Need advice can't keep anything down

[Carramia 0]

Hi I was banded 5 months ago and have been having trouble keeping food or liquid down. I have had to un-fills and that would help for a bit but then it goes back to bad again. I was thinking and still think that stress has something to do with it. I have 3/4 CC in my band right now and I just don't know if I should take it all out. I don't want to gain weight again, but it sure would be nice to drink Water without throwing it up.

I am going to the dr on Tues and I hope to have him x-ray to make sure things haven't slipped. which gosh I hope it hasn't. If it has slipped does anyone know what you have to do to get it fixed?

I was going to try and do 10 days of liquid (as much as I can keep down) to give my stomach a rest and maybe that is what is wrong.

Any advice, suggestions would be apprciated!

Thanks!

[crzytchr 3]

You will know more when you go to the dr on Tuesday. If it hasn't slipped, I would probably ask to be completely unfilled until your swelling goes down. Then, start your fills back over slowly after a couple of weeks or when your doctor says it is ok to. Good Luck and please update on Tuesday.

[Carramia 0]

Thanks I think that is a good idea. I will talk to my Dr. about it. I will update on Tuesday. Thank you!

[TQUAD64 9]

I would ask to be totally unfilled. I am not sure how they repair a slipped band. But you can use the search tool bar at the top of the web site and place key words like Band Slip and you will be connected to all the threads that discuss this topic.

Sorry you are having this problem.

Good luck!

[HeatherO 7]

Sometimes my stomach is overly sensitive and I just have to go on minimal or no fill for awhile. I am currently unfilled and it has helped tremendously. I think going unfilled for a while might make you feel a whole lot better.

[MyMeshelle 2]

I was having the same problem too ... i could do liquid but i threw up any food i ate... they told me my stomach was swollen so much that it was keeping me from being able to eat solids... so i went back to liquids... then mushies for like a week and im so much better now... anytime you throw up you should stay on liquids the rest of the day... also i kept forcing myself to eat 4oz's and my stomach only holds 2-3oz's so i was throwing up from over eating... in my head i kept thinking there was no way that eating 3-5 bites was gonna fill me up... so i pushed myself and that was causing me to throw up... My DR wouldnt unfil me cuz i was still able to drink liquids... they were ok with me living on Soup i guess... they told me as i lose more weight then my band will loosen and i will be able to eat a lil more later... But it sure dont hurt to have it all checked out to make sure its in place... i feel like my band was placed a lil higher?? So my pouch is smaller then others? Who knows!! :tongue2:

[Bandana 0]

Good luck carameia, I hope you feel better after you see the doctor.

I also have trouble keeping food down, but no problem with liquids. Anyway, I had an unfil 12/9/08, and do any of you think it could be possible I could be swollen from this unfil. I don't know if anyone gets swollen after an unfil. I don't think I've heard about this yet. I only ask because it's still hard to keep food down.

Thanks

[Carramia 0]

Hi everyone and thank you for your advice and concern.

I just got back from the Dr. and he x-rayed me and he doesn't think that my band has slipped which is great news!! He took all but a 1/4 cc out and told me to do liquid for 10 days. Then we will see if I am better by then and I will slowly get more liquid put back in if I am feeling good and start to gain again.

Good luck everyone else with what is going on with you.

[crzytchr 3]

That is good news. The 10 days of liquids should give your stomach time to settle down. Good Luck

[TQUAD64 9]

Great news!