is there a 4 cc band defect that causes slippage?

[skinnymom 2]

I heard that there may be a problem with the 4cc band and that my doctors no longer use that size band (4cc) because of problems with the actual band. This may be only a rumor, but I wanted to know if anyone else has heard this as well. I am asking because I think my band slipped again - for a 2nd time and am going to the doctor today to find out. If it did slip again and there is a problem with the 4cc band, I wold want it replaced with the larger one. Please help.

[Sherrirbgr 0]

I don't know if it is a problem with the 4cc or if the problem is that the band is too small to start with and they "make it fit." That's what my surgeon said when I was coming out of surgery. I've been having problems from the start from having a "sensitive stomach" that over-reacts to fills. Hmmmm... could it be???

[skinnymom 2]

it's interesing that you say you have a sensitive stomach. I hve been saying from the start that I feel my band EVERY time I eat or drink. Not in a painful way, just the food/drink going down my system and stoping at the band. Then I feel a little bubble release and the food drops down. Its painless, but I definitely feel it. Do you have the same thing?

[gloriouslady 0]

I know I do,, sometimes I hear a gurggling sound and then the Water or food goes down. My band is not a pleasant feeling, I believe my stomach is sensitive (wouldn't surprise me since my whole system is sensitive to most things). I wonder how people are having such wonderful experiences with the band and mine has been a learning process (almost 10 months) that now I've had to have the saline removed to determine why I have acid reflux (never in my lifetime) and the food hurts going down-

[Sherrirbgr 0]

I know I do,, sometimes I hear a gurggling sound and then the Water or food goes down. My band is not a pleasant feeling, I believe my stomach is sensitive (wouldn't surprise me since my whole system is sensitive to most things). I wonder how people are having such wonderful experiences with the band and mine has been a learning process (almost 10 months) that now I've had to have the saline removed to determine why I have acid reflux (never in my lifetime) and the food hurts going down-

Gloriuslady, that sounds like Gastritis more than Acid Reflux. You might want to check it out in WebMD. I had Gastritis before I was banded, and the food hurt all the way down -- from swallowing to the "exit." I thought I was having a heart attack at one point because it hurt so bad. I ended up having to go on liquids for weeks and taking Donnatel (an anesthetic) to let my system heal. After band, I haven't had the sensation of the pain from gastritis, but yes, I can feel everything that passes through the band (or worse, gets hung up). It's not a pleasant feeling, but it's not painful.