oh my God -- PB'ing, help please

[RKidder 0]

My first time with PB - golf size pain in sternum, sliming, can't move it down, won't come up. tried warm tea, not helping. brb

vomiting with slime, still painful, omg

[travelgirl 3]

Hang in there.... Sometimes it just takes time. Walk around, some people think it helps to hold your arms in the air, some people bend over, some will try meat tenderizer or chewable papaya enzyme.... don't try to drink anything, IT WON'T HELP, it will just back things up worse.... spit into a cup or something, don't swallow your saliva, either, that's what the slime is that you're vomiting......

Hope it passes quickly for you...

[RKidder 0]

Pheww, finally done. Brought up everything. Golf ball gone. I will never make that mistake again!!!! Drinking warm tea to soothe.

Scary, though. I thought it was going to cut off my windpipe. My poor husband called me from his workplace, and I told him I could not talk on the phone, and he freaked - he wanted to come home. Told him, "no, I will be OK -- I just need time." It was the longest hour of my life.

Thank you for your kind words.

Rachel

[travelgirl 3]

Thank goodness that's over! Ok, now, you're probably irritated and swollen, so it's probably a good idea to stick with clear or full liquids for a day or so to let it calm down.

Glad you got through it! Sucks, huh?

[travelgirl 3]

Also, you were just banded 2 weeks ago....you shouldn't be eating anything that might get stuck yet....what were your surgeon's post-op diet instructions? Were you getting ahead of yourself a little?? I'm not trying to be critical, but you have to be very careful to let your body heal before you move on to solid foods.

[Dr. B.NOLA 0]

your eating solids 2 weeks after surgery i make my patients wait 4-6 weeks. you are increasing your risk for a slip.....

[RKidder 0]

I am allowed to have mushies and liquids for the first 4 weeks post-op. I was eating mashed potatoes (there were a few unmashed pieces of potato that went down wrong, I believe), and admittedly, I did not chew well, and I ate probably too quickly. I will not make that same mistake again. I knew better than that - I was not paying attention. I justified by saying "Oh, I have done so well the last 2 weeks, I can probably do ok with these mashed potatoes" --NOT!!

This evening I did strictly chicken broth, and warm tea.

Thank you all for your kind words -- I had a wake-up call on this one, for sure.

Rachel