pamg9679

Ok. Where to start? I had my surgery on November 11th. I had my first fill this past Monday, December 14th. I was a little nervous but it went fine. I had some difficulty in getting the Water down but decided that it was not the band, it was just me gulping the water instead of taking it slow. That night, I couldn't get even broth down without hurting. By the next morning, I was still having pain when I tried to drink water or broth. I was able to get hot tea down, but after a couple of drinks, I would start hurting. The pain I feel is mostly air, I am convinced. I feel fine for the most part, but sometimes when I swallow I start hurting almost immediately. I can go to the restroom and make myself gag (sorry) and get the burp up. Nothing else comes up because once I get the air up, I feel so much better. It has been 3 days now and I am getting frustrated. I basically stop eating because after three or four bites, I have to go to the restroom and get the air out. Does this happen to anyone else? I have been searching the net but I haven't been able to find a similar problem. I did call the doctor's office and the nurse (who has had lap band) said that I should give it to Friday and if I am not keeping food/water down by then, I should come in to the office. Well even by Tuesday afternoon, I can keep food down, but this air problem is beginning to get to me. I have been eating tums hoping it would help, it doesn't. But at least I can get my Calcium through them. That's better than those other chewable calcium tablets. Does anyone have any suggestions? Thanks. Pam

Thanks for the info. I have been thinking that I might be too tight but just wasn't sure. It has gotten somewhat better since Monday, but still.... One thing the nurse asked me on Tuesday was could I hear a gurgling noise after I drink the liquids. Up until lunch today, I would have said no, but after I had lunch (if you could call it that), I did hear a gurgling noise. This whole process is really more than I expected. I am so glad that I had it done, but still surprised at the little things that are different. It has taken me some time to understand what full feels like now. And I am still shocked at how little I am consuming. At this point, I can't hardly imagine eating just anything I want. I had some potato at lunch today (being 4 days after fill) and it tasted really good but only ate about 6 bites. Of course, I still think most of that is me being a bit nervous about having air in my esophogus (sp?). I am guess that the air problem will go away, or maybe shouldn't even be happening at all? The doc put in 3cc in my 14cc band. The nurse had told me that he didn't mess around with the procedure so I thought it was a good thing that he was somewhat agressive about it. Now I am just hoping I am not whining and being a weenie about it all.