I thought I was going to be the one to lose 100 lbs in a year with hard work of course. I had these dreams of being healthy and smaller. As the days have passed since surgery, I'm beginning to wonder if I would reach these dreams with the band.

For the first few days, I could not really tell I had had surgery. I was sore, but otherwise "normal".

For the past three days (including now) I have developed spasms in my esophagus. They are painful and are happening frequently. Now I've graduated to a whole new problem, spasms with sudden urges to vomit.

I cannot describe how painful this is or how suddenly it happens. I've had 3 episodes in the last 12 hours. Yes, I have called the surgeons office and have been told my body is adjusting. So, how can it adjust this way?!?

The spasms begin in my chest, go up to my throat and cause an immense pain in my esophagus with an added bonus of a pain that radiates to my forehead and top of my head. It lasts a few seconds, takes my breath away and makes me wonder what I have done to myself with every one of them I get.

The progression of these spasms took me by surprise. I was standing in the bathroom yesterday about to take a shower when I suddenly began to salivate excessively and within seconds felt like I was going to vomit (which terrified me). I would have a spasm and feel the need to vomit but could only manage small releases of air. The spasms would clamp down so hard on my esophagus and cause so much pain. It seemed to pass only to leave me breaking out into a cold sweat. I went to lay down and it happened again within 15 minutes. I called the surgeons office AGAIN and was told to stay on top of my pain with the spasms and to take the anti nausea that it doesn't sound out of the ordinary and are possibly due to the hernia repair done while being banded.

I just awoke from the couch with a spasm. As I took even more pain meds, I began to have another vomiting attack. I'm having the spasms/attacks even when I have not had anything to drink in hours and have recently awoken from the drug induced sleep I put myself into.

I have yet to find anything online or in the boards that sound exactly like what I'm having and it's progressively getting worse.

I would be A-OK if not for these spasms.

So again, I'm asking what did I do to myself? How long do I have to suffer in order to see the benefits of my decision? I'm so afraid now that the band will have to be taken out, that my body doesn't like it. I can't take these spasms/vomiting episodes. They're not worth it to keep the band.

There's 17k down the drain plus another for the removal. This sucks, truly.

Insist on seeing your doctor,maybe it is the added procedures but it's still not good for you. I felt normal with a small amount of surgical pain after banding, no nausea or spasams. Get some medical help...

I have to say I am truely shocked 17k!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!wow

it cost me about $3400 australian and our private health system and a goverment system refund about two thirds of this.

good luck

Chooky