Hello All you Bandsters.  I had 4 cc's taken out of my band that I previously had 7 cc's in.  That was 2 months ago and now I want to have fluid put back in.  Should I get 3 cc's more making a total of 6 cc's, or should I be a bit conservative and get only 2 cc's?  I wasn't having any real problems before having the fluid taken out last June, but was traveling and didn't want to have any restriction.

Dr said it looks good and my symptoms are almost entirely gone.. i know it sounds weird but i think it was slipped and then fixed its self on Saturday. it was hurting and i couldn't eat then while i was walking i felt this really weird feeling like my stomach slid down and i actually heard a weird gurgling whoosh sound at the same time. it stopped me in my tracks and after that i was able to eat but still had killer heartburn and now its only mild. i read a lot of slips fix themselves when the fluid is removed from the band... guess ill never know for sure.... but i feel better and that's what matters! thank you all for the support!

The band is a tough way to get weightloss..., I had mine for 6 years.

Most of the time we were friends (my band and I). I had no complications in the first few years, except for the constant struggle to find the spot that was not too loose or too tight. What was hard is that our bodies fluctuate, so what is loose one day can be very tight the next. It's an intricate dance, so keep up with noticing what feels okay and check in VERY regularly to make adjustments.

It all went wrong for me when I got too tight and ignored it because I was teaching and it was too inconvenient for me to take a day off to go into th city every time I had a problem... Suddenly, vomiting and severe GERD became the new normal and I let it go too far. That resulted in a hernia, build up of scar tissue and damage to my esophagus. 

But you can come here and read lots of stories of success and failure, so that you know what to look for, and when to seek help. Follow the rules to a T, and when something doesn't feel right, run, don't walk! to see your doc, and I am sure you'll do great.

Congrats on your decision to take your life back :)

Hi,

I had some similar pain felt like a hernia! Doctor said a few things can happen, some stitching of the port could have loosened or came undone causing it to move or flip and scar tissue builds up for most of us and it hurts when disturbed.  Also scar tissue can form around the tubing so if it gets pulled it causes pains.

Mine hurt like hell, so during my TT revision they replaced my port with a newer smaller profile one, and re positioned it.  I am all good now!  Insurance did pay for the port replacement portion.  

Good luck.