need help!

NONNI · March 14, 2009

Hello all!

I am having issues with my band and need your help.

I have a 4 cc band and only had a 1cc fill. At night after falling a sleep I started to cough and vomit in my sleep. I even stop breathing altogether. (very scary) This was happening every night no matter how early or late I would eat my last meal, and even when I tried doing a liquid diet. I didn't feel like I had any restriction when eating at all. I went in for an unfill, and am doing much better now, but I am not at or anywhere near goal. Also, I don't want to gain back the 70 pounds that I have lost.

Has this happened to anyone else, or does anyone know why this might have happened??

I have an apt for Thursday to get scoped, but I am so worried that I may never be able to get another fill and gain my weight back...

Hazeleyes · March 14, 2009

Hi NONNI

It sounds like you might be too tight. I think the scope is a good idea to see if there is any kind of blockage. What kinds of foods are you eating? Keep the faith this band will continue to work for you. Let me know how it turns out.

NONNI · March 14, 2009

thanks for the reply!

I have been keeping up with the normal band diet. You know no breads, pasta's or really any kind of carbs. lots of Protein, fish, chicken & beans! I am just worried that at 1cc I don't have any restriction, and now that is gone. I am hopping I can get a fill soon and more than 1cc so I can start losing again, I have just been maintaining for the past few months. I still want to lose 50 more pounds. It is so discouraging thinking I may not be able to have a fill without having these problems.

Vickeyb · March 14, 2009

Hi,

Iam new and have had a band for 4 years. I have lost 60 lbs. I have over eaten at times and my pouch still has restriction. I have had a overfill once and oh my gosh you can tell. I felt like I was having a heart attack!! I was afraid to go to the emergency room because I thought they would not treat me because I got my lapband in Mexico. I waited until the next morning and drove 2 hrs. to my fill Dr. I have had a lot of vomiting with my band does anyone out there expierece that?

Keep up the faith I have had alot of ups and downs.

lapbandtalker · March 14, 2009

It's happened to me a few times since being banded. Since the vomiting-I call it a spill over- comes during sleep then that means I still have food in my esophogas/pouch. I just ensure I don't have any when I go to bed. So if I want to eat ribs, I have to have them for Breakfast or lunch-never dinner.

But if you don't eat anything and have absolutely nothing on your stomach and still have it happen...it's your fluids and you need to get to your doctor. An unfill may be in order.

Just stick with it....takes a while to get things going smoothly and sometimes when it does.... it may not last long and things have to be tweaked again.