help me plz

[loveulots17lov 0]

in a lot of discomfort. the 11th i was tighten for the 2nd time. i dont know if tht is y i am in pain. but it feels like a bad burning in my chest and stomach.. this pain started 2 days ago and is just getting worse.. i would go to my doctor but i am upstate 5hr away frrom my home. what do u think this pain is.

[Marimaru 7]

Even if your doctor is far away, you still need to go. It sounds like bad heartburn/reflux to me. If you are in that much pain and you think it is related to your fill, you need to at least call your doctor so he can rule it out, or tell you to go in for an unfill.

Feel better.

[*susan* 1,709]

I agree, it sounds like a bad case of reflux. Maybe you do need an unfill. Are you able to keep most foods down, or are you having trouble?

[DonnaB 3]

I think your esophogus is irritated by a too tight band. You didn't describe your pain so I'm projecting my experience onto you. I had a bad PB incident and then had a fill about a week and a half later. My chest felt tight and I had pain at the sternum, front and back. After a couple of weeks with it getting a little bit worse I went back to my fill doctor (read my journal for THAT fiasco) and he prescribed Nexium. Nexium took a long time to start helping and it didn't help enough so I called my band surgeon.

I am not a doctor so I can't give you medical advise. I CAN tell you the advise my band surgeon gave to me: "If you're drinking coffee or eating chocolate or anything that has caffeine in it, stop. Eat smaller bites and chew your food very, very, very (add lots of very's) well. So much so that you're not eating your food but drinking it. Take Prilosec OTC, two 20 mg tablets, twice per day. If the pain does not resolve, go in for a complete unfill, continue with the other instructions until the pain is completely resolved, then get a small fill. If there is no pain, go back in a few weeks for another small fill. If there is no pain, go back in a couple of weeks for another . . . . . . . till you hit the sweet spot and you lose weight consistently."

Loveulots I STRONGLY ADVISE YOU to contact your doctor by telephone and discuss your specific situation with him/her. If he/she insists that you go into the office, explain how far away you are and that you'd like to try some conservative method of pain relief first. If you are vomiting frequently or are waking at night choking on acid reflux you should go get an unfill immediately.

Good luck, I hope you get some relief soon.

[loveulots17lov 0]

thanks for the advise wuts pb?

[S@ssen@ch 745]

You didn't give us a lot of information about what preceeded the pain and what kind of food you've been able to eat so I'm going on assumption (which isn't necessarily a good thing).

This could be reflux as others have said or.........I've had this kind of pain after a meal if something I've eaten didn't go through quite as easily as it should have. I haven't quite figured out if the item is stuck or if it just irritated my stoma, but it burns and it's a rather uncomfortable pressure. It usually passes after a bit, though. Again, you didn't indicate whether this pain is constant, whether it's associated with meals or if it's positional.

No matter what WE think here on LapBand Talk, you need to contact your doctor. Even if he is 5 hrs away, a phone call is seconds away..........so at the very least call him and let him know your symptoms. Give him specifics on duration, anything that may be associated or possibly cause the pain. Make sure he knows what it is you're eating because sometimes he can help deduce what the problem is from what you've ingested. Be as detailed as possible. Most practices have someone on call just for these kinds of issues.

[DonnaB 3]

PB stands for "productive burp," which is a polite euphemism for vomiting.

[loveulots17lov 0]

well i had this pain when i woke up today but it has been getting worse

i m going to call any way today

[loveulots17lov 0]

called doc and he hasent called me back

[lookingout 0]

how much do you weigh? why did you get your fill? is that your new total as of july eleventh? That still seems like quite a bit? keep on persisting with the doc!!!