Carrot north of band!!

[julier 0]

Yep! I really did a dumb thing...:faint: I went to a party about two weekends ago and by the time i got there was very hungry. Didnt want to eat bad things so opted for my first raw carrot since the surgery in august. Unfortunately didnt chew it enough and swallowed. So now i am going in today to have my band deflated and see if that little sucker will pop through! It has been rolling around unable to go through and been uncomfortable. Anyone have this happen?:bananapartyhat:

[bandiva 0]

Thanks for sharing your story, it will help others (me) avoid this painful mishap. Hope you are feeling better soon.:sick

[nikki32 0]

aww geez

you poor thing andyou were being so good !!!!!!!

at least no one be pissedat you for having eaten wrong thing...lol

ive heardof this on advice board they just unfil to let the offending brute through then fill again...just a hiccup dont fret good luck

[julier 0]

:help: Well went in and had my band emptied of Fluid and sat there in docs office drinking Water to wash that chunk of carrot down. No luck so doc left me unfilled to see if it will go down this week on its own. Otherwise I have to have an endoscopy next Friday to pull that little sucker out. Anyone know anything that will disolve a carrot (North of the Band)

[nikki32 0]

what about Hot Drinks often ..maybe it soften a little...clear broth sipped often might help ??geez i dont know but il be praying for you it goes through without much trouble.are you able to eat anything ??? maybe whenever you eat something now it will push it through.

good luck

[Shesha 1]

What's the word on the carrot???

quote=mystique32;354091]what about hot drinks often ..maybe it soften a little...clear broth sipped often might help ??geez i dont know but il be praying for you it goes through without much trouble.are you able to eat anything ??? maybe whenever you eat something now it will push it through.

good luck

[NINNYED 0]

:help: Well went in and had my band emptied of Fluid and sat there in docs office drinking Water to wash that chunk of carrot down. No luck so doc left me unfilled to see if it will go down this week on its own. Otherwise I have to have an endoscopy next Friday to pull that little sucker out. Anyone know anything that will disolve a carrot (North of the Band)

Try some papya enzymes (available at any health food store)...

I had my surgery in October and the first week on solid foods I decided that I would have just ONE baby carrot... I thought I chewed well enough but noooooooooo.... That was not a pleasant experience so early on.... I had already purchased the enzymes in case of emergency and took them then.... within an hour my painful chest was gone....

It cannot hurt to try and see if they break down some of that carrot to get it past your band...

Good luck!

[Paulax 8]

Update?

I am wondering how you know for certain it was/is there?

Can you feel it?

Can you see it under floro?

Just curious.

Hope it passed....

[julier 0]

:clap2: Ninnyed, you are exactly right. I had already advanced finally to that idea. I dropped by my local health food store 5 days ago (Wednesday)and the gal walked me right over to enzymes. She said (here is one specifically for carbohydrates and vegetables!) That very moment i swallowed my first pill knowing I only had two days before the dreaded expense,etc of a endoscopy. I didn't drink any Water with that capsule and for two hours after. That night before bed i did same thing. Thursday the carrot was gone. Someone asked how i knew it was a carrot and not something else. It is kind of like a bobbing cork feeling. I was suppose to go get my band refilled Friday as it is wide open right now, but i was actually kind of tender down there. So after the weekend it appears that i am all healed up. What a long, long problem to have. I will keep those enzymes for anytime i do something stupid again like this. Raw Carrots and Broccoli stems are out of my diet unless pulverized!

[NINNYED 0]

:clap2: Ninnyed, you are exactly right. I had already advanced finally to that idea. I dropped by my local health food store 5 days ago (Wednesday)and the gal walked me right over to enzymes. She said (here is one specifically for carbohydrates and vegetables!) That very moment i swallowed my first pill knowing I only had two days before the dreaded expense,etc of a endoscopy. I didn't drink any Water with that capsule and for two hours after. That night before bed i did same thing. Thursday the carrot was gone. Someone asked how i knew it was a carrot and not something else. It is kind of like a bobbing cork feeling. I was suppose to go get my band refilled Friday as it is wide open right now, but i was actually kind of tender down there. So after the weekend it appears that i am all healed up. What a long, long problem to have. I will keep those enzymes for anytime i do something stupid again like this. Raw Carrots and Broccoli stems are out of my diet unless pulverized!

I am SOOOO glad this is over for you!!! An endo would not be fun at all! I hope they do your fill soon and you can be on your way again!

BTW.... Baby carrots are good cooked... hahahahahah

Lynn

[julier 0]

On whether i could eat? Yes i could eat but it was like i semi plugged drain feeling I would imagine. And worst of all i would opt for easy things to get past the carrot like carbs!!!:omg: The hardest food was the foods i should have been eating. So unfortunately i have gained 3# back as of today with the holidays, carbs for comfort of eating past the carrot, and having my band wide open... But no worries this Friday i will be refilled.. I know i will be fine and back on track!

[okiefamily 0]

Just for future reference I have heard that room temp pineapple juice will work as sort of "human drano" too. I haven't tried it personally but you never know.

[marjon9 6]

I do worry a little bit about the fact that some of the healthiest foods out there like raw fruits and vegetables and off limits with the band. For me I feel like the weight loss is the priority for now, but I also do think that there could be negative consequences for health if you need to go your whole life not eating carrots, apples, etc.

[julier 0]

You can eat them but for goodness sakes shredd them. I think the risk is to big that we may swallow to soon before we chomp them down to little bits. So either cook em' or shred them. I am admitedly eating raw carrot in my salad still now but every hard vegetable goes into the shred machine. I think in actuality it has more flavors that way!:hungry:

[Paulax 8]

Marjon, I have pulled out my juicer so I can easily 'eat' or digest the goodness from the juices of any vegetable.

I found and bought some aloe vera dessert from the Chinese specialty foods section of my grocer, after reading this thread. I will keep this if I ever feel something stuck.

Good information in this thread....

And yes, I just enjoyed a salad with much shredded carrots...yum...