Heartburn...I don't think I'm too tight?

[Veronica.N 18]

Hi guys, so for the past few weeks I've been having some issues with heartburn. I'm coming up to my 2 year band anniversary in September and have never had this issue before.

It all happened when I got a fill after the 4th of July. I decided I was going to get a really good fill because I had never really been tight the almost 2 years I had my band...insurance issues, long story...it had been over 6 months since I had a fill previously, so I made sure to get at least 0.4cc's. I started to have heartburn, but I was putting down food fine, and I didn't want to go months again feeling hungry. So 2 weeks later I got a second fill of .5cc's, so now almost a whole cc in one month. I think I'm at 8.1cc's.

It's been really difficult for me to find my sweet spot. My husband only needed like 5 or 6cc's for his band, and he was always full way before me Now we're even!

I told the doc about my heartburn when I went to get the second fill, which she said was weird because I could still put down bread, white chicken, etc. I wasn't too tight, and I sure as heck wasn't eating any typical hearburn creating foods. She thought it was weird, but didn't seem to have an answer for it. It wasn't a big deal for me because I don't go through it often, but I've been having these spats of heartburn now with nausea, I just feel terrible. I don't want to go back to the old fill because I finally feel like I have a good adjustment (and no I'm not under eating). I really don't think it's tightness. I had a flatbread turkey sandwhich today, and although I had to eat it pretty slow, I was able to get through bread and white meat in about 15 minutes.

Any idea what it might be?

[cheryl2586 3,053]

You really could have a urinary tract infection. I never get common symptoms but all stomach issues when I have one. Worth checking out. It seems weird to think it could be but it is possible. Go get one of those kits from the drug store and if anything on there turns purple that means you have leukocytes in your urine which could mean a UTI.

[feelinggood 152]

it's possible you have developed a hiatal hernia that could be causing the heartburn. it's worth checking into. you may need a ppi to relieve the symptoms.

[Veronica.N 18]

I was thinking it might be a hiatal hernia, but I thought I was just being paranoid. I guess I'll ask about it next time I go in. I believe when I had my surgery originally I had the hernia but the doctor fixed it. Could it come back so quickly?

And I don't think I have a UTI, I don't have any symptoms and I haven't been anywhere lately that I'd be prone to catching one like a public pool for example. I've also never had one before, so I wouldn't catch one easily. My sister has had UTI and she would get the common symptoms.