Has anyone else had their Band entrap

I had my Gastric Segmentation, Stomach Banding in March of 1990. Everything went fine. I lost 140 lbs. In Feb. 1998 I took a very nasty fall on ice. It was within a few hrs that I began having complication. I began having heart burn, reflux, swelling of my ankles and legs. Stomach pains and the start of weight gain. I have now gained all my weight back. My band is entraped. The fall caused my band to slip and entrap. Has this happened to anyone else. Has anyone else had a fall causing their band to entrap? The Dr. that did my surgery is located in Houston Texas. I am looking for any medical papers written or Dr's that have encountered this problem with the Gastric Banding.

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