band slipped

ok well i found out about 10 days ago that my band has slipped i am so sad i have been doing so well over 50 pounds gone in less than four months my doctor is going to do another upper gi a month from my first one to see if it has corrected itself but from everything i have read about a slipped band people are usually able to eat more when their band slips i however can hardly eat anything without having a great deal of pain has anyone else had this happen with a slipped band? sometimes i even have trouble with liquids, if you have had a slipped band did anyone experience these problems? and did your band correct itself? i really like my band for me it is the best choice if my doctor goes in and repositions the band am i at a higher chance of it slipping again? thank you in advance for your help

A band slip is not the end of the world, although I'm sure it feels like that to you now.

Why are you still having so much pain when eating? Did your surgeon not unfill your band so that it can move back into the correct position? If not, you need to insist on an unfill ASAP, especially if you're having trouble drinking liquids. And you need to take extra good care of yourself now so that your esophagus and stomach can calm down from the irritation caused by your eating problems.

My band slipped when I was about 1-1/2 yrs post-op. A complete unfill and 6-week rest period cured the slip. My eating and drinking problems disappeared after the unfill but I followed a liquid diet for a few days just to be safe (and as recommended by my surgeon's NP). When I was unfilled, I could indeed eat a lot more and was a lot hungrier, so I regained weight, but eventually my band was re-filled and I lost the weight regain.

My surgeon and I suspect that my untreated hiatal hernia contributed to my band slip. I asked her if the hernia and one band slip could make me more susceptible to another slip. She said maybe. I asked her if we shouldn't fix my hernia to prevent another slip and she said no, not unless I start having major eating problems again. I think she felt that more surgery was riskier than leaving everything in there alone. Other than a flipped port and surgery to correct it (which is another long story), I haven't had any band problems since then.

Like you, I really like my band and feel it was the best choice for me. I sometimes worry about what would happen to me and my healthy new lifestyle if I lost my band because of some sort of medical complications, but I try not to obsess about it. Instead, I try to put my energy into eating carefully and never taking my band or my health for granted.

Jean

Signs of a band slip include not being able to swallow anything, even your own spit.
Unfortunately, once a band slips it is more likely to slip again.
I never slipped, but from what I have read it many peoples slips resolve on their own with an unfill.
Good luck.

thank you for your replys my doctor did do a complete unfill the day we found out my band had slipped everything feels like it stops right at my stomach no matter what i eat or drink like a clogged drain if that makes sense i sure hope my band corrects itself like yours did jean thank you both for replying

My band has slipped as well, my Dr did not do a complete unfill, he took out 3 ccs and then over time put it back in again, I have had some problems since and he took out a cc about a month ago.  I am hoping that things are going to remain good now.  (I have always had issues around my cycle so I am hoping that with the coming and going of a couple will show that things are better. )


...just keep swimming

Swoosh

I'm truly sorry.

It really depends on where your band is... if it's prolapsed, it's kind of "drooping" over the band and it can be very painful. The band can twist the stomach, which also hurts A LOT.

Some people can eat more because the band is lower on the stomach and others have extreme pain... it all depends on where the band is sitting on your stomach, I think. 

I am sorry to say that you are at higher risk of the band slipping again once it's slipped.  I had a couple of corrective surgeries in an attempt to "fix" my band and the accompanying chronic pain issues, but ultimately, the band had to come out because it was causing so much damage. I think you might want to research other options and save yourself multiple surgeries. (Adhesions are a very rotten thing to have!)

Take care.