Is There Always Pain With A Band Slip?

[Rebecca Cain Salpacka 100]

Is there always pain if your band slips?

I ask because im wondering if this is why im having issues and doc isnt just doing the unfill, but having me do a barium swallow first? Is she looking to check for slippage? I asked the nurse that called me back and she said she wasnt sure, but that this is just what the doc was having me do.

Most of what i have eaten since my band fill last monday, i have logged in my food journal as what i prepared on my plate, but prob half of the "meals" i didnt even finish and the ones i finished didnt always stay down...I have had a few PB's everyday at some point or another.

After attempting to eat a hard boiled egg this morning, and having PB;s of "slime" for over an hour after only eating half of it...I called doc to say i think band is too tight..they cant get me in today so i go tomorrow, but she wants me to go to radiology first to do a barium swallow and make sure nothing else is going on i guess.

Normally with my fills i ddrink some white chalky stuff (tastes diff then what they gave me at the barium swallow after my surgery) and she looks on the screen to make sure everything goes down ok. So im not sure what she is looking for this time that she needs me to go to radiology as upposed to the GI lab where we normally do the fills. Has me a little concerned..but im gonna go wtih the flow, listen to what she says, and see what happens. I was even having trouble keeping some liquids down and my Water intake has been about half of what it should be.

Since the 21st I have lost 6 lbs..im thrilled but its a little too much in just 10 days, and losing it because nothing is staying down is not the healthy way to do it lol.

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Actually yes, you can have a slip without pain.

I would be glad he's checking it, it shows he's a thorough doctor with your best interest at heart.

[Jean McMillan 2,973]

Is there always pain if your band slips? Not necessarily.

I ask because im wondering if this is why im having issues and doc isnt just doing the unfill, but having me do a barium swallow first? Is she looking to check for slippage? Yes, or anything else that might be out of the ordinary, like esophageal or stomach dilation. They'll also be able to see how the barium drains through your stoma. I asked the nurse that called me back and she said she wasnt sure, but that this is just what the doc was having me do.

Most of what i have eaten since my band fill last monday, i have logged in my food journal as what i prepared on my plate, but prob half of the "meals" i didnt even finish and the ones i finished didnt always stay down...I have had a few PB's everyday at some point or another.

After attempting to eat a hard boiled egg this morning, and having PB;s of "slime" for over an hour after only eating half of it...I called doc to say i think band is too tight..they cant get me in today so i go tomorrow, but she wants me to go to radiology first to do a barium swallow and make sure nothing else is going on i guess.

Normally with my fills i ddrink some white chalky stuff (tastes diff then what they gave me at the barium swallow after my surgery) and she looks on the screen to make sure everything goes down ok. So im not sure what she is looking for this time that she needs me to go to radiology as upposed to the GI lab where we normally do the fills. Has me a little concerned..but im gonna go wtih the flow, listen to what she says, and see what happens. I was even having trouble keeping some liquids down and my Water intake has been about half of what it should be.

Since the 21st I have lost 6 lbs..im thrilled but its a little too much in just 10 days, and losing it because nothing is staying down is not the healthy way to do it lol.

It's more likely that you're just too tight, not that you have a band slip, but doing the barium swallow will help your surgeon decide what to do when you see him/her. I small unfill might be all you need, so try to not worry too much between now and then.

[Rebecca Cain Salpacka 100]

well long story short..my band is not slipped..she said it didnt even seem to tight since i was able to drink the chalky crap and also some Water without it coming up...she didnt want to loosen the band, said it wasnt necessary and that im sure to start gaining if she does....but after not being able to explain why im not keeping food down for a week, she listened to me and took some out...asked me how much i said i had no clue, so she decided on .5cc. which still leaves me with 7.2cc in a 14cc band.

I dont feel i will start gaining, for simple fact that before my fill on 9/24 i only had 6cc, and i still was losing...so i highly doubt i will start gaining now.

[Jean McMillan 2,973]

I'm glad there's a happy ending to this story. I think the small unfill was a good idea and if you go easy on your band (stick with liquid, soft, puree foods) for a few days, any inflammation will calm down and you'll be good to go.