Band Slippage?

ralheit · June 21, 2007

Well I haven't ben on here for a long while. I've been pretty discouraged. I haven't lost an ounce for months. Now I am having a lot of pain and PB'ing when I try to eat and they want to do a barium swallow and Xray within the next couple of days. The thought is that I have slipped. If so they will remove all of the Fluid from my band and I'll have to wait for a month or so until I've healed before they will begin filling again.

I was a slow loser my first year and now nothing since January. I did have to deal with a lot of depression after losing my job of 22 years. But I did find a good job and am very happy now. I just have gotten way off track and now dealing with this pain and not being able to eat a meal, I'm eating whatever will go down.

Hopefully, if there is slippage and I have to be unfilled, once I begin again I'll start losing again and doing better. Wish me luck.

GR8 · June 21, 2007

I am wishing you the best.

I didn't realize that if the band slips - they can unfill and let it heal. That is good to know. I thought they had to remove it completely or do surgery.

Have a good night -- and start over -- you will get back on track!

Gina

ralheit · June 26, 2007

The Barium Esophogram showed no slippage but they did take out 1cc to let me rest for a month. I am already feeling better. In a month they'll put back up to 1/2 cc and see how that goes. The doctor was a little perplexed as to why this happened since my last fill was in January.