Surgical adjustment

[Brenda.Mac 0]

I had my band adjusted on 12/26 and I am not sure that I did the right thing. I am having problems with the food emptying into my stomach. It just sits there, takes about 6 hours for it to move. Then every night I can only sleep for about 3 hours then I have acid reflux. I try to stay upright to prevent it, I am exhausted.

[karewpah 173]

Hi there...when were you banded? Did you suffer a slip that was surgically corrected? Have you called your surgeons office?

[Brenda.Mac 0]

Went back to dr 2 days after surgery as I could not keep anything down. Had to go on IV!s at home for 5 days to stay hydrated. I had my original band placed in '06.

[karewpah 173]

The acid reflux is concerning and at night too. I would recommend you go back and have him look at the band under Floro or whatever he uses. I wonder if he left any saline in there. It would seem you are very swollen, causing the problems you're having or that the band was not replaced in the proper spot...or maybe you have a hernia. Definitely go back to him as soon as possible.

I suffered a slip 5 months after my initial surgery due to violent vomiting due to illness (not band related). Recovery from that surgery was far easier than the original one and my surgeon allowed for food progression faster than the original band placement post op.