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I I also had twins after lap banding . Ever since my pregnancy ended I began gaining weight regardless of fills. I'm up 35 lbs now from my after pregnancy weight. My upper abdomen has began getting large ... I can sometimes eat a huge huge portion of food and other times I can't swallow spit.... My insurance won't pay for ANYTHING to do with bariatric surgery.... Not even to check out my band to check for problems. I wish you luck and hope you update us on what's going on with you. I know this reply was not helpful but wanted to reach out to you as we have some things in commonð?'¶?ð?'¶?
You have to try to find an emergency room ( prefererbly one that performs bariatric surgery ) . Have you recently had any fills ? Do you currently still visit your dr that performed your band surgery ?
If this has happens suddenly, you could have irritated your stomach ... There are so many possibilities of what could be happening .
I hope that you get help soon.
Please update
That is awful. Definitely get a lawyer who specializes in handling denial of health insurance claims. Candy
Hi Norma,
I was just banded 4 months ago, and I'm struggling. But I want to comment on your reflux, since it seems that that is what is keeping you from getting adequate fills. I had terrible night time reflux, aspirated the fluid, and ended up in the hospital with aspiration pneumonia a few weeks ago. I have discovered, however, that I can prevent the reflux by not eating or drinking for 2 hours before bedtime, or before lying down. I make sure I'm sitting, even when I first fall asleep. I also take 2 pepcid before bedtime. I am not in the green zone, and I don't know if this will be adequate to prevent reflux when saline is added. But it has made a huge difference over the past couple of weeks.
Good luck,
Candy
Even when my band was empty I still had a lot of restriction. I have had my band since 2006 and have had trouble for many years. We went on vacation end of July and I couldn't eat anything. I drank water the entire trip, ate frozen yogurt but anything else would stick and then I would throw it up.
I'm having revision to VSG on 11/24 because they found something going on when I swallow. Spasms or something...have to talk to my doc in a couple weeks to ask. I'm hoping revision will work. Definitely see a doctor and maybe they can do an upper GI to see what's going on.
Good luck.
Thank you for your response. It's definitely not due to a fill. I barely have any saline in my band because of how sick I use to get.
I havent seen my Surgeon in about 3 years. I think I will go to the ER today....I just want this thing out of me and to feel normal again. Thanks again.
I had Lap Band surgery about 6 yrs ago in Northern VA (I now live in MD) and I've been miserable ever since. The last few months have been the worse. I can barely eat, the pain is excruciating when I do eat followed by vomiting. This week I can't seem to drink liquids as well. It's effecting my life both at home and work. I'm at the end of the road with this...I can't take it and I don't know what to do. Advice? Thanks!
Not to scare you, but you need to get to a bariatric surgeon NOW or the ER. Do not wait. It sounds to me like it could be a few different things to much saline in the band, you may have developed scar tissue around the band, your band could have slipped or your band could have eroded into your stomach.
With the pain happening recently I personally would rule out to much saline unless you had a fill in the last few months.
Please get help ASAP as I have seen bad things happen when people wait to get their bands checked or removed.
Dr. Sanchez Lapband 9/12/2003
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Revision from Lap Band to Bypass on 2/4/2015 by Dr. Pohl
I had Lap Band surgery about 6 yrs ago in Northern VA (I now live in MD) and I've been miserable ever since. The last few months have been the worse. I can barely eat, the pain is excruciating when I do eat followed by vomiting. This week I can't seem to drink liquids as well. It's effecting my life both at home and work. I'm at the end of the road with this...I can't take it and I don't know what to do. Advice? Thanks!
I wish you well with whatever is going on. Yeah, get that piece of crap out of your body! Suddenly you'll stop waiting for the giant shoe in the sky to drop on you. Lol but true. What a pain is the arse that fricken band was!
Best,
Layla
3/30/2005 Lap Band installed 12/20/2010 Lap Band REMOVED
6/6/2011 Vertical SLEEVE Gastrectomy
Hey all best with your band removal Sally!
I am in NYC so I can't recommend anyone in CA. I can say that my removal was not a bad experience at all physically. The port area is ALWAYS a doozy. That hurt/felt uncomfortable for a while. Emotionally I was a wreck lol. I did not revise until 6 months after removal. I felt like a normal pre-op. So you will be fine. Hope this doc is good for you.
, Layla
3/30/2005 Lap Band installed 12/20/2010 Lap Band REMOVED
6/6/2011 Vertical SLEEVE Gastrectomy
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