SLIPPED BAND!!!

[JohannaMae 9]

I was banded in March 2012 and I found out today my band is beginning to slip. I hadn't been feeling well since Wednesday, couldn't eat,and really bad acid reflux. I thought I was getting better but Monday morning was bad, my husband said either get a doctor's appt. or your going to the hospital, so I went to the doctor. The xray showed there's a slip, he took all the Fluid out and said the stomach might drop down on it's own and if not, surgery. I'm so upset, I've lost 92lbs and I'm scared to go back! Anyone gone through this, I can use some encouragement :-(

[feb27bandwoman 112]

I had a slip 6 weeks ago.Similar story.Reflux that wasn't getting better.Went to surgeon.He removed all Fluid from the band.X-ray showed the slip. Had surgery to re-position the band and repair a hernia.

Then began anew.

It seems now to be a blip in my progress.

[JohannaMae 9]

Good to hear, I hope mine can be re-positioned. I don't want it to be removed. Thanx for giving me a little hope.

[kll724 3,055]

I had a slip, 2x. The 1st one was like yours, and it was able to go back into place on its own once unfilled. The 2nd one, I needed surgery. Best wishes to you!

[judy1122 1]

How do these slips happen?

[downysoft 51]

Question. Those of you with slips did you have a plication?

[Cwalband 215]

Best Wishes to you! I hope everything works out, also so happy for you and your weight loss so far! That is amazing! Keep up the good work, let us know how everything goes, if it fixes it self or you end up having surgery, regardless I hope you feel better soon and get to go back to working hard!!

[mrsto 2,925]

Question. Those of you with slips did you have a plication?

I'm curious about that, too. I had plication, and one of the deciding factors on doing it, was that it reduces the margin for these types of band issues.

[deleteme 176]

For those with slips, was your band stitched in place? My surgeon stitched mine in place to reduce the possibility of slippage.

[Amby81 0]

I had mine stitched in place also. But having tons of Burpping no reflux though. What's weird is I can cheat easily, but when I try to eat correctly it won't go down. But this AM coffee would not even go down easily?!?

[mrsto 2,925]

My surgeon also stitched mine into place, and he mentioned some sort of mesh fabric type of thing underneath it. He said that this new way of doing it, has dramatically reduced the amount of slips.

[lauradevans 52]

Glad to know I'm not the only one. Was banded Oct 2012 and ever since I got a BAD stomach bug in May 2013.. I have had issues. They say it's not slipped just tilted (seen under CT and Fluro) but not correcting itself. I'm tired of the heartburn and throwing up so I've called to get the price for the surgery. He's just going to unbuckle and reposition my band (we hope). I just dread it cause I get sick from Anesthesia and had to be admitted after my 1st surgery. Those who this has happened to.. what is the post op period like? The same as the 1st surgery?