What are the signs/symptoms of a slipped band?

[chichigirl 1]

I am having problems this week. To start off with I think my fill was really too tight. I had a miserable time of it until I got back to the docs the following day and had .5cc's removed. I felt like it was okay, but I'm still having problems, not as bad before the fill was emptied a bit but still not right. I can only get room temperature tea or Water down, anything I try to eat or drink otherwise comes right back up.

Does anyone out there know about a slipped band and how to tell if you have one or not?

Thank you

Cindy

[La_madam 20]

Warm Water seems to open me up but cold water or cold beverages seems to tighten me, that is pretty much the norm for alot of us, How is it when you eat solids? Are you able to keep it all down, one sign of slippage I was told by my Dr. was that whatever you eat or drink will come back up instantly, not being able to keep anything down. vomiting

[dishdiva 5]

sometimes there are no symptoms; sometimes reflux is a symptom. i had a slip. it sounds too me like you're just too tight...some people only need tiny, tiny adjustments each time...

[katerzz 4]

oooo ill tell ya.. your to tight. you described me till today!!!

the nurse who took 1 cc out of me today told me that shes had patients that need .2ccs taken out to go from to tight to just right

[LapBandFan 22]

Cindy,

I had slippage 10 months out from my first band, I could eat anything fine, my only symptom was extreme gastric reflux but only at night when I laid down. I never felt anything different and was able to eat anything. So slippage has pretty much no symptoms on some folks. I will pray you are just too tight and that an unfill will fix you right up. Take care.

[Infaith 1]

Cindy-please, please, please get your band checked for slippage. You may just be way too tight. I wish I had gotten mine checked. I don't know if that is why I lost my band or because of the stomach virus I had (that kept me throwing up violently...others without a band had it so I know it was not just my band) did it or a combination of the two.

Not being able to eat is not normal.

Take care.

[chichigirl 1]

Thanks everyone, I appreciate the information. I talked to the nurse at the docs office today and she thinks I have severly irritated my stomach and the stoma sight, location of the band. She said that if those areas are inflammed, that could explain why it is so difficult for me to eat anything solid.

I appreciate all of the helpful advise, like trying more hot liquids. I did have some of the fill removed the day after the initial fill .5cc's taken out. Each day seems to be getting better, but I'm still having trouble swallowing solids or even mushies.

I have an appoinment now for an upper GI next week, so hopefully, this will answer all of my questions. I hope there is nothing seriously wrong with the band, if I loose the band I will be forced into RNY and I really have an issue with that.

Thank you all for your help, it is truly appreciated.

Cindy