First Time.....VERY TIGHT THIS MORNING....???

[Megg40 0]

Hi all....I have heard that this sometimes happens but it's a first for me.

Gonna give some background info here. Banded 3/24/10 First fill 5/4/10 and got 4.4ccs in a 10 cc band.

Last 2 weeks have really had not much of an appetite and Surgeons office said that's ok, just keep hydrated and get Protein in which I have been doing faithfully.

Last night, I was REALLY hungry so me and my partner went out for dinner. I ate till I was a bit over full but did not vomit or PB or anything. It all went down fine....

This morning I have some serious restriction. The thought of one bite of food makes me feel awful....I have had Water and a Protein Drink coffee, which is my normal routine. I never am hungry til later in the morning...

I am also having a bit of pain....??? The pain is all around my upper rib cage in the front and the back. I would describe the pain as if I wore a bra and the band size was way too small...I know it's not my heart....maybe my lungs? or just the muscles all around my rib cage....???

I have read posts about people being tight in the morning and I usually am just a bit but this feels really tight....

Any thoughts or suggestions anyone???

Thanks,

Meg

[adagray 1]

My guess is because you ate extra last night, you probably had more sodium than usual, and maybe retaining Water. Water fluctuations can effect how tight you feel. Some people feel tighter when they are dehydrated, some feel tighter when they are retaining water. I don't really understand it.

But, I would just recommend sipping on ice cold water as much as possible today. Try to avoid Hot drinks as they will actually make you feel tighter. The PA at my surgeon's office told me that after I told her about getting almost completely closed up after drinking some hot broth after a fill.