Who has being banded twice after complications??

[OutbackJo 0]

Hello All

Just a little history

I was banded on the 30th July 07. On the 31st July I had slight pain when swallowing Water and had a Barium swallow/xray which was fine. I had my first fill of 4.5ml( totally done by the doc of how much and when) on the 6/9/07. I had 2.0ml removed on the 22/10/07 after complications (refluxy with pain after crackers, funny noises in throat, hardly drinking water). I then still had problems with the noisy throat and inability to eat with major reflux/nausea and then being sick in my sleep caused me to fly to Perth to get the rest of the fill removed. The Doc only got 1.0ml out on the 12/11/07, I then had again had another Barium swallow and it showed I had contractions in the oesphagus and a slippage. The option was to get it removed on the 13/11/07. I feel so much better than I have in weeks since the first fill.

My questions are:

1. Did you get another band placed?
   
2. If so was it a different type?
   
3. Did you go to another surgeon?
   
4. Did you find out why it slipped?
   
5. Was it due to too much fill?

I have booked another appointment next year with the doc to investigate the band as an option or something else and I am not sure whether to continue with this path. I am very dissullusioned, sad, pissed off, blaming myself for the slippage as I could have flown to Perth sooner etc.

Has anyone else being in the same or similar situation??

Outback Jo

:help:

[transformer 1]

Check out the complications thread--maybe someone there has posted about your problem (see link below)!

http://www.lapbandtalk.com/f78/

Good luck!!