" Posting or responding to a message in a way clearly intended to incite anger, useless arguments or rants, or for launching personal attacks and insults, being hateful, giving useless criticism, name calling and using profanity is cause for possible removal of membership."

 Or, people can just read what the OP HERSELF has posted on the VSG forum about dumping. From what the VSGers say, it can be pretty COMMON.

Carmelita Four Corners, NM Kevin Reavis VSG (09/10/08) Member Since: 03/09/08 [Latest Posts]

Post Date: 12/22/11 11:37 am   Holy crap! I DUMPED and  I have/had GB problems starting at  2 YRS OUT!!  I refuse GB surgery...stoopid I know! its a PITA preventin attacks. My VSG surgeon does NOT remove em UNLESS he HAS TO.  At surgery...didn't have to! Never placed on prophayllactic actigal/ursodiol..nor did I take digestive enzymes (bile acids) ..nor did I have ROUTINE HIDA scan PRE-VSG to check my GB functioning.   I was pissed last year when I started havin problems! but MAYBE my GALLBLADDER was SHOT and THAT'S WHY I DUMPED on Cambells 98% FAT-FREE protein based soup, at  ~4 months post op!  that 2% FAT in it...MESSED ME UP Post op I read here...FULL FATS, HI PROTEIN  I was eatin FULL FATS  too! ughh! Who knows! but interesting you brought up GALL BLADDER ISSUES...COULD BE BEHIND DUMPING in VSG...I sure wonder if this is true!  I WONDER IF....peeps W/O GALLBLADDERS ...DUMP?  wow very interestin... DSrs have their gallbladders taken out at time of surgery...I may go do a poll over there.

www.obesityhelp.com/forums/vsg/4484057/OMG-DUMPING/#37097570

In a colossal study of ONE band patient (out of HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS) done A YEAR AGO, we find that she . . .
 
a. admittedly kept the band too tight which
b. caused reflux (well, to her docs: NO **** SHERLOCK!) which
c. "quickly resolved" when the band was emptied but
d. returned when the band was refilled and
e. caused respiratory damage

and it's the BAND'S fault? And where, exactly, did this band "migrate" to? Though the article is TITLED that, there is nothing in the report to actually substantiate it.

Nice try, to you and this ridiculous report. Thank you for dropping by to stir the **** pot.

Oh, and "don't shoot the messenger", but reflux can be a side effect of VSG, too, in case you never got the memo. However, once you've had 80% of your stomach removed, there's no going back.

VSG online forum question:
Hi my name is Ann , I had a VGS on the 7th FEB this year 
I have really bad acid reflux, it's very painful.........

Replies . . .

Quite a few actually.

I never had reflux problems like this before my surgery! 

I also had major problems with reflux. I was taking prevaicd OTC and told my doc it just wasn't enough. 

Ive been taking protonics since day 1.. 

I had surgery 2/28 and I am also having problems with acid reflux.

I was sleeved on March 1st. Until March 10th I've had no problems with refulx. The last couple of days have been over the top though. I'm having major reflux problems.

Sleeve Gastrectomy and Reflux

Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), also known as acid reflux, appears in some patients as soon as they indergo sleeve gastrectomy. The symptoms of this disease are caused by the liquid content of the stomach which regurgitates into the esophagus. The regurgitated liquid which contains acid and pepsin that are produced by the stomach, inflames and damages the lining of the esophagus. Bohdjalian reports in his study that patients received pantoprazole and omeprazole to counteract the acidity caused by the reflux.

Acid Reflux, GERD and Vomiting

Acid reflux, vomiting, extreme pain and esophageal spasms are all possible due to the small size of your stomach and the difficulty you may have in changing your eating habits to accommodate your new stomach. Symptoms of GERD and reflux are especially common, and if you have these conditions before surgery they may worsen afterward.

Oh, excuse me for not calling your surgeon to get the percentage correct. It was after hours and I didn't want to bother him.

Since you clearly posted this and all the responses with the intent to start trouble and since you are now resorting to insults, you are now being referred to the mods. Have a nice Christmas.

  "Posting or responding to a message in a way clearly intended to incite anger, useless arguments or rants, or for launching personal attacks and insults, being hateful, giving useless criticism, name calling and using profanity is cause for possible removal of membership."

Being someone who has COPD I'm grateful for the info, altho I've already had mine emptied it's good to know if I have issues later. With me it's very hard to tell sometimes what is causing an issue for me but at least this gives another factor to look at when I do have problems. And just maybe another reason to try and get this nasty thing out of me.

THANKS for posting this.

THIS IS USEFUL, HELPFUL information and it was nice of you to share it.

.My posts get censured and Bette B and Nana's don't! WTH?

Sorry peeps...Ive asked Moderators to DELETE this thread...THEY WON'T


Anyone INTERESTED in READING and INFORMING YOURSELVES about

ASTHMA and LAPBAND...please refer to this case study! This isn't the ACTUAL Study I posted but an easy to follow-up with post.

http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/755965

Pulmonary Problems May Be Late Complication of Lap Band

December 22, 2011 — Physicians caring for patients with laparascopic adjustable gastric bands (lap bands) should remain alert for late complications, according to a report published online December 22 in the Lancet.

"Given the increasing frequency of people undergoing interventional procedures to aid weight loss, recognition of the short-term and long-term complications is paramount," the authors warn.

Adam Czapran, MBChB, from the Department of Respiratory Medicine and the Coronary Care Unit at Russells Hall Hospital in Dudley, West Midlands, United Kingdom, and colleagues describe the case of a 49-year-old woman who presented in May 2010 with a 4-month history of night sweats and a persistent productive cough. Her body mass index (BMI) at the time of presentation was 32.6 kg/m², which was down from 45.4 kg/m² after undergoing lap band surgery in September 2008.

Despite a history of asthma, the patient had not responded to treatment for asthma exacerbations. Blood tests revealed evidence of inflammation (C-reactive protein 81 mg/L; erythrocyte sedimentation rate 96 mm/hour), and chest X-rays (CXR) showed left upper zone cavitation. Tuberculosis (TB) was suspected, given the night sweats and the CXR appearance. Referral to the TB clinic led to a thoracic computerized tomography (CT) scan, which confirmed a 3.2 × 2.8 cm apical lung lesion with irregular cavitation and showed esophageal dilatation. Tests for tuberculosis (including bronchoscopy and bronchioalveolar lavage) and autoimmune disease were persistently negative, and treatment with metronidazole and doxycycline for 6 weeks provided only modest and temporary relief.

"At this point, the diagnosis of recurrent aspiration and cavitation secondary to a severe restriction from her gastric banding was suspected," the authors write. Her clinical and radiographic symptoms resolved when the gastric band was emptied, confirming the diagnosis. At her last follow-up examination in May 2011, her gastric band had been refilled, her BMI was 34.8 kg/m², and she had experienced no recurrence of the aspiration.

Lap bands are associated with a high rate of late complications, the authors explain. Pouch expansion, band slippage, and erosion are most common, but in rare patients, aspiration pneumonia may develop "secondary to severe restriction and oesophageal dilatation or reflux." The symptoms may resemble asthma, and chest radiography or thoracic CT scan is recommended for patients with lap bands who present with respiratory symptoms. Emptying the band promptly relieves the obstruction.

The authors have disclosed no relevant financial relationships.

Lancet. Published online December 22, 2011. Extract

THIS CASE STUDY HAS NOTHING TO DO with VSG!! inc. MY EXPERIENCE/S WITH VSG!!

NO NEED TO TURN THIS INTO A SURGERY WAR ~ or ~ A PERSONAL ATTACK ANYMORE!!


MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYBODY!!