Possible slip or too tight?

[Mjv013 67]

I will start by saying I am going to the Dr as soon as I can. Military insurance is different as I have to jump through hoops.

Ok..... Was banded 10/10. Had fantastic results. Had a baby 2012. Here we are 2014 and I am 25 pounds heavier then my last fill (which was in 12/11). I'm not having reoccurring heartburn, but last week is was horrible for about 24 hours. Decided I probably slipped. Had an ok time the next day but decided I really need to get my horrid habits under control. Next day had slight reflux like pressure but I totally went away next day. I've been fine for days now but still waiting on being able to get definitive answers from my dr. I've gone back to 3 meals and following my rules.

Question. Could it just be too tight as I have gained 25lbs and have just hit that area it doesn't like? Or slip? I do PB a few times a week on "naughty" foods. Currently I feel fine since I've gotten back on track.

Thanks to anyone who gets through that lengthy mess.

[Bandista 7,466]

Hi there, so glad you are pursuing channels for meeting with your medical professionals. What do you mean by horrible habits? Do you think you have been in the green zone yet? You mentioned the possibility of being too tight -- what does that mean?

[Mjv013 67]

I was eating anything I wanted. And I mean anything. I can eat anything as long as I chew well. By too tight I mean since my last fill I've gained a good amount back. Could I have gained too much, making my band tighter then it should be?

[2muchfun 8,927]

I don't hear anything that sounds like a slip. If your band slips usually you can't eat anything and you may have horrible reflux.

[MaryV 34]

If you have a slip you wont be able to eat much of anything at all and it will be horrible pains maybe you have not gotten to your green zone yet and wating the naughty foods with the horrid habit you said you needed to break may have something to do with it. I kow there are days where i am way too tight but most days i feel pretty good. just talk to your doctor and see what he recommends and good luck

[Jendkopp 62]

I have had a lap band slip. After the slip, I started having heartburn and has difficulty eating foods that were normally easy to eat (string cheese, Quest bars). I suggest getting a barium swallow done to get objective evidence of what is going on. When I first went in, the dr said to try to follow the rules better because I thought maybe I was talking bites that were too big or not chewing enough. A few weeks later my dr got a fluro machine and I did a swallow and found that the band had slipped. No horrible pains, just a lot of heartburn at night and difficulty eating food that should've gone down easily.

[Mjv013 67]

I have a swallow this week. He doesn't think it's a slip since I have had no problems before or since. I'm following the rules and no issues. But we will see how the swallow goes.