The first week of January, PMS came upon me, and with all the bloating, my band was very tight. I wasn't really surprised by this. It happened in December too. But it was tighter than December. But I figured I would get through it. So the PMS stopped and then it was "that time of month"... I started taking water pills to offset the bloating. Seemed to help, maybe...???? But then when I lay down at night I started coughing and coughing and coughing... nonstop. Coughing so hard that I would vomit. 1 night of no sleep. Next night, same thing happened. I am soooooo tired... I decided that I need sleep so bad I would sleep upright but I didn't have enough pillows. Ended up sleeping in the recliner. That worked. Got a few hours of sleep that way. Next night I decided to sleep in the recliner again... Coughed more that I had the night before but I did get some sleep. I see my doctor at work and ask for his recommendation and he said he thinks its acid climbing up my esophagus while I am sleeping that is causing me to cough. "That time" has been over for a few days now but I am still not over the tightness and I am still coughing. I have an appointment in 2 weeks for Dr. Martinez to remove some fluid and check my band. Hopefully everything is ok. I could have gotten an appointment sooner, but the last 2 weeks has made me loose 15 more pounds, and while I know its not good for me, I kinda like the fast weight loss. I figure I may loose a few more pounds in the next two weeks. Go over my 50 pound weight loss mark... stupid I know, but I can't afford to go down right at this very second anyway. I am getting more liquids down now, so thats better.