Did you do a barium swallow after surgery?

[Anwyn 0]

I was reading a different thread where a new bandster was going to be discharged the same day as surgery. I'm curious... how many of you stayed overnight? Did your surgeon do a barium swallow after surgery to check for leaks? There was a very high profile case here in Michigan involving a Detroit city councilwoman. She died after her band surgery because the surgeon nicked her stomach with the instruments. A barium swallow after surgery will catch any nicks/leaks, so it became standard procedure at my hospital. What was your experience?

[MsButterKup23 1]

I barely remember my barium swallow (30 minutes after waking up)...mostly wondering why the heck they got me up to drink this nasty stuff...lol

[Jachut 487]

I had the barium swallow the same day as my surgery and was discharged the next morning. It was only about five or six hours out of surgery too - princess that I am I lay back on the bed and waited for the nurse to assist me, I was most affronted when it because obvious that she expected me to get up myself, lol. To my surprise I could, quite easily. Standing up while it was done was a little harder and swallowing that swill and not chucking was even harder, but all was fine.

[mrsgdmc 0]

that was one of my questions for the Dr. after I learned about Brenda Scott's death. I did a big read up on it and was a little afraid when I learned it was the lapband surgery she had.. I asked Dr. Wood if he new what happened and how could that have been prevented and he said he requires a barium swallow and he doesnt release you on the same day as surgery... I had no food by mouth till after my swallow and then of course it was only liquids. He checked for leaks and I guess extreme swelling...(I guess that's to the point where you cant swallow)... Thank God I had neither and shortly after the swallow and my test results came back I saw Dr. Wood and may an hour or so I was released....

[fee 0]

i didnt have to do a barium swallow at all.....thank god cause i heard its revolting:)

[lyndalafe 1]

Yes, Dr. Spiegel's surgery is out patient for 90% of us.....in at 6 a.m. and out by 10:30 a.m............did drink small amount of barium followed by Xray to make sure band is in place and fluids passing through correctly.

[doinit4me 0]

I had the swallow and expected it to be much worse than it actually was. It was over in about 5 seconds. Shoot, I can do almost anything for that long.

[lyndalafe 1]

:ermm I still cannot figure out how you all get the cute little attachments to your names and the weight loss bars...etc.......

[Alexandra 55]

I had to do a swallow test under fluoroscopy, but it wasn't barium. It was something HORRIFYING called, I think, omnipaque or something like that. It was the single most disgusting thing I have ever tasted in my life, and very nearly did me in.

Since then I've had to drink barium for every fill, and it tastes like a milkshake compared to what they had me drink after surgery. But nasty as it was, it let me go home the same day and that's what really mattered to me.

[Tricia K. 0]

I was discharged the same day as my surgery with no barium swallow.

[Kryssa 1]

My surgery was at 7, I was discharged by 10. No barium swallow then or since.

[Kryssa 1]

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<img src="images/smilies/ermm.gif" border="0" alt="" title="ermm" smilieid="53" class="inlineimg" /> I still cannot figure out how you all get the cute little attachments to your names and the weight loss bars...etc.......<img src="images/smilies/eek.gif" border="0" alt="" title="EEK!" smilieid="10" class="inlineimg" />

</p> <p> </p> <p>If you want a weightloss ticker, go to tickerfactory.com; it will walk you through creating it and give you a URL (weblink). Then go back to this website login and click on UserCP. Find edit signature, click it. Put your name or whatever and then click Insert Image in tool bar). Paste the URL from tickerfactory in and voila!</p> <p> </p> <p>For pics in your signature, it is the same thing except you link to the file.</p> <p> </p> <p>If you want your pic beside your name, go to edit avatar from the UserCP page and upload your pic from there.</p> <p> </p> <p>Let me know if I didn't cover what you needed.</p></p>

[justbeingme 1]

I was discharged the next day without a barium swallow. Atleast I don't think that I did! haha

[lovecats85 2]

I did my swallow IMMEDIATLEY after SX. I hardly even remember it. Then I went home 3-4 hours later.

[bandayed 0]

My swallow was the next morning and actually showed that I was passing the liquid very slowly so they kept me in for an extra day to make sure I wasn't going to vomit back everything (showing that I was too tight). I have had good restriction from the beginning though so I just think it was tight going through......