Horrible experience...

[peek 1]

Hi guys

I hope you guys don't go through I went through on the weekend.

I had another fill on Tuesday night, giving me awesome restriction. In fact I thought it was slightly too much as I wasn't eating enough. My gut feeling was right as by Friday it had obvioulsy settled as I had one stuck episode after another over the weekend. The first two 'stuck' periods resolved themselves within an hour and were quite minor, however, eating baked potato, cheese, sour cream, beetroot, bacon and coleslaw absolutely floored me.

A couple of mouthfulls into my meal and I could feel a blockage. So I stopped eating (much to my chargrin)! Then the slime started, then the PB'ing, then the major slime started, then food with the slime. Normally the offending piece of food goes down within an hour or two. This one didn't. It was painful beyond explanation not only in the band area but all of my chest hurt. I couldn't lie down, I couldn't sit comfortably, I tried to walk it out to no avail. I slept upright in the lounge chair all night wondering if this could be a heart problem. All through the night, I was still PB'ing. In the morning, I tried drinking, to no avail - everything that went in came back up immediately.

I rang to see my surgeon, who unfortunately was in surgery until 1pm. So I had to wait - I didn't think I would make it to be honest. I was in in so much pain, and the pain intensified each time I vomited.

My surgeon was terrific, he withdrew 3ml (from the 7ml he put in on TUesday) and the pain immediately subsided. I felt whatever the food was pop through too. I could breathe properly and I could now walk properly. But best of all I could drink and keep it down.

So for 18+ hours I was in agony for a small piece of food that I can only think was a piece of cabbage that I didn't chew properly that was blocking the entire entrance to my band. This is a very good lesson for someone who still hasn't learnt to chew her food properly! I will have to be more careful when I eat now, as I think I am closer to being at the sweet spot than ever before.

I hope you never have to endure the sort of pain I went through!

PS. I used to be 'vomitphobic'. In fact I hadn't vomited in more than 2 decades. I have vomited more in those 2 days , than in my entire lifetime! I think I am sort of used to it now.

Edited December 16, 2008 by peek

[tapshoes 2]

OUCH!!!!

Chew chew chew chew chew...if I say it enough times, will it infiltrate my brain????

[Shinyhappymommy 2]

So did the surgeon put back the fill when all was said and done?

[Jachut 487]

SEVEN ml in one fill? Did I read that right? 7 ml?:huh2::eek::cursing::eek::frown:

Holy cow, I have never heard of such a huge fill. I am assuming (praying) you have a 14ml band. It is no freaking wonder you ran into trouble.

Please tell me it was 0.7ml?

Glad you got fixed up though.

I am vomitphobic too. I dont do it. I havent chucked for about four years and before that it was about 20. But I dont find PBing anything like vomiting, I'm not the least afraid of PBing (well, I try not to do it obviously) but I'd still cry like a baby and panic if I were about to vomit. Its horrid - acidy and painful and copious and you never know if the other end is going to let go or not as well, lol.

[peek 1]

Ooops! :tounge_smile: Yeah I meant 0.7ml, how stupid of me!

No I did't get the 0.3ml put back in. I had too much restriction before having it out and I wasn't keen on going back there. Having rested it for a week now I think I need a slight adjustment upwards, but probably only 0.2ml at the most. When I go back in late Jan I will have some more put in.

Tapshoes, you are right. Sometimes the brain doesn't engage with the mouth to chew so much that it forgets, and swallows too big sometimes...

[peek 1]

These events obviously clouded my mind.

When I went for a refill yesterday (20.1.09) I checked my levels and fills in my file.

I had 0.7ml put in before the stuck episode. During the stuck episode he took out 3.0ml to ensure the food cleared, thankfully.

Yesterday he put in 2.0ml and I am at great restriction although it may take a few days to settle.!

[Lori_K 0]

Good to hear you're feeling better Peek, and that you've got great restriction! :tongue: Welcome back with us, & keep in touch!

[BlessedTwice 1]

I'm happy to hear you are feeling better.