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Rita~I agree with the others.  Daily vomiting is never normal or a good thing.  It is extremely important that you advocate for yourself, your doctor is not cutting it.  Do whatever it takes to get some diagnositics done and find out what is really going on.  No one deserves to live the that way, demand some answers!  Keep us posted, please!

What you are posting does not make any type of sense.....you mentioned that you are throwing up daily and your surgeon has not checked your band with an Upper GI? 

I can't believe you are going to your surgeon and telling him you are throwing up and he has not ordered a Upper GI and checked your band...that is actually malpractice and I can't believe your surgeon would put his license at risk and ignore your complaints....

If that is the case YOU NEED TO DEMAND an Upper GI to check your band placement because throwing up EVERY SINGLE DAY IS NOT NORMAL...

How do you know how much fluid is in your band? If your surgeon does not know the condition of your band how do you know if the amount of fluid is accurate?

You may need to get a second opinion and find another surgeon that will give you proper aftercare, you do have options and don't have to put up with this...Because if you continue vomiting every single day...you can damage your esophagus and possibility cause your band to slip.

Good luck

 Uhhh- let's just slow down here. It DOES make sense. The same thing happened to me. I threw up EVERY DAY and the doctor and his friends were telling me it was "impossible" and that "it was all in my head." You sound just like my doc. They made me feel crazy. Even my husband thought I was puking on purpose. THe only way I do not throw up every day is to take all of the saline out of my band. I think I've had 10,000 fills and unfills over the last five years. Let's give this gal a break- if WE don't believe her and support her, who will?

Kudos to you for sticking up for her Lori! Support should not just be for those that least need it. This poor woman is having serious band issues, and for another bandster to act like she is lying about this is reprehensible!

Thank you!!! I was feeling like a failure, I realized i was doing what i was suppose to. I finally have come to the conclusion the Band has FAILED me!!!

I am sorry you are going through this.  I had about the exact same experience.  I ended up revising to the sleeve.  My doctor confirmed after surgery that my band was NOT slipped at all, it just wasn't working with me.  

I agree with everyone else, and I would press your surgeon to order an upper GI be done, to verify that your band is not slipped.  

Hugs, I know how hard it is.

Rita...
I am truly sorry that you are going through this.  I had the same situation.  Actually, I had NO saline in my band for 2-1/2 years, it started out throwing up occasionally, ended up where I could not digest any protein.  I was also throwing up on a daily basis.  I wish I could say it gets better.  I had upper GIs. barium swallow tests. MRIs, everything showed my band to be in place. 

After about 2-1/2 to 3 years of this, my band slipped.  Within 3 days I was in emergency surgery to have it removed, it had cut off all the blood supply to my stomach and caused necrosis in my stomach.  During surgery, they had to remove over half of my stomach due to damage.

Tell your doctor that you want proof that your band hasn't slipped (it may not have).  Tell him that you want all of the fluid out and if that doesn't help, have the band removed.  I know that may sound drastic, but what quality of life are you having with the band in?  I have damage to my esophagus, teeth, bones, etc. due to the constant vomiting.  It does get much better when the band is removed.  Good luck!!
 

I've had my band almost a year. I too throw up from being stuck at least 3 times a week. They say Im not too full, because I dont throw up at every meal. Im debating having the band removed. I don't want to , but this cant be good for my esophagus. I am eating small bites and chewing well, so I don't know what the problem is.  Sorry that youre suffering the same way that I am.

Songbird, has your doctor done a upper GI? Are you getting stuck on solid protein?you might need to have a slight un fill even .5 might make a difference You may be a little to tight.  Just my opinion. Hope you get relief soon

I had the same issues , I had slipped my band twice. My band is not rendered " useless" it cant be filled due to scar tissue built up around the opening of my stomach from the band. If i were to get sick , flu sick and throw up alot it could cut off the opening to my stomach ... Which in an emergency situation woudl be the only way right now I could get my band removed.
You need to get your band checked ASAP .
2 yrs after having my band totally unfilled I still can not eat solid protein, I have gained back all but 50 pounds of the 125 i lost and am in pain every day due to this stupid thing.
get it looked at ASAP and if you can get it removed do so !
Hope the helps , feel free to PM me !