Lost all my weight and then some! anyone have trouble keeping EVERYTHING DOWN?

klamb1 · July 16, 2008

I have lost all the weight and then some, but i have allot of trouble keeping anything down, esp in the morning, when i drink Water it comes up thick stuff? anyone else have trouble keeping food down? :blush:

choopie · July 16, 2008

I have lost all the weight and then some, but i have allot of trouble keeping anything down, esp in the morning, when i drink Water it comes up thick stuff? anyone else have trouble keeping food down?

congrats on losing all your weight it sounds like maybe your band might b to tight i know i was told that the band will always feel tighter in the morning which is why many of us cant have anything but a Protein Shake maybe you need to get it checked u might have to much fluids in it good luck with that hope all turns out well

klamb1 · July 16, 2008

thank you so much, i have an appt on Monday i was thinking the same thing, it has to be to tight....

choopie · July 16, 2008

yeah hopefully thats it cause that simple to fix and that way u can start enjoying ur food again and not feeling sick

areellady · July 16, 2008

Yes, definitely get that checked out. It can cause serious damage down the road with your esophagus and stomach pouch if you stay too tight a long long time..

want2beme · July 17, 2008

I was wondering the same thing. I had my last fill about two months ago. It was a decent fill. I think I'm at 3.4 in a 4cc band. I stayed on liquids for a 3 days, then moved into solids. Since my last fill I've felt I am at my SWEET SPOT (I've been hearing SO much about for the past 11 months!).

My issue is that I think I irritated my stoma (again) and its swelling. I've had a hard time eating over the past few days. I start to eat a cup of Beans and it takes me 20 min to eat the first 10%, then its like my stomach gets warmed up or something... then I can eat the rest within 10 or 15 min. Today I ate string cheese, avocado and some turkey. I munched on a few sunflower seeds (no shell), but I don't think I chewed well enough... when I got home about an hour ago, I thought I'd make myself a pomagranite martini. (mmm) I drank 1/2 of it. I coughed and BOOM! I threw up all over my desk/paperwork/purse/computer.... omg, I'm so happy nobody was home to see the mess. I am really anxious right now b/c I feel like I messed things up. I know I shouldn't have been drinking the martini in the first place... I KNOW I KNOW!!! :cool2:

So now I am trying to get down some hot tea.

I feel like I screwed up. Does this make any sense at all? AAhhhh!!!

choopie · July 17, 2008

I was wondering the same thing. I had my last fill about two months ago. It was a decent fill. I think I'm at 3.4 in a 4cc band. I stayed on liquids for a 3 days, then moved into solids. Since my last fill I've felt I am at my SWEET SPOT (I've been hearing SO much about for the past 11 months!).
My issue is that I think I irritated my stoma (again) and its swelling. I've had a hard time eating over the past few days. I start to eat a cup of Beans and it takes me 20 min to eat the first 10%, then its like my stomach gets warmed up or something... then I can eat the rest within 10 or 15 min. Today I ate string cheese, avocado and some turkey. I munched on a few sunflower seeds (no shell), but I don't think I chewed well enough... when I got home about an hour ago, I thought I'd make myself a pomagranite martini. (mmm) I drank 1/2 of it. I coughed and BOOM! I threw up all over my desk/paperwork/purse/computer.... omg, I'm so happy nobody was home to see the mess. I am really anxious right now b/c I feel like I messed things up. I know I shouldn't have been drinking the martini in the first place... I KNOW I KNOW!!!

So now I am trying to get down some hot tea.

I feel like I screwed up. Does this make any sense at all? AAhhhh!!!

no u didn't screw up so dont beat yourself up if u have a 4-cc band and its almost filled it actually mite b to tight so u might want to have it checked. of course limiting alcohol is never a bad thing but u r allowed to have a drink now and then and a martini doesn't sound to bad what happened is that u mite have had something stuck and when it mixed with the alcohol boom vomit concoction lol i do hope u feel better call your Dr. and definitely stay off solids and alcohol till u have the ok from him gd luck keep me posted!!!

want2beme · July 20, 2008

Klimb.... YES! I have the same problem. I have a couple of questions for you. I am trying to self-diagnose and see if what I am experiencing is 'normal'.

My last fill was 5 weeks ago. I was at 175. Since then, I'm down to 159. I haven't been able to eat at all in the morning, but eating just about 1/2 cup for 2 meals per day. The thing is, my restriction has gotten tighter over the past week. So much that my doctor put me on Clear Liquids just in case I may have eaten something that got stuck. I am dying! The last thing I ate was turkey on Wednesday. I was told I have to be on Clear Liquids till Monday.

Did your restriction get tighter? My doctor is in Mexico, so I'll have to book a flight on Monday if my restriction doesn't return to normal. She thinks I am too tight.

In addition, I am wondering if I lose 10 more pounds, will my band losen? See my dilema??? ... get an unfill now, just to lose 10 pounds and have it filled back up to the same point again...

Dana