Question:
6months postop from lapband 6ml in band and having throat pain
Terrible throat pain for almost a week and my band does not feel inflated. Has anyone heard that the band can cause your throat to have pain if acid is coming up? Please help! — bethuabgrad (posted on January 29, 2009)
January 29, 2009
Dear Beth, In 2001 I had the lapband surgery, and 1 year later I began
suddenly to have fever and pain in my esophogus area. I went to the
emergency room...they did a scope...found that the band had eroded into my
stomach...and I had a terrible infection as a result. The band was
removed...as well as the valve. I am thankful to be alive. PLEASE see
your doctor!!! or better yet, go to the emergency room! Check it out...you
shouldn't be having such pain! Please let me know how you are. Brenda
— Brenda Ashcraft
January 30, 2009
I had lapband surgery 11/2006 and in Feb.2008 I thought I had the flu and
started a 10 day prescription of antibotics and within 14 days I had
tenderness to the port area and was told nothing was wrong, so I went to
primary doctor that said I might be getting a hernia and within 4 more days
was in emergency room with infection that was coming from the stomach
because the band broke thru the stomach and infection was coming down the
band and came out the port. I had a baseball size infection on the outside
of my stomach that eventually burst and I had to be on antibotics until the
band was removed the end of April. So I would say go to the emergency room
if you can't get an answer, I was very lucky the infection came to the
outside of my body and did not go through my system.
— sh7028
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