JenPea 0 Posted March 2, 2006 UGH!!!!!!!!!! I found out today that my band had not slipped. I have a constant pain in my throat. It feels like I am going to gag or my throat has a huge lump of something stuck in it. So I found out today that my body is just really sensitive to the band and I can feel it. And that this pain is not going to go away. And I am just going to have to learn to deal with this anoying knot in my throat at all times. I have no plans to have the band removed, but if I ever have to it will be a happy day for my throat. But a sad day for my buttox Jen Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dawn NH 0 Posted March 2, 2006 Jen, I am glad that the band did not slip, but sorry to hear that this is your body's reaction to the band. Did they say if it would get better? I hope it does so you do not have pain all the time. dawn Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JenPea 0 Posted March 2, 2006 They said it wasn't going to get better. But I can kind of control it by what I eat. It's also better if I have food in my band rather then an empty stomach. Jen Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rebeccalee 2 Posted March 2, 2006 Jen, what was the diagnosis or did the doc say? Do you have a fill? I ask because I have problems with my esophagus, but they are better under some conditions. I've been banded for over a year and a half. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
katerzz 4 Posted March 2, 2006 What size band do you have? Maybe the option is putting in a larger band instead of taking it out.. this journey isnt supposed to be miserable. I had an artery that was backwords.... caused me great pain and issues (couldnt get even Water down) thank goodness i had such a great surgeon who caught what the problem was. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JenPea 0 Posted March 2, 2006 I am 5 weeks out and don't get my first fill until next week! =) Today the pain is A LOT better still noticable but not anoying. You know I don't even know what size band I have. I will ask next week when I go in. I feel like I have to put the pros and cons on paper and compare losing weight one one side and on the other an anoying knot in my throat. I need this band. It by far is the best thing I have ever done for "me" jen Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DeLarla 22 Posted March 2, 2006 Jen, did your docs say the problem might get better as you lose weight? I have issues with lumps in my throat, too. But it was much worse when I was heavier, and now it only bothers me when I eat too much. Let's hope you start feeling better as you melt away! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LilAngel 0 Posted March 2, 2006 i swear my throat was completely spastic when i first got this thing. it worried me to death all the time. then one day it just stopped. go figure. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
paula 4 Posted March 2, 2006 Jen, I remember feeling this after I had my 2 fills. Went away after a week or 2. Nothing like 5 or 6 weeks... that could drive someone insane - feeling like they are always being choked! Come to think of it, I dont know if it ever went away - or if I just got used to it.... ??? :phanvan Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
