effect may be made worse because of the band.

Live and learn... I'm stocking up on Sudafed for the upcoming spring allergy season!

[sunsett 2]

Happy to hear no E!! Feel good, thinking of you.

[CatherineinWA 1]

Hi Alexandria..

That is great news.. hopefully the esophagus will heal over the next few months

PS..thanks for all your great posts!

Catherine