Having Some Issues, Need Advice

[disney378 0]

First off I will be 6 weeks out from sugery tomorrow. I have lost 41 lbs so far. My issues have been two nights ago I got back from a 45 minute brisk walk and went to drink some Water, and the water would not go down. It got caught in my esophagus at the point it enters my stomach and I threw it up. I tried to get water to pass for almost a half hour and kept throwing it up. Then it finally passed and I was fine. For two days I have been fine, no problems. Well today, 1 hour after I ate, I drank some water again and had the same thing happen again. I could not get water to go down, and threw it up. I only had to throw up once and then I was able to get water to pass, and have had no issues since. I talked to my surgeon and he said it sounds like my stomach may still be swollen and that I should go back to full liquid diet for 3 days and start taking Prilosec OTC for morning and night. He said after three days reintroduce food slowly. So has anyone else had this happen? Could it be that I am getting a stricture? Getting a stricture is my worst fear. I know I need to trust my doctor and see how things go, doing the 3 day full liquid and the meds. Just wanted to see if anyone has had this happen, and what the outcome was for them? i started soft foods two weeks ago and then regular foods this past week (although I pretty much am only eating soft foods still), and I am really not able to eat much at all. Example, my diet yesterday was a Protein Shake for Breakfast. A greek yogurt for snack. 1 meatball, chewed to mush for lunch, babybel for snack, 3 small bites of tuna for supper. Then lots of liquids all throughout the day.

Anyone have any thoughts!!

Thanks!!

[lollyfidy1965 402]

I would do exactly as your surgeon recommends, and see how you fare after a few days back on liquids. A week after I started "soft/pureed" foods, I developed breakthrough acid reflux (I'd come home from the hospital on liquid Zantac for acid). (This back-track took place when I was 4 weeks post-op.) My surgeon added a Prevacid solutab daily, and moved me back to full liquids for another 3 weeks. The additional time on liquids gave my sleeve ample time to heal, and I've had no more issues with reflux. (I've not thrown up since surgery.)

Best of luck to you!

Laura

[makemyownluck 785]

I'm pre-surgery so I don't know exactly what you're describing as far as sticture - however I had the same symptoms when I had a large gall stone that blocked the duct - couldn't keep down anything, not even Water. Do you still have your gall bladder? Do you have abdominal pain?