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The day the Dr added Fluid I drove home and exited my car and was so dizzy I needed help to get in the house. 4 days since adjusted I get dizzy sometimes when I eat. And I just feel like I'm in a fog

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I have never heard of this complication with surgery fill with the band. I would call your primary care or your surgeon. you maybe becoming anemic or something. your heart should be checked too. not everything you will experience post banding is going to be band related. call your doctor.

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I agree with the last poster. I have never, in over nine years on lapband boards, heard of this. It is difficult to see physiologically how a very slight increase in the amount of saline in the band could cause this. My only thought is that if the band is too tight it can cause pressure on the vagus nerve which is a "wandering' nerve and affects surprisingly diverse areas of the body. That would link in with the fact this is on-going when you eat. But that's a very vague thought based on no knowledge or experience.

Call your doctor. This may not be band-related.

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Take a Multivitamin for a week and see how it goes maybe your Vitamin deficient.

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Thank you all. Calling in the morning. The day of my first adjustment the nurse I called at the Dr office said its normal and the barium may cause side effects

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Thank you all. Calling in the morning. The day of my first adjustment the nurse I called at the Dr office said its normal and the barium may cause side effects

Ah, good. That's easily solved then as most doctors don't do all fills under XRay so it needn't happen again. Interesting though - still never heard of this before! I wonder why on earth swallowing barium could cause dizziness!

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I have lost 42 lbs since March 19 Started off at 381 when I contacted Dr about the lap band last May. At time of surgery I weighed 372 now 330 and dropping. Am I on track?

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I have lost 42 lbs since March 19 Started off at 381 when I contacted Dr about the lap band last May. At time of surgery I weighed 372 now 330 and dropping. Am I on track?

42lbs in 9 weeks is very considerably faster than most people! Expect less to slow dramatically! And don't get frustrated when (not if) it does! You are doing brilliantly.

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