Dilated Pouch Or Band Slip

[mas79 15]

Just wondering what symptoms go along with both of these?

[brocksmom 0]

I just had surgery on Monday for my band slipping. My symptoms were that I couldn't even keep liquids down. I couldnt even keep Water down. I was throwing everything up. When I went to my Dr, he ordered a chest xray and saw the slip. He then ordered a swallow test to see how bad. He took all the Fluid out of my band and scheduled emergency surgery. So here it is 2 days post op and I still feel like someone to a ball bat to my stomach. There was a lot more damage than what the Dr originally anticipated. If you think you have slipped, I urge you from experience to go to your Dr right away!

[marketingdude 79]

I just had surgery on Monday for my band slipping. My symptoms were that I couldn't even keep liquids down. I couldnt even keep Water down. I was throwing everything up. When I went to my Dr, he ordered a chest xray and saw the slip. He then ordered a swallow test to see how bad. He took all the Fluid out of my band and scheduled emergency surgery. So here it is 2 days post op and I still feel like someone to a ball bat to my stomach. There was a lot more damage than what the Dr originally anticipated. If you think you have slipped, I urge you from experience to go to your Dr right away!

Brock's Mom:

If you don't mind me asking....do you think the slip was something you accidentally did or unknowingly did or a faulty band that the doctor put in? I'm curious how bands slip because (if it happens to someone), I will know how to advise them.

Thanks Sis

[mas79 15]

For the past three days I had developed a huge amount of gas and diarrhea (I know, gross sorry) and severe pain at times but never lost my appetite but every time I would eat something it would hang up slightly and a couple of times I had to vomit it back up. So I was just curious. Plus I had about 4 oz of a carbonated Water without thinking and as soon as I realized I quit drinking it. Who knew bottled water was carbonated lol. It scared me. Probably just a gastro bug of some kind. It's pretty much settling now.

[Jean McMillan 2,973]

Gas and diarrhea are intestinal problems that are rarely associated with a band slip or pouch dilation.

Symptoms of a band slip: vomiting/PB'ing, heartburn, reflux, foaming, chest pain, left shoulder pain, dysphagia (difficulty swallowing).

Symptoms of pouch or esophageal dilation: being able (often suddenly) to eat far more than previously; heartburn; regurgitation of food you ate a few days ago.

[mas79 15]

That's what I figured but just wanted to be sure. Was hoping my carbonated Water didn't screw things up. Won't do that again. Don't want to mess up a good thing. I've lost 44 lbs since May 10 and I have a 100 more to go to goal weight.

[marketingdude 79]

That's what I figured but just wanted to be sure. Was hoping my carbonated Water didn't screw things up. Won't do that again. Don't want to mess up a good thing. I've lost 44 lbs since May 10 and I have a 100 more to go to goal weight.

So are we not supposed to drink Bottled Water or water you can get from those 5 gallon water barrels that people have in their house? Didn't know we couldn't drink water from these....

Thoughts?

[☠carolinagirl☠ 18,721]

chiming in, i think bottled Water is a-ok and i drink water those big 5 gallon containers all day at work......so i am sure they are 100% fine but in doubt, always refer to the dr marketing dude as they would know best. as my gal maddysgram says, that is why they are paid the big bucks

[hls50 20]

Jean, did somthing happen to your band that you ended up having to have the sleeve? By the way, your book has been a life saver, so much wonderful information. Thanks.........

[hls50 20]

Brocksmom, how are you doing? So are you going to be able to have another band, or is that not even an option now?

Hope you are feeling better today!!!!

[Jean McMillan 2,973]

Jean, did somthing happen to your band that you ended up having to have the sleeve? By the way, your book has been a life saver, so much wonderful information. Thanks.........

I'll try to make a long story short.

I've had "silent" reflux (reflux with no symptoms other than an occasional dry cough)since the mid 1980's. I didn't believe the doc who told me I had reflux, so I didn't treat it (the lesson there is don't self-diagnose). Over the years the acid caused thickening (stenosis) of the walls of my esophagus. I ended up with a severe esophageal dilation because my esophagus wasn't able to move food down into my stomach. Unfilling my band fixed the dilation, but my surgeon felt that a gastric band was incompatible with my faulty esophagus. I agreed to remove my band if we could revise me to the sleeve, but after removing my band, my surgeon discovered a stricture at the base of my esophagus so she couldn't fit the "bougie" sleeve calibration instrument in there. Later I had the stricture dilated and the 2nd attempt at sleeve revision went fine on 8/16/12.

[hls50 20]

Wow, that was a lot to go through, but happy that they were finally able to do the sleeve for you. Cheers!!!

[Maddysgram 6,159]

Chiming in.....Jean, first of all glad you're feeling better.

Second, didn't bariatric office discuss importants of drinking H2O with some of you??? I can understand accidently drinking carbonated water(grossj/s), but plain Water really????

[mas79 15]

Yes we are supposed to drink lots of Water, and from water coolers is fine. I just picked up a carbonated water by mistake. My fault.

[lala1979 0]

I just found out today that I have to have revision surgery to correct an incorrect band placement. Is the recovery time the same as for the first surgery?