Help Please

[Jinean 10]

Ok, so I'm not sure if this is a band problem but here goes.....

I've been banded for a year this month. Not really tight and have the occasional stuck episode because of bad choices or not chewing properly. About 7-10 days ago I started feeling as tho something was stuck in my throat. For the first week I blamed it on the band because it's just what I have done for the past year when weird symptoms arise. But it's not anywhere near my band. It's in my throat. Not burning, not pain, just a full uncomfortable feeling that feels like I have food stuck in there constantly. liquid passes by without restriction and food seems to as well. I'm clueless if this is something related to the band??? Making an appointment with a doctor but should I do primary care or surgeon. Any help would be appreciated.

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[UsernameTaken 283]

Sounds like this might be heartburn. That's how i found out I had heartburn, I had that knot in my throat that just wouldn't go away. Try taking some over the counter heartburn meds for few days and see if it helps.

[Jinean 10]

Thank you. Started something yesterday. I also called my doctor and he put me on a liquid diet until Friday when I go in for my appointment.

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[Ginger85 17]

Hopefully all goes well. I have occasional symptoms like yours. I just recently had a EDG and I have ulcers in my esophagus

[ErinMarie 186]

Update?

[Jinean 10]

Well....I didn't go back for several weeks because I didn't want him to unfill my band. So I continued to take Pepcid and the feeling got much better but still has not completely gone away. When I did go back I had lost weight and he didn't want to unfill me. So he put me on Carafate to see if it would help. It did but also made me nauseous and just yucky feeling so I stopped it. It's been another couple weeks since then. Still take Pepcid , and just have the feeling occasionally. Next step is partial unfill for a "rest" but I'm on a weight loss roll lol so I'm not going that route just yet.

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[Gaylene Davison 43]

Well....I didn't go back for several weeks because I didn't want him to unfill my band. So I continued to take Pepcid and the feeling got much better but still has not completely gone away. When I did go back I had lost weight and he didn't want to unfill me. So he put me on Carafate to see if it would help. It did but also made me nauseous and just yucky feeling so I stopped it. It's been another couple weeks since then. Still take Pepcid , and just have the feeling occasionally. Next step is partial unfill for a "rest" but I'm on a weight loss roll lol so I'm not going that route just yet.

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i can understand that you don't want to do anything about the fill while you are losing. I was the same, and was losing weight really well. While I suspected I was I. The red zone, I didn't want to change because of the great loss. However a blood teast showed that my c

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[Gaylene Davison 43]

Well....I didn't go back for several weeks because I didn't want him to unfill my band. So I continued to take Pepcid and the feeling got much better but still has not completely gone away. When I did go back I had lost weight and he didn't want to unfill me. So he put me on Carafate to see if it would help. It did but also made me nauseous and just yucky feeling so I stopped it. It's been another couple weeks since then. Still take Pepcid , and just have the feeling occasionally. Next step is partial unfill for a "rest" but I'm on a weight loss roll lol so I'm not going that route just yet.

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i can understand that you don't want to do anything about the fill while you are losing. I was the same, and was losing weight really well. While I suspected I was I. The red zone, I didn't want to change because of the great loss. However a blood teast showed that my c

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[Gaylene Davison 43]

Gosh what a mess! I tries to reply to Jinran but something went wrong. Sorry Jinean.

My cholesterol levels went up because I ended up eating the foods that went down easily. Just be aware that if your band is too tight it is not easy to eat healthily. Enjoy the loss, but take care [emoji4]

[Jinean 10]

Thank you Gaylene. I haven't had a fill in about 6 months and never had a problem until after about 4 months. I don't feel like made it to green yet but now that I'm exercising consistently the weight is slowly coming off and if I eat slow and chew chew chew I can eat ALMOST anything.

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