Daily common complications...or not?

selana · July 23, 2008

Dear Friends Hello,

I would like your advice because I am very worried with my lap-band? No!! With my stomach I am worried about... First of all I am very pleased with my choice to have a surgical solution and to have a lap-band procedure, that help me to lose 52 kgs in 14 months! It really saved my life.. I have a band which fills 100% with 12cc, my first fills was.. to the surgery 2cc -> 4cc -> 6cc -> 7cc -> 7,5cc -> 8cc. The last one I have it almost 16 months now. I have to admit that at first 8 cc was difficult but after 2 weeks I was ok.. then after a month I had a gastritis with lots lots of pains.. Doctor gave me meds and remove 0.5cc for more than 10 days the only thing that my stomach could handle was milk and boilled potato (i eat 2-3 small pieces i couldn't and not wanted more..) I didn't have any pbs, only very tough pains to my stomach, to the back, and to my chest. In 4 weeks I lost 16 kgs because I eated almost nothing! Once i made a toast and eat 1/4 and it was like i have rocks in my stomach.. With careful diet, avoid lots of coffees and smoking, I was better.. I made and gastroscopy which showed gastritis and Esophagitis... To be total honest with you I never took the meds for a long term.. usually i drink them when i have the symptoms to make them go away.. The last year almost every month there are days which my stomach hurts a lot, I have many gas which are caustic and in the night many times i woke up, sit, the gasses leave from my mouth and then i feel better and go to sleep again. I eat and feel that I have rocks in my stomach and have strong pains to my back, sometimes i have pains at the area which is the port.. I spoke with my doctor and made a new gastroscopy which shows the same results as last year and tell me not to worry... But my pains are still going.. and not only that.. because i left myself a little bit i was eatting for many months now junk food and fats and i took 8 kgs back.. I do a diet I lose 3 kgs, I stop the diet and they return back.. Doctor filled me again before 7 months the 0.5cc and i have 8cc again..

Now: Now I have those extra 8 kgs, my pains frequency are 4-5 times a week, I sleep only with Maalox Plus Sirop, if I don't drink it I have gastric fluids or pains or gas who wake me up.. I drink coffee and after one hour the pain makes his appearance! I don't know what to do.. I have this fill for a long time and many times I am thinking that I should remove some fills to have my stomach rest but if with this fill (8cc) I took 8 kgs back .. what will happen if i open my band? Also sometimes I eat like 8cc and sometimes I eat much much more.. A lunch today I eat a pork steak with 5-6 pieces of potato and a piece of cheese... :blink: :frown:

...Please tell me..what do you think is happening to me? What do you suggest me to do? I am very confused ... and to I am afraid for my stomach to not get worse...

Edited July 24, 2008 by selana

Jachut · July 23, 2008

You really need to get this investigated right away. And my guess is that you really need to be unfilled a bit, you're too tight. Being too tight doesnt always result in obvious symptoms like PBing all the time, it can be a bit more subtle.

Please go and see your doctor, dont let this go. Start by taking out some fill immediately and organising the necessary tests.

selana · July 23, 2008

Jackut thanks for your answer, I've seen my doc before 3 weeks but we didn't unfill my band infact I asked for more 0.25 to lose those 8 kgs and also another 20 which I have for my goal... He said that I should try to do a diet for 2-3 weeks and after that I should go again and if it's needed he will make the fill... The 3 weeks passed and I haven't lose any kg... And now I am thinking that if I unfill my band... I am afraid that I will take more kgs back...

How many time do you think the band should be with little fills?

Edited July 24, 2008 by selana

selana · July 24, 2008

I have another question if anyone knows... if with the fills our stomach has room for only let's say 100ml and we ate more like 250ml slowly, the stomach stretches right? Does this hurts? I am wondering if my symptoms are from that...

I started a Fluid diet today.. I hope this helps.. :thumbup: