In (b)(6) 2008, i had a 4 cc lap band placed.In (b)(6) 2012, i started having problems with aspirating in my sleep which led to numerous bouts of aspiration pneumonia.Off and on for a year and a half, i continued to battle the aspirating and severe reflux i was experiencing.I made numerous trips to my pcp as well as out of town trips to gastroenterologists.Went through multiple upper endoscopes and x-rays trying to determine what was causing the aspiration.In (b)(6) 2013, it was confirmed that my lap band had slipped.All the fluid was removed from my lap band and i didn't aspirate for about a month.When it started again, it came along with not being able to consume anything but liquids.After 2 weeks of this, i finally got to the point i couldn't keep water down.I heading to my local hospital's bariatric ctr were a barium swallow was done under fluoroscopy and it was determined that i had a severe slip.I was admitted to the hospital from the surgeon's office and put on iv fluids.I was so severely dehydrated by this point that it took two bags of iv before surgery could be done to remove my lap band.Two and a half hours i was in surgery to remove the lap band and cut it free from the adhesions it had made to my stomach and liver.For the first time in months, i was finally able to eat.In (b)(6) 2013, i started vomiting.This went in every day for months.With no less than 10 visits to gastroenterologists and at least a dozen different medical tests, it was determined that i now suffer from paralysis of the esophagus at the lower end.A life long complication that is currently untreatable.
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