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She is not allowed to tell anyone but it is good to let people (especially doctors) know you have it in there.
That is what happened to me. I could never get to the right fill. I agree with the others, maybe a slight unfill will help. I know how you feel. You try to eat, you throw it up and then a bit later you're still hungry because your meal never made it to your stomach. For me, I then ate what would go down and it wasn't healthy.
Try the unfill and see how it goes. Good luck.
Literally 5 people on this earth know I have a band. I've managed to keep my secret for 10 yrs now.
Today I had to get a pelvic X-ray and the tech said, what's that in your stomache? I don't care if he knows because I don't know him. BUT where I live is a VERY small town and my Dr. Is s personal friend also.
So now I'm trippin'
what have you told anyone who had seen your band and asked what it was?
i realllly don't wanna tell her I'm banded
sny & all suggestions PLEASE! TIA
Had no band for 6 months with no revision and no problems. I just needed WLS to help me with my eating and weight. I totally felt back to pre-op with no band.
Good luck with your revision.
3/30/2005 Lap Band installed 12/20/2010 Lap Band REMOVED
6/6/2011 Vertical SLEEVE Gastrectomy
You are definitely too tight. You need to have the band loosened so that you can make good food choices. Even with my band, I still use MyFitnessPal to track my calories/fat/carbs/protein intake. You may need to use a tool like that as well as your band to control your calorie intake. You should never be so tight that you cannot eat or drink, that is not the purpose of the band.
289 / 273 / 163.4 / 164 10cc AP Standard 
my band!
I can't remember all of the reasons why, but my doctor felt very strongly that the band removal was not a good option on it's own without a revision. I just remember her saying that after having it in pace for so long, it created scarring and other issues that if removed and left with no revision, would leave me with other medical issues. I had a low BMI at the time of revision, so I did not do it for weight loss (although it's been a nice side effect!)--I did it because I had to get that band out of my body and that was how my doctor wanted to do it! I am very happy with my decision to have the RNY.
Wishing you good health--no matter what you choose to do.
For starters you need a partial unfill so you can eat healthy foods. You are way too tight. Anytime you vomit you need to go on strictly liquids for 24 -49 hrs to let your stomach rest and let the inflammation go down. This is very common once you have had the band for a year or so it starts getting tighter because scar tissue starts building up between the band and the stomach. This will just continue as long as you have the band. It sounds like yours stated after your last fill so youy should have gone back and gotten a tiny unfill as soon as you noticed you were having trouble but you can still do that and it should solve the problem for now but eventually nearly everyone I know ended up having to get their bands removed. Something you should think about while you have the time to make a plan B for when it needs to come out.
I had my lap band surgery in January 2014 and I have lost maybe 10lbs..
I had my last fill about 4-5 months ago and now I cannot keep anything down, everything I eat comes up. Despite all my discomfort and my
suffering I still am not losing weight. I cannot eat without running to the restroom straight after. Nevertheless, I am not losing any weight.
It looks like I am putting weight on. Since I am hungry when it comes up and I want to eat again.
What is wrong - I am so frustrated and understand that I am making wrong food choices but when I try to eat anything that is healthy like a salad or fish i throw it up..
I am disgusted and frustrated..
on 11/27/15 9:55 pm
Don't have the band, it's a big mistake. Many reputable WLS surgeons in the US have stopped performing the procedure altogether after finding they were spending more time removing them than putting them in. The band has been discontinued in Europe due to high complications, relatively low success rates compared to alternatives, and high removal rates.
There are many good alternatives with better long term success and less complications.
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