Drooling (aka Sliming)

[BearSpiritGuide 0]

Ok this is just annoying. What do I need to do to make this stop.

I have had my band for 4 days and I cannot get any sleep because I drool constantly. I have taken to keeping a towel on my pillow and letting my mouth be open and let it soak into the towel. Gross!

Is this just something that will go away, or is there a better way to deal with this issue?

-BSG

[poppetdownunder 0]

Hi BSG, Sounds like you're having a really rough time of it. :cool2: From what I can gather, your situation seems highly unusual - never heard of this before?!? Sliming usually happens when there's a blockage but it's just temporary and then passes. Could be you're really swollen? I'd recommend seeing your doctor as soon as possible.

[REALIZEinCT 0]

Sounds like your stomach is probably pretty swollen and creating more restriction than you'd normally have with an empty band. My guess is that as the swelling goes down in the next few days you won't have the restriction and the sliming will stop. But you should call your doctor is your not sure.

[poppetdownunder 0]

In any case, I'd be careful to keep up the liquids to avoid dehydration.

[BearSpiritGuide 0]

Well, I figured out part of the issue (ha - no pun in intended, but I'll take it anyway). Some of the Fluid was bile, so I thought maybe I needed to take some of the gas meds they gave me. Took that and it calmed down quite a bit, but there is still the saliva.

Still hard to sleep when I am only able to get about 10 minutes snatches here and there.

-BSG