a newbie to this site

yodlrscowgrl · October 27, 2006

Hello there

My name is Sue....I'm a newbie here to lapbandtalk. I was referred by someone on another website but don't know their name here....

I live in Texas, am a stay at home wife, mother, and grandmother. :clap2: (love them grandbabies!)

One question I have is how do you know if your band has slipped??? I got banded last February and so far have had no complications until now. The band worked great and I lost 50 lbs.

Now most of the time when I eat it goes right through the band down into the lower part of the stomach. This has been going on since my last fill and I haven't lost any weight since then. Once in a while something will get stuck and have to work its way through but that usually only takes a minute or two at the most. :help:

I'm wondering if the band is leaking or something along that line.

fee · October 27, 2006

Welcome

You should go and see your doc asap

you would know if you cant keep anything down including liquids

*EDIT*......please someone correct me if im wrong

Alexandra · October 27, 2006

Hi Cowgirl Sue--welcome to LBT!

Sounds to me like you might just need another fill. Sometimes after we've lost weight we notice our restriction lessening a bit; that's the reason people may get multiple adjustments along the way. You don't say how long ago your last fill was, but if it was more than a couple of months why not ask your doctor about adding a little bit more?

If your last fill was very recent, give it another couple of weeks and see how you feel then. I know that when I get a fill, the immediate result seems to be a lessening of restriction, followed by increased restriction as much as three or four weeks later. My theory is that my stomach retreats in the face of increased pressure, and slowly goes back to "normal" as time passes. So it takes several weeks for my fills to "kick in" and I know I'm not the only one who experiences that.

Congratulations on your loss so far!