WHAT am I doing SO wrong here?????

March 9, 2006

Ok ya'll I'm in tears here not sure what is happening and really just about to give it up.

Ok I've spent the last (Including today) 3 days PBing everything from Soup to 5 cheezit crackers...can't keep anything but warm liquids (pure) down...peanut butter pops even give me that feeling and pressure around the bottom of breast bone etc.

I just can't eat anything even drinking a shake (4oz) and I have to stop half way thru it.

Do I have have a slipped band or something blocking me or still TOO tight?????

I'm going back to Mease tomorrow morning after doing liquids all day today and unable to do more than 1/4 of yogurt and then I had to stop after that cuz of the feeling.

I am looking at having more taken out, I'm at 2.0 right now....I know I need to work on my eating habits, but I have it where I go and get some taken out and do good able to eat and such for about a week and then I PB over something that I was eating the day before so I don't get it if I'm swelling up or what.

Comments, Suggestions ANYthing will be of help here.

I've lost over 5pds in the last two weeks alone cuz I can't eat anything of real substance.

:think :angry

Anwyn · March 9, 2006

You're doing exactly what you should by sticking to liquids. It sounds like you need an unfill. Hopefully your tummy is just swollen from the PB's and needs a break. Good luck to you tomorrow! I'm sure he will do a barium swallow to see what's up. Keep us posted! ((((HUGS))))

March 9, 2006

I agree with Anne.

After you pb, do liquids for a few days to let the swelling go down. I would definately do a barium swallow to make sure everything is ok also.

NJChick · March 12, 2006

Hey Lady, how are you feeling ?

March 13, 2006

Ok I've come to believe that I had a blockage...here's how it came down.

Wednesday night around 3am I had 3 bread N Butter Pickles just to stop the stomach from growling at me and about 2 mins later I was in severe pain to the point that I was bent over and then I had this feeling of something going thru the pouch and instant relief.

Thursday I was waiting for Dr. Mease's office to open and had them do a flour to check and make sure and what did I GET was a hysterical Doctor telling me that I was WIDE open and that I don't need anymore taken out etc etc....I'm not gonna go into all the details but he basically chewed me out and everything that I'm eating is wrong and gave me a 'New' one. I came out of there with out an unfill and quite upset (I was in TEARS). I continued to baby the stomach and then on Saturday tried solid again...this time I had No problems whatsoever other than having to take is slow and the typical first few bites then get that feeling and having to walk some and then can go back and finish etc. We even ate out and did just fine.

So, far I'm gonna stay at 2cc and see how it goes before going back for a fill.

OH, tell me if this is right....Cribbins listed my target weight of 169.5 and Mease is saying he plans on getting me down to 130!!!!!! I'm only 5 2 I personally think going that small will not be right for me...all though my ideal body weight is 125 I just don't see ME at that weight due to small bone structure and such.

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Clara Moretina · March 14, 2006

:think :think Hi There,

I am new to this site. I just had my band put in in August of 05.

I have not done real well have only lost between 35-40 pounds

depending on my Water weight.

I just had my fourth fill this last week and have not be able to

to hardly keep anything down and can only sip drinks a little at

a time.

I do not want to unfil but would like to know if there is a secret

to getting liquids down. It seems that every other day I can drink

quite a bit or eat and then the next day nothing at all.

S@ssen@ch · March 15, 2006

:think :think Hi There,
I am new to this site. I just had my band put in in August of 05.

I have not done real well have only lost between 35-40 pounds

depending on my Water weight.

I just had my fourth fill this last week and have not be able to

to hardly keep anything down and can only sip drinks a little at

a time.

I do not want to unfil but would like to know if there is a secret

to getting liquids down. It seems that every other day I can drink

quite a bit or eat and then the next day nothing at all.

Clara,

I think you'd get more replies by starting a new thread with this specific question asked.

I have never had this problem, so I don't know what to say. My first inclination would be that you're just a bit too tight or that on the days that you are able to eat, you irritate something and make your stoma swell so that the next day you can't eat anything. Just a thought. If you can't even get liquids down consistently, personally I think that's too tight.