Band Slippage

[jeanie3283 0]

I was banded on August 6th. I had a horrible case of nausea last night and actually had some dry heaving. Could this have caused my band to slip and if it did would I know it?

[RestlessMonkey 7]

This early post op, yes it could. Call your surgeon on Monday and let him know; they may want to do an x-ray or barium swallow test. Since you are so soon post op and on liquids, I am not sure what symptoms you'd have...pain? Or maybe none?

Odds are you're ok; lots of people are nauseated post op. But it's better to be safe than sorry. Call Monday if for no other reason than your own peace of mind.

[Mimilou2004 13]

As RM says, call your doc Monday and be gentle with your band as far as food intake. Not all slips are painful.

Mimi

[skm 0]

I was banded 3/08 and some time around 11/08, after losing 60 lbs, I had a slip. My syptoms were: eating hurt and I had to throw almost everything up-even some liquids. I had heart burn and night coughing. I couldn't burp. I couldn't eat sitting down or with my bra on. I would have to unhook my bra when I ate. It took Kaiser until March to take the Fluid out so the stomach would hopefully correct itself. We're not sure how it slipped. I did get the flu and was heeving for a night, before my doc gave me anti-nausea meds.

[Mimilou2004 13]

SKM, I am so sorry you went through that. Did your slip resolve and are you still a successful bandster?

Mimi