Help Please!

[Riggend1 2]

I am almost 6 weeks out. I have not had any problems and I am on solids. I was fine yesterday with eating, and then this moring I had a scrambled egg and it went down fine. I was at lunch and I have a hamburger patty and took one bite, I chewed it really really well... and I felt like it was going to come back up, well.... it did. This is the first time I could not get something down. I have eaten hamburges pattys before with no problem. I meat was really juicy and tender was not dry. I am going to get a little grafic here because I am worried and not sure what I should do. When it came back up it was like pink slime with a little tiny tiny pieces of meat maybe... I did not exam it too much because I was freaking out. This weekend I was swimming and horse playing with family and friends. Do you think I was just stuck? Or could this be something more of an is... would the pink color be possible light blood? Did the meat just not settle with me? I was not really hungry to beging with but needed something because of my work hourse? I need help please? Should I go to the ER and make sure it has not slipped? Any advice would be great. Thank you sooo much!

[1shauna1 129]

The slime was probably excess saliva, mixed with juice from the meat. I have found that just because I can eat something one day doesn't mean I will be successful the next. Many people end up with issues with ground beef. I wouldn't go to the ER unless you cannot drink anything. Just take it easy the rest of the day, eat mushy/drink liquids, and I'm sure you'll be okay. You maybe didn't chew it as well as you think or the bite was bigger than you thought.

Also, many people here will tell you unless your hospital has practice with bands, they probably won't really know what to do and may over react. If you're still concerned tomorrow call your doctor and check in, but from what you've said I think you're okay. Again, I would be worried if you were unable to drink or swallow.

[Riggend1 2]

Thank you I appricate it... helps alot to calm me down... It was my first time have any problem what so ever. Thank you again!

[zinhaa 363]

I agree with shuana

[TKW 501]

You are probably fine. Sounds like you got something stuck. I used to throw up just slime all the time, odd no food comes up with it sometimes. Lord only knows why it was pink. Did you drink anything pink or red. If you can drink it is most likely fine (not a slip) Take it easy with food for a while, your stomache could be swollen and that would make more "stuck" issues easier to happen.

It's scarey at times, but you'll figure out how things work over time and you won't panic so much.

Good Luck!

[2muchfun 8,927]

For many of us, our bands seem to have a mind and attitude of their own. I can go days eating meats and salads and all is in harmony with my band, and then a day will come that 3 bites and I'm stuck for 20 minutes. It's uncomfortable but I've come to expect it. I've thought about a small unfill but I'm losing weight and don't want to rock the boat.

If your episode becomes a daily occurence, you might want to get an unfill?

tmf

[Lapband LaLa 10]

You are good. Sometimes our bands have no rhyme or reason as to why and when they don't want something. Lilith (my band) lets me know immediately!

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[Krussell19 217]

Oh the joy of the random lapband.. I believe mine loves to keep me guessing... No joke ive ate something for dinnet and tried it the very next day for lunch and my band flipped out amd gave it the big old stamp of rejection! You just never know..

[honk 780]

FYI, blood that has touched stomach acid is black and looks like coffee grounds.

[1shauna1 129]

honk - gross, but good to know! lol