Okay I'm eating soft foods again but I need advice...

[spoiltmom 44]

I got stuck on a pill this past Sunday. After that I couldn't keep anything down. About 4 hours after I got stuck it finally passed. I was able to eat then but it hurt going down. So on Wednesday I went back on liquids. My surgeon said to take it easy and do liquids and then soft foods. Today I'm doing soft foods.

Here's my question- I got a fill last week and after that fill I'm burping a lot. Right now I can eat about 1/4 cup of soft foods and then I get a bad pain in my chest- Not a stuck pain but of more a really need to burp badly pain. Does that mean I'm full or what? Is that even normal?

When I first start eating everything goes down fine. No problems, no pain. It's after I get about 1/4 cup down when I start having the pain sensation.

[Melissannde 41]

It sounds like you might be too tight.. or you might still be swollen from the stuck pill episode.

As long as you can get in some fluids and some soft foods, you can probably make it through the weekend, but I'd call the doctor's office on Monday to see what they think.

You want to be able to eat dense Protein. I know you're on soft things right now because of the stuck issue and that might be all it is.. that you're still some swollen from the combination of the recent fill and the stuck pill. But you don't want to have to stay on soft things for a long time as they tend to be higher calorie and they also tend to not dim our appetite nearly as well as dense foods.

Keep taking it easy over the weekend, try drinking something hot (tea, coffee, Water with lemon or even thin soup) right before eating. This is a time that you can let the no drinking for 30 minutes before eating slide for a bit. The warm liquid should relax your stomach/band just a little and help things.

If you don't get better by Monday, please call your doc.

[Melissannde 41]

btw.. burping is one sign I get that I'm starting to get full.

[spoiltmom 44]

I was able to eat some grilled chicken for supper. I had almost a whole leg quarter minus the skin and then I got full. It went down good with no pain so hopefully I'm good now.

When I called my surgeon on Wednesday I thought I was too tight but he thought it was just swelling. I'm supposed to call again on Monday and let them know how I'm feeling.

[Mimilou2004 13]

Amanda, I am thrilled that you are doing better!!!! I think you are back on the road to weight loss. Whew, that was scary, I am glad you got in touch with your doc.

Mimi