top_kat
Well-Known Member
It seems to have been forever that I was last getting my band checked and when they decided to give me a complete defill.
My band has now been totally empty for 7 weeks.
Tomorrow, I am venturing up for my X-ray check - they are going to do various checks to see if the band has slipped or moved, to see if it is causing strangulation on the stomach, and also to see the movement of the muscles. My GP believes that the muscles have become too sluggish as a result of the band and as such, its causing food to "sit" in my stomach causing the sickness.
Thankfully the meds have eased the acid, but it's been a nightmare that the band is just empty.
I am now 20 months post op and it concerns me that I only have 4 months left of my aftercare package and they are going to start be refilling probably in small amounts. I was up to 12.5mls in my 14ml band before it was emptied, I'd had 14 fills and still hadn't gotten to a point of finding a level of restriction. I've always been able to eat all that I wanted in terms of food, which is why it was a shock when they decided that they wanted to empty it.
Then, they still believe it is leaking, so they are going to do a dye fill tomorrow so that if it is leaking it potentially may show up on the X-ray.
I am hoping that tomorrow will bring some answers, but more so some support and help and I will certainly be voicing the frustrations of the time that they have wasted by sending me away for 3 week stints and then telling me 3 weeks isn't long enough to gauge a leak.
Each time I've been missing fluid. First time 3.4mls and the 2nd and 3rd times I was missing 2mls and 1.5mls.
So, lots of tests, hoping for lots of answers, but more so, I am hoping that they will give me something in my band, because this is far from easy. I am hoping that there isn't a leak, that it hasn't moved, as I could be facing further surgery
Keep everything crossed for me?
My band has now been totally empty for 7 weeks.
Tomorrow, I am venturing up for my X-ray check - they are going to do various checks to see if the band has slipped or moved, to see if it is causing strangulation on the stomach, and also to see the movement of the muscles. My GP believes that the muscles have become too sluggish as a result of the band and as such, its causing food to "sit" in my stomach causing the sickness.
Thankfully the meds have eased the acid, but it's been a nightmare that the band is just empty.
I am now 20 months post op and it concerns me that I only have 4 months left of my aftercare package and they are going to start be refilling probably in small amounts. I was up to 12.5mls in my 14ml band before it was emptied, I'd had 14 fills and still hadn't gotten to a point of finding a level of restriction. I've always been able to eat all that I wanted in terms of food, which is why it was a shock when they decided that they wanted to empty it.
Then, they still believe it is leaking, so they are going to do a dye fill tomorrow so that if it is leaking it potentially may show up on the X-ray.
I am hoping that tomorrow will bring some answers, but more so some support and help and I will certainly be voicing the frustrations of the time that they have wasted by sending me away for 3 week stints and then telling me 3 weeks isn't long enough to gauge a leak.
Each time I've been missing fluid. First time 3.4mls and the 2nd and 3rd times I was missing 2mls and 1.5mls.
So, lots of tests, hoping for lots of answers, but more so, I am hoping that they will give me something in my band, because this is far from easy. I am hoping that there isn't a leak, that it hasn't moved, as I could be facing further surgery
Keep everything crossed for me?
