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i can i have been on omeprozole for a few weeks now. it seems to help some but not enough.
Hope you get to feeling better quick. Can you take acid reducers?I know for sure you will feel completely better with your band removed.
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3/30/2005 Lap Band installed 12/20/2010 Lap Band REMOVED
6/6/2011 Vertical SLEEVE Gastrectomy
im still waiting on insurance to approve removal but my dr said i could have it out before this really started to get worse. they emptied my band last night and i almost think ti is worse. i can breathe better and less coughing but now i feel the burning almost to my throat. she said if doesn't go away in a few days to let them know i would probably need an upper gi... hopefully the insurance just approves it and i can get it out!! lol thanks for the advise!
Thanks Hislady,
I hope you feel better soon and your health problems aren't permanent.
take care
You have made a great point most of us need 6 mo. or more of therapy pre surgery not a 6 mo. pre surgery diet!! Many need far more therapy than they need surgery. I would say 90% of WLS people need a lot of therapy before they are ready for surgery and any surgery can be eaten around.
I would suggest you get the band removed too, you will feel so much better and be able to eat healthier with it gone. I had mine removed too late and have lost part of my swallowing ability and also have gastroparesis or slow emptying stomach from it which is very painful! I will most likely have it for life! The longer it is in, even empty, the more damage it will do. I wish you well and hope you are able to have yours removed and move on in life and get healthier than life with the band.
My band was completely empty and I still had this issue and it rarely shows up on testing because the band gets scar tissue built up under the band, between the band and where it rubs on the stomach, that doesn't show up on any of the tests. Once this starts it is best to get the band removed because it will only get worse. I have problems swallowing and have lost 30 percent of my swallowing ability because of the band causing this on me. Like Bette said it is probably a combination of both the band being too tight and GERD. If you have acid too long it can also give you Barretts esophagus a pre cancerous condition that is very serious and also requires removal of the band. Good luck please make sure your doc stays on top of this!!
i didn't think to tight because i thought my band was empty lol i guess they only took 1 cc out last time and not all like i had thought. but i guess it has a little in there but i have no restriction at all.
thanks for replying! i ended up calling last night and i am getting the very last of my fluid in the band let out today.
i think they checked for that with the ct scan i had to swallow the glowing stuff then they also did a dye injection. i went ahead and called my surgeon they are taking out the rest of my fluid just in case but still waiting for surgery. thanks for replying!
Have you been checked for hiatal hernia? That can cause problems. I'd definitely get checked thoroughly. You certainly don't want this to get worse. I did have similar symptoms. It was gastritis, hiatal hernia, ulcers, reflux, and diaphragmatic damage from the band. You definitely don't want to leave it "as is." Best of luck to you. I hope band removal will help you to feel much better.
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