Cant keep anything down??

[jenagirl 0]

Denise, thank you so much for your reply. I tried to have some coffee and again, just a sip or two, so I called. He said it could be gastritis or lots of other things irritating it, making it tighter too...no matter the time out from surgery. He said if I cant get a few quarts down per day then this is where we should start. Whew. He's meeting me at ER to take Fluid out of the band, I feed relieved and I'm glad I called. And glad i posted to get some support and advice. Thank you again. Keep you posted!!

Jena

[jenagirl 0]

Well I am happy to report things are MUCH BETTER!!!!!! I met the on-call dr in ER and in 5 min was able to drink much easier. Sticking to solids for the next couple days, but he suggested a follow up next week and then if needed, slight refill. He also thought, as opposed to a slip, that it was perhaps a gastritis causing inflammation, thus causing my band to feel that much tighter. ??? I did feel like I had the flu or food poisoning or somthing...who knows. The liquids are going down and I am SOOOOO happy! So relieved to feel like the world is not ending.

Thank you SOO much for your advice and support

Jena

[jenagirl 0]

Did I say sticking to solids??? LOL of course not...sticking to liquids of course....

Thanks all of you for your support!!!!!!!!!!

Well I am happy to report things are MUCH BETTER!!!!!! I met the on-call dr in ER and in 5 min was able to drink much easier. Sticking to solids for the next couple days, but he suggested a follow up next week and then if needed, slight refill. He also thought, as opposed to a slip, that it was perhaps a gastritis causing inflammation, thus causing my band to feel that much tighter. ??? I did feel like I had the flu or food poisoning or somthing...who knows. The liquids are going down and I am SOOOOO happy! So relieved to feel like the world is not ending.

Thank you SOO much for your advice and support

Jena

[Cindy C 150]

Glad everything is OK.

[CasHorsinRound 1]

YAY! Happy to hear all is well!

[luckyfive101 6]

Glad to hear everything is going well! I have had the same symptoms as you for about a week now. I haven't had a fill in about 4 months and all of sudden, seems like it got tighter. I went back on fluids for a while and all is well now. I had a "stuck episode" one day last week (steak.. big NO NO!) .. and I am pretty sure I irritated my band and it was swollen. At any rate, I am relieved taht things are back to normal now. I am self pay and really cannot afford to have a revision if the need arises... Keep in touch.. Hope all goes well from here on out.. and even with the aggrevation........... WOULD DO IT AGAIN in a heartbeat! My life is soooo much better, even though I am not at goal yet. But I will get there. As some of you said, have had a lot of stress and set backs, but we must keep pressing on. Hope to see "LESS OF YOU" in the near future! God Bless!

[jenagirl 0]

Thank you! And what an amazing job with your weight loss! So inspiring! Thanks for taking the time to comment on my dilemma

Appreciate you all!

Jena

Glad everything is OK.

[Flip Flop 1]

Glad things are better for you

[jenagirl 0]

It does suck!! To say the LEAST! And it is SCARY as hell! I think (and I work at a hospital every day) I am always in denial that although statistics show complications, they will ever happen to me. Same reason I got squeamish when he stuck that long a@* needle into my port today. AMAZING what ONE CC of Fluid can do!? I don't know if this is the fix, the end, I doubt it. I can't believe how many people say they dont get that slime every day? Makes me feel abnormal...sometimes it is just a bit when it does happen, I think the food goes down but the slime doesnt follow. Has been manageable, and by that I mean, I would NOT live in discomfort every day if that was the case. I knew right away yesterday that someTHING was not right.

If nothing else, this was a wake up call for me. Call me stupid, but I work with drs every day. I waited until it was scarily not right and then I called and I was glad I DID! (just a symptom of taking care of everyone else in your life and assuming YOU will just be ok I promise to do better with eating what I SHOULDNT, and the WAY I should. I usually do well but I veer off from time to time. I've developed my own personal system of making it through dinners, lunches, DATES ARE THE WORST! But this definitely got my attention. And got me realizing that thousands of people are out there just like me experiencing the same thing.

Thanks for your support, all

I am glad you called! I am going through the exact same thing! It sux! Im 2.5 years out and doc just took ALL my Fluid. He believes I have a slip. I will have an upper GI on Tuesday, to confirm (hopefully deny) this. You did the right thing by calling your doc... I waited for 2 months... I REFUSED to get an unfill, but then I passed out. Dehydration. I was stupid for not calling sooner! Lets us know what your doc says!

[YngGram 73]

Very glad you called and you are doing better. Take the advice and follow up as needed. Don't wait to long on the fill, I did and been fighting the 10lbs I gained since Oct.

[Cocoabean 430]

Very glad you are feeling better! Gastritis is inflammation (irritation and/or swelling) of the stomach, no matter the cause. So it really doesn't matter if it was from food poisoning, the flu, or getting stuck. Something irritated the heck out of your stomach, enough to swell it up so much that it closed off access to your stomach. A deadly situation if left too long as you cannot get liquids in for hydration. It sounds as though he doesn't think it was a slip, that is great news!

When you go back for your refill talk about the daily slime issues. Maybe try a fill level just a little bit less than you had and see how that goes? Or perhaps he'll tell you it's fine as long as you aren't in pain. For my band slime=stuck=pain. I rarely get slime that I don't have pain and a stuck episode to follow. So my experience is different from yours.

I am so glad you went with your gut and called your doctor yesterday knowing something was not right. (no pun intended!)

[luckyfive101 6]

No jena, You're not alone. I have always had the "slime" but I don't throw up every day. I walk when I get it and the food will eventually go down. I am glad you are doing better. Keep up the good work!

[jenagirl 0]

So today has been really odd for me. One CC gone from my highly restrictive band yesterday, and was able to DRINK finally!!! Today, I am sooooo hungry! Ive had liquids and some yogurt and made a Protein Shake even and, this is a sensation I have NOT HAD IN 3 YEARS...no restriction whatsoever. Everything is just slipping down like nothing! It is like, liberating and extremely scary at the same time. I am scared to death to try anything solid-solid. Should I wait to talk to my dr first? I think I will, but it really is SO odd. Not one day goes by that I dont get at least a little "reminder" restriction, and slime, if I eat too fast, too much. Appropriate food and portions work ok, depending on the content. But other days, my morning coffee takes an hour. Now I'm kinda scared the OTHER way - I've been so trained to eat 3 bites and take the rest to go...such is my life; I feel like I need that fill again before too too long?!?

[luckyfive101 6]

So today has been really odd for me. One CC gone from my highly restrictive band yesterday, and was able to DRINK finally!!! Today, I am sooooo hungry! Ive had liquids and some yogurt and made a Protein shake even and, this is a sensation I have NOT HAD IN 3 YEARS...no restriction whatsoever. Everything is just slipping down like nothing! It is like, liberating and extremely scary at the same time. I am scared to death to try anything solid-solid. Should I wait to talk to my dr first? I think I will, but it really is SO odd. Not one day goes by that I dont get at least a little "reminder" restriction, and slime, if I eat too fast, too much. Appropriate food and portions work ok, depending on the content. But other days, my morning coffee takes an hour. Now I'm kinda scared the OTHER way - I've been so trained to eat 3 bites and take the rest to go...such is my life; I feel like I need that fill again before too too long?!?

I wouldn't get in too big a hurry to get more restriction... I went through the same thing a few months back. I had an "unfill" of about .5 cc and could eat anything right after.. but a week later, I found restriction again.... it really is strange.... my band is so fickle, can eat anything one day and nothing the next.. take a little "break" but be careful about over indulging... Good luck!