I have had a lap band surgery in 2010 and my lap band was removed in 2016 due to excessive burping and too much restriction even after the entire band was emptied. It has been a year now and I still have excessive burping. In fact, anything I eat stays at my previous band location and goes slowly down via burping. I wonder what the issue can be?
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You need to see your surgeon to have them evaluate the band. There may be a problem with the band such as slippage or even some scar tissue that has developed under the band that can create a stricture or tight area preventing food or liquids from passing through. Your surgeon will likely...
Although there are clinical and symptoms that can suggest if a band has slipped, the best thing to do is to actually evaluate the band; the two most common ways to evaluate the band are by x-ray, such as a 'barium swallow' or by endoscopy (EGD).
first and immediate step though, if there are any...
Rapid onset of persistent vomiting with a lap band is concerning for obstruction or near obstruction from a band slippage, especially if the band is empty. in 2002, bands were smaller and narrower than current models, and more prone to complications of slippage and erosion, even if...
