my lap band area is painful can't eat. I wonder if my band has slipped ?

[Gagurlie 0]

I have been having alot of pain around my band. I heard the more you loose you can feel it more when you touch your stomach. The last few months I have had dental work and refused to take Lortabs so choose Goody powders. Is there a possibility that my band has slipped or even erroded ? I need to make an appt. Does anyone know how they check for that without doing any type of surgical procedure?

[betty_s 476]

around your band (like you can feel it on your stomach?) or are you talking about your port?

either way.. this def sounds like a doctor question. i would call them immediately.

[mrsto 2,925]

You should definitely call your doctor. I believe Aspirin is in Goody's, which is a huge no no with the lap band. And it looks like you're only two months out. It sounds like you may be having issues from that. Your doctor can best advise. He/she may want to do an GI swallow and/or an endoscopy. Either way, surgery is not involved unless you actually have a slip.

Good luck.

Edited June 10, 2014 by mrsto

[enjoythetime 1,457]

Call your doctor. They can diagnose an issue with your band without doing surgery. They can do an x-ray which will show them the position, they can do a barium swallow, they can do a die test, all of which will show them if there are any issues and I'm sure there are other procedures as well. Call them now, don't put it off