possible slip?-update

[chavawava 0]

I wrote in another thread that after a violent stomach virus, on friday i was in alot of pain, couldn't swallow Water, was light headed andall in all felt like a classic slippage case except that the symptoms dissapeared spontaniously.

well i just ate my supper, i ate one plain burger patty and a tablespoon of baked potato and i now have a dull ache in the chest and i'm feeling lightheaded again. HELP! am i in danger or what?

[Mimilou2004 13]

You progressed really fast to a hard Protein and just might be experiencing some anxiety and irritation fullness. If you keep it down stick to thick liquids or mushies for a few days. If you start vomitting you may need an unfill for your pouch to rest a week or 2.

Best wishes,

Mimi

[chavawava 0]

thanxi i'll do that. not sure if its relevant but ealier today i ate a banana and i got that "rising bubbles" sensation.

[chavawava 0]

is there a chance that it did slip though? how worried should i be?

[Kalipso2 25]

it doesn't sound like your band has slipped. your stomach was probably swollen from the stomach virus and eating ground meat probably wasn't the best choice to eat right away because it's hard to digest.

drink liquids for a day or two and then mushies for a day or two and your stomach should be less swollen by then!

[Cocoabean 430]

Couple of things going through my mind.

One, call your surgeon to check in. Tell him or her what is going on. That you had the virus and have had problems since. You might get an Upper GI ordered just to be sure all is well.

Second. Ground beef can be VERY hard on a banded person. One of my worst stuck episodes was on loose cooked hamburger. When I called my surgeon he told me it can be a doozy. Even though it is ground, it has a lot of gristle holding it together.

Banana can also be a tough one to get down. It was one of the first foods I got stuck on, and to this day if I don't eat it slowly, it will get hung up.

Feel better soon.

[chavawava 0]

ive been trying to reach my surgeon but he's away for presidents day weekend, so i'll have to wait i guess. i always thought banana was supposed to be an easy band food. its mushy after all.shows what i know

i want to have agi done to be safe but part of me is scared to see what they find, because the vomiting was so vicious and lasted a few days and that friday episode was so painful....i'm what iffing myself crazy

. getting this band was such an ordeal and then i developed a post op infection which took more than a month to kill and this past month the weight loss has stalled and now this....

[Kalipso2 25]

i think it's a good idea to get checked out by your doctor because i know how worried you probably are but chances are you're fine. like i said, i just got over the flu too (well bronchitis) and was getting sick from all the nose drainage into my stomach which then aggrevated my acid reflux.

some people can't eat bananas because of the stringy parts of the fruit... it's not easily digested but everyone is different. i haven't been able to eat ground meat since my surgery 3 years ago and boy do i miss it!!!!

hope everything checks out okay but in the meantime try sticking to liquids or mushy foods.