I have a slip confirmed by CT - do I need to go to the ER NOW?

Done · October 25, 2009

Hi all, I was in the hospital for three days this week because I have been having horrible pains in my left and right sides. I had to have a CT to rule out any problems and they so happen to find that my band has slipped.

Well I have been discharged from that hospital, my lap band doc works at another hospital, and it's Saturday night. What am I supposed to do? Do I go to that other hospitals emergency department or do I just wait until Monday? I have enough percocet on me to handle the pain. I think maybe the pain I have been experiencing is because of the slippage????

Also do they normally replace the band? Because I have the Realize band which I am NOT happy with and would rather have the Lapband put in me like I was originally led to believe I was going to be given.

Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated. Thank you so much.

nkara · October 25, 2009

I would wait to see your surgeon. They are the ones experienced in this and you don't want someone just messing around in there. I hope you get the pain relief and are seen soon.

Enchanted · October 25, 2009

If you're in a lot of pain, you should call your surgeon to see what s/he wants you to do. I'm surprised the ER didn't do that when you were there - even if your doc operates out of the other hospital.

Sorry you're having trouble.

luv2laugh · October 29, 2009

How did you make out on monday? Did you call your doc?

In my case, my band just slipped, but I wasn't having horrible pain - I was just having trouble at night, and vomitting, reflux, etc.

My doc had me go on liquid/mushy stage diet, and scheduled surgery for me for next week. He did say if I had ANY trouble keeping liquids down to immediately go to the hospital. At the time of my barium swallow, (after being up all night wretching), my stomach/esophogus was so inflamed that the barium barely trickled through even though the doc had totally unfilled my band before the swallow.

(I even spit up some foamy spit the nite before this "emergency".. I believe the area around my band was so swollen, I couldn't even swallow my own spit.

If it does close off, it is not good. It can actually damage the stomach.

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