April Foolin' for Marchies of 2007

Glogirl · April 30, 2008

Glo
I'm going to guess you have two seperate things going on.

If you are having sinus issues, take some OTC stuff like Claritin.

As for your heartburn and indigestion, you need to have your fill level checked. Untreated heartburn is a one way ticket to Slipsville. You may be too tight, regardless of how much you are able to eat. The health of your stomach/band is the priority not loosing as quickly as possible.

Take care of yourself and check back.

Thanks Juli-needed some encouraging your not alone words!

Saw doc yesterday..nurse let me cry..talked my through what's going on and it's allergies (saw general doc for that yesterday too) and STRESS!!!

Anyone with ideas on how to work with a negative co-worker let me know!! My stress is causing me lapband stress!!

Thanks again Glo

thickchickTEXAS · April 30, 2008

GLOGIRL!!!

As of today I put in a request to transfer to another department within my hotel! It's not my co-workers cause they ALL QUIT last month!!!Yes they all left and got hired somewhere else.... So they keep giving and giving and giving my ALL the work to do and they are NOT trying to hire anyone else to help. SO I kindly decied this past weekend to leave!!! :mad:

Its had taken a toll on my health my hair is thin as hell, my band is tighter then usuall and my kids say Im tired all the time. Yea I'm tired cause I cant eat=I cant eat= cause my I'm stressed = I'm stressed because of my J-O-B!! honey i decided that this positon that I'm in can kick ROCKS!!!

I interviewed today and I will hear something back by the end of the week.:huh2:

I decided to move to the HR department and learn something totally new and take it elsewhere.! :unsure:

I didnt go through surgery to lose my band over some B:mad:S STRESS!!!!

thanks for listening

I'm sure you will make the right deicision. :lol:

Edited April 30, 2008 by thickchickTEXAS
not done!

gkeyt · April 30, 2008

Glo,

I second what OH Juli says. I'd just add that whatever is causing your sinus drainage--like allergies, or maybe some low grade upper respiratory infection--probably has an inflammatory process as part of it. This inflammation can affect your whole body including your stomach and might be part of why you are having heartburn--so even if your restriction was fine before, now your stomach is a little inflammed which causes your restriction to be too tight. We all know a little irritation or inflammation of the stomach can turn into a vicious cycle--eating makes it more inflammed, which makes it more swollen, then eating again makes it worse, etc.

The good news about that is if it's inflammation making your restriction too tight, if you get a small unfill and let it rest while the inflammation resolves, you should be back in business pretty soon and able to get filled again. Whatever the cause, though, the first thing we should be thinking about when we have reflux problems is the band. The band is ALWAYS the cause until proven otherwise, and until it is definitively determined that the band ISN'T the reason for the reflux, you have to be thinking about reducing your fill unless you're interested in swelling, irritation and ultimately slippage or erosion. The last thing to do is take medication for reflux, otherwise you can just cover up the symptoms without addressing the cause. Now that we're banded, we should only be taking anti reflux meds after our band docs determine that the band isn't the cause and give us the green light.

New reflux=see your band doc! :unsure:

Glogirl · April 30, 2008

Thanks for all the support guys...I went to the lapband doc's support group and well...it's just not for me. I haven't been on here in a while and now I remember why it was so good for me. YOU All Rock!!

And thank Chik!! I teach kindergarten so moving around is a little hard but I am giving some serious consideration to switching with someone who wants kindergarten and taking a 2nd grade position. I just got my masters degree in school counseling and would love a counseling job but it can sometimes take a little bit to find one. Hoping a neighboring district which has quite a few openings will call!! Keep your fingers crossed!!

Thank you again to everyone for reminding me that I am a Banded Girl!!