Having pain after swallowing...

[LaNalga 0]

I just had my first fill on Saturday, 9/1. I have a 10cc band and they gave me a 2.02cc fill. The fill was done with under a fluoroscope and using barium. On Sunday, I didn't even think about it and took a bite of a Peanut Butter cracker and since then I have had pain. When I drink or try to eat I can swallow but it feels like it sticks in my chest and then I have intermittent pains that feel like severe heartburn. Do I have a blockage or have I irritated something. I'm sticking to only liquids but they still bother me. If anyone knows what this is or has had the same problem, please let me know. Any information or suggestions, please!!!!

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[Wendell Edwards 73]

I just had my first fill on Saturday, 9/1. I have a 10cc band and they gave me a 2.02cc fill. The fill was done with under a fluoroscope and using barium. On Sunday, I didn't even think about it and took a bite of a Peanut Butter cracker and since then I have had pain. When I drink or try to eat I can swallow but it feels like it sticks in my chest and then I have intermittent pains that feel like severe heartburn. Do I have a blockage or have I irritated something. I'm sticking to only liquids but they still bother me. If anyone knows what this is or has had the same problem, please let me know. Any information or suggestions, please!!!!

:cry

There are a few possibilitys.

My doctor says two days of full fluids after every fill, because the stoma may be swollen as a result of that fill, making it very tiny and subsceptible to obstructions.

If that is your case, a few days of full fluids will allow the swelling to reduce.

Another possibility is that the cracker might have had wheat flour in it.

Wheat combines with saliva and forms a gluten ball in the stomach. That gluten ball is infamous for plugging up stomas, which is why many doctors tell their patients to avoid bread, rice and Pasta.

Eventually a gluten ball will dissolve and pass through the stomach.

Another possibility is a reaction of the stomach tissues to the pressure of the fill. Reactionary swelling is relatively rare, but needs doctor attention. People with auto-immune disorders frequently experience reactionary swelling, which is why doctors are told to not band people with those issues.

When in doubt, call your doctor, because only your doctor is qualified to give you medical advice.