first timer questions about pain/pressure

eric · May 19, 2006

hey all, glad i found this site. (by the way big paul-excellent post today!)

my question; when i drink Water, i get a pressure/pain sensation that just doesn't seem to go away. almost like a stomachache. on occasion i hear/feel some gurgling in my upper abdomen. can't seem to get a good burp going. the pain varies as though it is gas.

wasn't there when i awoke this am, or yesterday am, but sure was after i started drinking Water. i take a few swallows at a time, and no pain immediately is noted. but, 20-30 minutes later it starts. yeterday seemed like it lasted most of the afternoon.

i drank a Protein shake this am after i woke and did not experience this. seems to be only with water.

i am only 3 days post op, been back to work lite load since yesterday. sleeping fine through the night.

the amount of water i take in at a time is probably 1/4 to 1/3 cup. too much? gaviscon doesn't help this pain.

later in the day yesterday i had a couple popsicles, a pudding,. and a shake and had no problems. seems to be with just the water. it is at room temp.

ps; reading some of the posts about erosions and slippage and removal of bands is making me nervous. does anyone know what % of band procedures have these complications nowadays?

regnur617 · July 9, 2007

Hey, I saw that no one had answered you yet, so I thought I'd try to help. You may be trying to drink too much at one time. I think the popsicle is going down more slowly since you have to eat that or let it melt so it kind of trickles down. I get pain when I drink too close to eating. This morning I ate some Breakfast and needed to take a drink big enough to take Motrin for a headache, I wish I hadn't. I couldn't even talk to people in the parking lot at church, I had to head straight to the bathroom and got sick. I knew better. Once on solid food, they are NOT kidding, don't drink and eat at or near the same time. IT HURTS bad! Feels like a heart attack. I read a posting earlier that said 3% have slippage. I had my lap band last March 2006 and haven't had much trouble, other than getting food stuck, the problem described above, and not losing fast enough for my liking due to insufficient exercise and giving in to food cravings. IT is so hard to fight this mental battle. I tried to get my daughter to eat the last small piece of chicken so I wouldn't eat it tonight, it is like some overwhelming drive to leave it alone and throw it away. I remembered a sign on the wall at Curves (where I need to get back to exercise) It says, "never let the fear of waste affect your waist" I threw it away. Good luck.

Lilly73 · July 9, 2007

Thanks for the honesty.....I hear so much about the good stuff...don't get me wrong...it is great...but I need to hear the raw truth too....I am going to be banded in 4 days...I am so nervous! I needed to hear about the drinking and eating at the same time and how to drink very slowly....THANK YOU!!!