Is this slippage??

[judybellyband 6]

AMEN! AMEN! and Thank-you Lord that all was resolve without another surgery. (Jeremiah 17:14 and Hebrews 10:35). Be strong Kathy and takeit very slow.

Always,

Judy

[bandit 2]

So glad to hear ur finally starting to feel better. U had me worried there.

[dishdiva 5]

Kathy -- I'm so glad it's not slippage and you're improving. Relief! I tried and tried and tried to scan my pics from when my band slipped and I couldn't get my all-in-one scanner/printer/fax to scan the pic. Now I'm glad you don't need it.

Epitomy -- Usually a slipped band doesn't have any symptoms. However, many people report reflux and an inability to keep food down -- which was the case with me.

[Penni60 45]

HOORAY no slippage and you are eating and pooping. HOORAY!!!

[the best me 6]

Penni, eating and pooping are underrated, it's really just the BEST thing!!!! lol

And DishDiva, I had to put the scanner on photoquality and hit the lighten button to the lowest/lightest setting and started getting results. My first scans were black. So glad I got a few pics good enough to send to Kuri. We are on opposite ends of North America which makes it difficult. Thank God for the internet!

Thanks everyone, I'm very happy too!

[vinesqueen 2]

..."and there was much rejoicing!" I'm so glad this is getting resolved for you kathy!

[the best me 6]

Bumping for Leenerbups

[Mita 2]

Not only will this help Leener but I got some good advise. I am again fighting with reflux even though I am on Nexium 2 times a day. It seems I have some kind of nasal thing draining down the back of my throat that is causing me distress. If I sip Water is seems like it is coming back up and not going down.. How crazy is that? No saline in my band but it is a chore to get the water down. I think I will go back on the Aloe Vera juice tonight and see what happens. Right now my throat is a burning and itchy..

[JanetC 2]

Oh my goodness, Kathy!! I missed the date & that this was a bump, lol. I was so scared for you!!

Glad it all turned out ok!

[the best me 6]

Oh my goodness, Kathy!! I missed the date & that this was a bump, lol. I was so scared for you!!

Glad it all turned out ok!

A year later and all is well! This has been a little trip down memory lane for me. Leenerbups is having similar troubles, and if there's hope for me, there's hope for her! That's funny you were scared. LOL sorry!!! :biggrin1:

[pparker 0]

What are the symptoms of a slipped band? I was banded on 2/21/06 and sometimes I have a pain right beneath the center of my breast. Usually my stomach will growl and then the pain hits. My doctor said it was probably an ulcer and has put me on prilosec and that does give some relief. Any thoughts?

[the best me 6]

pparker, Prilosec is good...keep taking that but don't panic yet. You are still newly banded, in the grand scheme of things, and are probably just tight. Have you had a fill yet? Take it easy on your eating, go slow and take super small bites. Chew well. Keep hydrated and keep something down in your lower stomach. Protien drinks are still your friend if you are having trouble. Aloe Vera juice, 2-4 ounces 2-3 times a day is also very soothing. Drink and eat small but frequently. Good luck and keep us posted! Also, start your own thread and you'll get more "traffic". Most folks know this thread is a Bump and don't check in...the drama is over for me! LOL

[cwilso777 0]

I am having some difficulties...I need some advice. I was banded on 12.20.2007 I have lost 90lbs, yeah!! I still have 120lbs to go. Okay this could get long, but it has been a rough past three months. I had a fill in October and my band was up to 3.4cc (I have a 4cc band). I then moved to Taiwan for a teaching job. The first 2 months I was here I was having a lot of problems with acid reflux, I was not able to keep much food down and was quite miserable. I found a labpand Dr. in Taipei so I went to see him, we did a barium swallow xray and noticed I was too tight, so he took out 2cc to let my esphogus and stomach have a break (my esophogus was enlarging a bit trying to compensate for the food not being able to go down). Well, I was able to eat quite a bit of food and I put on a couple of pounds, so I went back Monday a month after the unfill and had a fill. We decided to put 1cc back in.

I was unable to even get liquids down, I was quite miserable. Well, I went back to his office on Tuesday and was unable to get unfilled because we realized the port was flipped, I have noticed that they always have a hard time finding my port, so we did a surgery and reflipped my port, while in there he took out .5cc. Okay, so now I am two days out of surgery and I am having acid reflux and I am able to get some liquids down, but it is not easy.

All I can think is that maybe I am a bit swollen from doing a fill and unfill within two days.

Any advice, how would I know if I had a slippage?

[MissTlynn 0]

ok call me crazy but i am VERY new to all of this i am 1 week out of surgery as of today but i am so confused about the whole slippage thing! i know vomiting can cause slippage but i would also think that burping or hiccuping would also cause slippage....what does everyone think about this and what have you been told? and can someone please tell me how to edit my ticker? as od today i have lost 14 pounds in 7 days so im super excited at losing 2 pounds a day!

[dec0578 0]

Hello, got a question. I have been banded for a year now. I went and got a fill that I didn't need which resulted in me not being about to eat or drink much of anything. I was told to stay on liquids for 2 weeks. I followed much of it except for throwing in some mashed potatoes a couple of times. Now I'm on the third week since I've had the fill and I am able to eat everything. Does this mean that I've had a slip? I really didn't have any pain except for when I got sick off the liquids. But I have no restriction at all. What should I expect from a slippage?