Slip

[andreerichards1 4]

I might be posting this in the wrong section sorry.

So after 6.5 yrs my band slip i just found out last week everything i read its saying if i get it fix it will slip again is that true???? I cant imagine my life without a tool. I am so scare first i need to travel 3300 miles to get it fix is it worth it????

Wow i just realize i have been on here for years sorry guys

[andreerichards1 4]

I haven't been here for so long stupid ipad....

[2muchfun 8,927]

No, there are several people here who had a slip and had all their Fluid removed and it went back to working again. Also, several have had revision surgery with success too. But, it is true that once your band slips the odds that it will return to as it was before are less. I can't say how much less?

Maybe 10% or higher of revisions may not work as well as before but the odds seem to be in your favor. I can't back up any of these assertions with any studies fyi. It's going to depend on damage done by the slip, the expertise of your surgeon and the type of slip?

Good luck and keep us notified how it goes?

tmf

[jaybro 31]

How do you know when the band has slipped? My surgery is in two weeks, so I'm interested in figuring out what the red flags would be for something like that.

Thanks! And good luck!

[2muchfun 8,927]

How do you know when the band has slipped? My surgery is in two weeks, so I'm interested in figuring out what the red flags would be for something like that.

Thanks! And good luck!

It's very rare for it to happen during the first year and is usually caused by extreme vomiting/hurling sessions, poor surgical placement/adhering or filling the pouch with too much food consistently and of course, sometimes the body just flat out rejects the band and it crawls up or down the stomach.

Reflux, lack of hunger, food not passing through the band and vomiting, night cough, pain when you eat and constant pain or pressure in your chest are all symptoms.

[andreerichards1 4]

I was getting sick lots in the pass 6 months and lots of reflux. So I got a barium done.... I will get my band fix probably in april