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I was banded 5 years ago and I have been at goal for 4 years. A few months ago, I damn near killed myself with food poisoning (oysters, shutter). Now, almost every time I eat, I have to throw up a "slime ball". I am pretty sure my band has slipped, so my question is this.

Do you ever have slime if you have the sleeve or is that just a lap band thing? (I have enjoyed as much of it as I can stand.) :)

BTW: I am going to the Dr tomorrow to find out for sure, just trying to see what my options are.

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Unfortunately you do get the slime with the sleeve and it's no fun. However that being said it doesn't happen to me very often.

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I call it the foamies and I have sleeve and it happens it the time .. Nasty !

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Sliming does happen with the sleeve, but most often the cause is usually the same. Eating too large of a bite, taking the next bite too soon or not chewing well enough are the common factors. I believe this is true for the other WLS options, too, but correct me if I am mistaken. It is one of those things I only had to experience once before I adopted permanent changes of chewing very well and putting my utensil down in between bites.

I have heard of those further along still having issues with sliming, but I believe there are other issues going on. LipstickLady just made a post saying she has a small stricture, so it does still happen, but only as an exception.

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Ok what are you all talking about? Please explain, bc I was just sleeved and slime and foam was not listed as a side effect.

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Slime or PR productive burp is this mucus that the esophagus creates to get rid of a piece of food thats stuck whether itd be to throw up or make it slide by but most likely throw up... its horrible !!

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Oh wow...I have never had a slime issue.

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I had that a few times in the beginning when I ate something and my sleeve said no or if I ate too much. It hasn't happened since.

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I thought I would post an update, I went and got a slight unfill, and no slippage so no surgery for me yet. At some point I will need to have my band removed and I will change to the sleeve but not yet. Hopefully by then I will have insurance that covers it.

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