Unfilled and burping like a Sailer!

Hi Everyone,

I was banded in 2006 and lost a fairly small amount of weight (40lbs) but have kept it off. However, over the past couple of years I've had pretty bad reflux which recently caused my Dr. to completely unfill me and send me for a barium swallow test. I will get the results tomorrow I believe.

My concern is, I'm completely unfilled and burping like nobody's business. It doesn't matter if I eat or not. This morning I didn't have an opportunity to have anything bu****er and I couldn't believe what was happening. Any ideas what could be going on? Would they be able to tell what the issue was from the swallow test? Just wondering if anyone has been here before. Thanks!

My best guess is hiatal hernia. Look it up and see if the full description sounds right, but acid and burping are two tell-tale symptoms. I had one associate with my band, which was repaired during my band removal and revision to RNY.