Signs and symptoms of erosion.....

Lainie · December 7, 2004

anyone?....

anyone?........

Beuller? ..........

New Hope · December 7, 2004

Lainie, have you tried doing a search for "erosion" in the old posts? Are you having problems? If so, what type?

leatha_g · December 7, 2004

The only sign that I have heard of from bandsters who've had erosion is simply not being able to get ANY restriction. This does NOT mean that new bandsters who have not yet reached a level of restriction have erosion, this means if a person has had restriction in the past and suddenly is unable to get any restriction whatsoever - normally they go for fills, get no restriction, go for another fill, get no restriction, so on and so on. There is no acute pain, no acute signs from what I can tell - only the inability to get restriction. This is because the band has migrated inside the stomach wall, so no matter how full you fill it, it is not constricting the outer stomach any longer.

I am sure Donali or someone else who has first hand experience might be able to tell you something different, but this is what I have been told to date.

Hope this helps..

blossom · December 7, 2004

So in the case of erosion, what happens after the band is removed? Does the stomach ever become normal again? Can you ever be re-banded?

Sonia · December 7, 2004

Beuller? ..........

LOL that made me laugh!!

Alexandra · December 7, 2004

So in the case of erosion, what happens after the band is removed? Does the stomach ever become normal again? Can you ever be re-banded?

The answers to these questions depend on when/how the erosion was detected and what the treatment is. I know of a couple of people who had their bands removed and replaced later, after they healed up. And sure, in most cases the stomach does indeed become "normal" again, albeit with scarring where the erosion took place.

catfanlover · May 8, 2005

The only symptoms I had of erosion were some pain where the band was, and no restriction after fills. I had mine removed ini Dec. and have gained back 23 pounds, I am hating life right now, and said I would never get rebanded, but now I am seriously considering it.