Comments on: Lap Band, Gastric Sleeve or Gastric Bypass? That is the Question!

By: Dr. Arturo Rodriguez

Dr. Arturo Rodriguez — Sun, 02 Oct 2011 03:48:47 +0000

Hello Nelsa,
You need more adjustment of the Lapband.
Get another LapBand fill under fluoro and I think you will start again loosing weight.

By: Nelsa

Nelsa — Sun, 02 Oct 2011 02:21:03 +0000

p s please excuse the spelling also please let me know if there is something I am doing wrong. thank you again. (p s my gyn doctor told me last week I had blood work done and said every thing is good except that I am now going thur menopause.

By: Nelsa

Nelsa — Sun, 02 Oct 2011 02:16:47 +0000

I had the lap band put on 11/24/2010 I am 53 years old wt 258 at that time now it is allmost 11months I only lost 25 pousnes gain last month 5 pousnds. I excercisie water arobics watch what I eat I have a 10cc lap band I have 5.4cc in the lap band. I could eat normally maybe once or twice I feel like trowing up. I think the band over strech what do you think I can do I just cant belive i only lost just a little pounds in 11months please help nelsa

By: Dr. Arturo Rodriguez

Dr. Arturo Rodriguez — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 21:03:46 +0000

Hello Shani,
I need to know all kind of medications you usually take besides the ones your doctor gave you for the hernia and reflux.
I Need to know also what kind of beverages you drink every day and if you ever have vomited for any reason.
It is not normal what is happening to you, what kind of repair of the hiatal hernia your doctor did? Did he put a mesh or just sutures and what type of technique did he uses?

By: Shani

Shani — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 15:57:48 +0000

Dr. Rodriguez,
I was banded December 2008. The most fluid I’ve ever had in my band is 5cc in a 10cc band. I have had to steadily take fluid out and add fluid in since December of 2009 due to my band totally closing up on me on a couple of occasions. In September of 2010 I started getting occasional reflux. At that time I had 4.7 cc in my band. My surgeon’s PA took 1/2 a cc out and that relieved it for a time. The reflux started again and I was under alot of stress so I thought I had an ulcer. My PCP gave me Zantac and my surgeon took out half my fluid leaving me with 2cc. That worked until November. My PCP then put me on Nexium and referred me to a GI doc who did an EGD in January and diagnosed me w/ a hiatal hernia and told me to take all fluid out of my band and and have it repaired. My surgeon took all fluid out and I got a UGI w/ barium. The Radiologist told me I didn’t have reflux but I was still suffering from it every night. On 6/23/11 my surgeon did a diagnostic laproscopy and repaired a prolapse and my hiatal hernia. I was only given enough Lortab for 2 days and have been taking Aleeve for the pain since I went back to work yesterday. Last night at midnight, 5 hours after taking Aleeve I awoke with a feeling of my diaphram in my chest and throat. I stood up and it felt like my stomach was pulling up on my band. I tried to lay back down to see if it would pass. An hour later I got up and took some extra strength tylenol which went down but was kind of painful while going down. An hour later the pain stopped. To me, it felt like my stomach was spasming. Today I was able to take my medication and I have no trouble keeping fluid down but I’m sore in my band area. Is this normal? Is my body rejecting the new placement of the band? Will I need to have it removed?