Over a yr since surgery - and I thought pain with eating was normal

[marfar7 1,533]

It's been since Oct 1, 2009 since I've had my lapband and I've lost 80 lbs (about 18 lbs to goal). 2 days after Thanksgiving, I started getting nauseous everytime I ate anything - including water.I threw up about 8x a day, after just sips of Water. Since my last fill last June, I had pain everytime I ate anything and I threw up about 3-4 times a week. I thought that was just my new life and it was normal. Until last week when I had to go to the er cuz I couldn't keep anything down. I went to the local clinic (my actual clinic is 3 hrs away) on Wed and they said the antibiotics I was on last week for a bladder infection probably caused my nausea, in turn made me vomit, in turn made my band irritated - causing constant nausea. They took 2 cc out to see if that would help. Life has been wonderful! I can eat again - but not as much as I used to. I was scared taking 2cc out of my 10 cc full band would cause me to gain back all of my weight, but all it did was to allow me to eat the same small amt without any pain or vomiting.And I thought the pain was normal. So moral of the story: your band should restrict your eating but shouldn't cause you pain everytime you eat anything. I wish I had known this last June! I feel great now and I'm still losing!

Happy holidays everyone!

Marci

[RandomRan 1]

Glad you got that resolved!

[ElfiePoo 109]

Unfortunately, you are not the only one who thought eating like this was the new 'normal'. When my doctor found out I was regularly getting stuck...and I was taking small bites and chewing well (not to mush though)...he said that is a sign of being overfilled. If someone is following the rules and getting stuck on a daily basis, they need a slight unfill.

Glad to hear you're fixed and can eat without pain!

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