symptoms of band erosion or flip please?

Symptoms of band slippage include vomiting, heartburn, reflux, foaming, chest pain and left shoulder pain. The symptoms may be constant or intermittent.

Symptoms of esophageal or stomach pouch dilation are being able to eat too much, heartburn, and regurgitation of food you ate a few days ago.

A flipped port doesn’t affect anything in your upper GI system and I don’t see how it could produce a symptom like the foamies. The only way I knew that my port had flipped was that it was harder and harder to access it for fills.

And yes, stress can affect band restriction. Many bandsters deal with that. When I’m feeling stressed, I try to do as much as I can to reduce or manage the stress, and at the same time be extra careful with my eating.

None of the problems described above constitute a medical emergency unless you’re in extreme pain and/or unable to drink clear liquids. If I were you, I’d call my surgeon’s office first thing on Monday, describe what’s going on, and take their advice.

Jean