for those who had a band slip

i have really bad heartburn nothing is making it go away. I also have a cough that wont quit. i feel like my band is so tight i need it adjusted but i know there is no fluid in it and i am so miserable. the pain got worse when they let all of the fluid out of my band even. i can eat fine ( no restriction that i can tell) but when i do i feel nausea.  the Dr's office said might be a slip and i have to do an upper gi on Monday. i just wondered if anyone had a similar experience? Does this sound like a slip to you? i guess i am kinda hoping they find something is wrong so i can get it treated and get rid of this pain. its not severe pain but i am constantly aware of it and very uncomfortable.

I have stomach cancer I would ask for an upper endo

im sorry to hear that! do you have the same symptoms?

You most definately need an endoscopy to see what is going on inside. It could be a slip it could be ulcers it could be a lot of things  but I would suggest you start checking with your insurance to see what you need to do to get it out and revise if that is your choice.
This is a bad situation because it sounds like severe GERD and that can cause a great deal of damage if you don't get the band out in the near future.

thanks! i'm hoping this will speed insurance up!

Hi, you also might have a hernia that needs to be fixed. It is not normal to hurt like this. Don't let your surgeon sit on this. It needs to be taken care of. I had to have surgery because I couldnt swallow my spit. Good luck. Mona

thanks thats is exactly what i feel like my surgeon is doing.. ive called a few more times and i just hear well need to wait for upper gi

I  had an endoscopy a few weeks ago and apparently my band has slipped.  The only thing I feel is really bad heartburn.  Good luck to you - I hope you get it all taken care of!

you too! sorry to hear that yours has slipped..

Glad you are having the upper GI. I had a routine GI because I hadn't been to my surgeon in a year and I was gaining weight, had only occasional heartburn and vomited sometimes but only when I wasn'****ching what or how fast I ate so I thought.......

Come to find out I had a slight slip, dilated esophagus and a hernia (he said the band causes hernias).

I had to have it removed and I decided to revised to the sleeve.

Good luck and keep us posted!