Has anyone had a lap-band slippage that fixed itself by taking the fluid out of the band for a while? Or has anyone had a revision after lap-band slippage?

I had my lap-band surgery 8 years ago. I have lost 100 pounds and through a lot of effort (diet and exercise) I have managed to keep it off. I had experienced heart burn before having surgery but it did get worst after the surgery. About a month ago I started having what felt like severe heart burn so I went to a gastroenterologist to have an upper endoscopy done. I knew it was like no heartburn I had ever felt before but it still seemed like heartburn. Having heartburn for so many years I was afraid of permanent damage. I kinda thought it may be a bad slippage but I never had it so I didn't want to jump to conclusions. Long story short the doctor said my band had slipped. I went to my surgeon and he immediately said I need my band removed. When I looked up this problem on the internet it said that doctors would recommend taking all the fluid out of the band and waiting for a week or two to see if the band goes back in place. My doctor seemed to think that would be prolonging the inevitable.

Thank you to everyone for your compliments and support.  I posted these pictures because I really needed inspiration to keep striving towards my goal.  It's been a long hard road. I had reached a plateau for a long while at only 60 lbs lost but recently started to loss again but the holidays where starting to get to me. Don't get me wrong I realize I did good but we never see ourselves as others do.  I'm not as confident as I look in this picture, my coworker told me to pose like that.  I don't really have a goal weight I just want to feel really as amazing as everyone else has told me I look.  I have been big all my life so I guess I have to change mentally as well as physically.  Your support means a lot.

80 lbs lighter

Your so sweet. Thank You. I really have been learning from my band. Good luck in your journey.

Congratulations.  Glad to here your feeling OK.

CONGRATULATIONS 

If a doctor could tell you soft foods for 24 hours then obviously my doctors orders were just his opinion and not a written rule.  It obviously won't hurt me if it won't hurt you.  That's the reason I posted this question.  To see what other doctors said.  Just like the pre-op diet, some doctors say you don't need one, some say two days and some say two weeks.  The people who listen to there doctors and don't do a pre-op diet do just as well as the people who do it for two weeks.  It's all about your doctors opinion and your research and common sense.  I only had 3cc's put in and I wouldn't do that again after the next fills because I know something may get stuck with any more than 3cc's.  My doctor didn't even tell me how to eat after the fill I had ask him because I waited until I was walking out the door to see if he would tell me or if I would have to ask.  The only reason I asked is because I had heard it mentioned on OH that you have to eat a certain way after a fill.  I also heard you have to eat a certain way before a fill but my doctor said don't worry about before.  I've done everything else my doctor told me to without cheating, even a one week pre-op diet and a one week post-op liquid diet, one week of pureed foods and one week of soft foods.  I don't intend to make a habit of not following my doctors orders I just wanted to know what other people were told about this.  So your answer actually help me to realize that according to your docotor I did nothing wrong.  Thank You.

Everything went down with know problem.  I could feel the rice going down though, it felt like a little burning feeling.

Did you ever try the strawberry?  I tried it and it tasted horrible.  I bought it because the guy in the store made a shake with the vanilla and let me taste it and it was good so I decided to try the strawberry.  I expected it to taste like strawberry milk but It was horrible.  The guy in the store made it with water.  I thought it would have been better with milk so I used milk.  But I think the shake I use now is great, it's called BSN Lean Desert Protein.  You get less for your money than you do with the Max Protein but I think it's worth it.

I guess I wasn't normal, I thought I was.   My first two days I had a hard time with everything including water.  Everything felt like it just sat in my chest and I walk an walk all day trying to get rid of this feeling.

I had my surgery April 8th and until yesterday I don't think I could have attempted to go back to work and sit at a desk all day.  My doctor told me the healing process should be like it was when I had my gull bladder surgery.  It was so much worst.  He said I could go back to work in 3-7 days.  In three day I was still in serious pain every time I stood up and worst after sitting to long.  I stopped taking pain medicine by then because I hate taking those crushed up pills and I figured it was much better than before so I could deal with it.  Everyone definitely heals different.

My doctor said your tongue will turn white as a result of not getting enough fluid and to increase fluid intake.