Esophagus Damage

2ndchanceGS
on 7/29/16 7:43 am

So my barium swallow test shows that my esohagus is extremely enlarged due to the band I am scheduled to have an EGD to determine my next step hopefully its band removal!

H.A.L.A B.
on 7/30/16 6:05 am

Good luck.sounds like liquids for you for a while.. Ugh.. Hope you get resolution of the issue really fast. 

Hala. RNY 5/14/2008; Happy At Goal =HAG

"I can eat or do anything I want to - as long as I am willing to deal with the consequences"

"Failure is not falling down, It is not getting up once you fell... So pick yourself up, dust yourself off, and start all over again...."

summerset
on 7/30/16 8:39 am

I had severe enlargement of the esophagus as well. The fill from the band was removed and it's gotten way better but the band had to be removed after all because it had begun to migrate into the stomach wall.

2ndchanceGS
on 7/30/16 12:33 pm

Oh my goodness did you have a revision

summerset
on 7/31/16 12:32 am

Yes, I now have MGB.

tracy O.
on 8/1/16 10:26 am, edited 8/1/16 6:18 am - shelby

I had VBG in 2004 been throwing up solids for several year can't eat meat, bread, rice etc. just went for a scope and a barium swallow. scope showed my esophagus was extremely inflamed and was very narrow and he didn't  feel comfortable dilating it with it so inflamed gave Carafate to try and help with the inflammation. barium swallow didn't go so well either. standing the barium was barely coming thru my esophagus and when it got to my pouch and was not empting well either when he laid me down everything I had taken down imminently came back up into my esophagus so he stopped the test . I went to the ER yesterday my blood pressure had dropped and was very dehydrated they said and I don't see my gastro doctor till the 29th of August. I feel so very frustrated I need some help but it is taking so long between doc appointments the throwing up has gotten worse and I don't know what to do.

VBG 2004 SW: 360   CW:260   GOAL WEIGHT: 150 - LOOKING INTO RNY

 

" LIFE ISN'T ABOUT WAITING FOR THE STORM TO PASS.....IT'S ABOUT LEARNING TO DANCE IN THE RAIN "

 

 

sheriberi29
on 8/1/16 1:49 pm - Cleveland, TN

I feel for you. I had mine removed may 3 and was converted to rny. Life is better with no band !! Free at last

Banded 6/9/09 HW 242 LW 142 Revision 198 m 1 loss 16 lbs 182. M 2 loss 4 lbs 178. M3 loss 6 lbs 174.m4 loss 4 lbs 168. M5 gain 2 lbs 170. M6 loss 7 lbs 163 M7 loss 5 lbs 159 M8 loss 1 lb 158 M9 loss 0 M10 155 loss 3 M11 154 loss 1 M12 loss 2 152 M13 loss 3 149 M16, 17 0 loss M 18 loss 4 lbs 145 (18 months 53 lbs)

summerset
on 8/2/16 11:13 am

It indeed feels better now. My reflux issues don't seem to be 100% solved but they're gotten way better.

Airbo
on 8/3/16 10:05 am

Hello ,

 

I had VBG in June of 2004. I went from 234 to 126  I have gained about 40 to 50 lbs since then, mostly in the last 5 years, I have horrible reflux and have started throwing up my food a lot. I have an appointment with an gastroenterologist the end of this month. I started reading up on revisions and am floored that my VBG could be my reason for reflux, I had never even considered this.  I have seen so many posts today of  people having the revision to RYGB that have no reflux , have lost the added weight gained and overall feel like a new person. I am so excited to have some hope, can you tell my what the process was? What revision did you have done and how does it feel different, I am sorry, I just see your post of LIFE IS BETTER WITH NO BAND AND FREE AT LAST!  and I couldn't even imagine.

 

Thank you so much!

 

Angela

2ndchanceGS
on 8/4/16 6:46 am

Awesome was the revision process tough to get approved by your insurance company?

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