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#1 rjmday

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Posted September 4, 2011 - 7:55 PM

I had my band adjust the end of July and it may have been too tight but it was recommended that i just deal with it and and my stomach will shrink around it. it's been over a month and now i am suffering with horrible acid reflux. i can barely keep anything down including water and i can't sleep. is this normal??
My GP is sending me to a gastroendonlist and i just wonder if it wouldn't be wiser to see my weight loss Dr. the upside is i have lost almost 14 pounds since the fill.

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Posted September 4, 2011 - 9:59 PM

you are way too tight. who told you to deal with it? you need to call your surgeon's office immediately. you should not have to suffer.

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Posted September 4, 2011 - 11:47 PM

This is not normal. I don't understand why your doc would send you to a gastroenterologist instead of doing a slight unfill. Does he not want to admit he is wrong and that you are too tight?

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Posted September 5, 2011 - 11:50 AM

CheckYes, on September 4, 2011 - 11:47 PM, said:

This is not normal. I don't understand why your doc would send you to a gastroenterologist instead of doing a slight unfill. Does he not want to admit he is wrong and that you are too tight?

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Posted September 5, 2011 - 11:52 AM

it's wasn't my surgeon that i went to, it was my family doc. I thought it was sinus/allergy stuff that was causing the drainage, but he said it was acid reflex instead, he told me i could try the treatment for that, but my band may to too tight. What i wanted to find out is if a tight band causes the acid reflex and if taking some out of my band will help. i think i will call my surgeon first before going to the specialist.

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Posted September 5, 2011 - 3:23 PM

I for one would start with the 'slight unfill' plan here. In fact, it happened to me, and after lots of misery and extensive imaging, etc, I was relieved by a tiny unfill. Actually I didn't quite have reflux but all the other issues such as PBs, gagging, difficult to drink/eat/get comfortable, etc. Your band surgeon needs to know about this NOW!.

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Posted September 5, 2011 - 7:08 PM

Speaking from experience, you need a deflate tomorrow. Have liquids in tiny sips until then. Allergies can make the reflux worse, and your band tighter due to post nasal drip, so if you think you're also having allergies, take your allergy meds, too. Until your deflate, sleep sitting up and take TUMS, and/ or other over the counter acid reducer like pepcid, zantac, prilosec.
My band has slipped and is hopefully slipping back into place after being totally deflated. Being too tight is serious and can cause damage.
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