Hi. I was banded on 5/28/2013 and the healing process has been much more difficult than I thought it would be. Yesterday was 4 wks post op and I should be on solid food by now but I'm still on liquids. Last week on 6/20/2013 I had all my fluid removed because of constant pain. I was told the pain would resolve within a day or 2 but here it is a week later and I still can't eat. My problem isn't things getting stuck but esophageal spasms. I can feel them all through my chest and into my back. I can take liquids fine but after 2 bites of soft or solid food I start to spasm and it won't stop for a minimum of 12 hrs. I take very small bites and chew until the food is liquified but nothing completely helps. Hot tea will give a little relief but not much. I can't even lay flat to sleep without having spasms so I sleep propped up. At this point all I consume in one day is 1/2 cup of coffee, one regular size bottle of propel zero, one protein drink and about 1/2 a cup of egg drop soup. I started at 247 lbs and am now 210 lbs so I'm happy with the weight loss but I don't know how much longer I can take the pain. Does anyone have suggestions?
