Suffering or not?

Neeley · 05-28-2008, 07:27 AM

Ok guys I don't post questions, I do aid with answers when I can but rarely do I ask for myself.

I am oh what am I, confused, thrilled, frustrated and happy all at the same time and I need help sorting this out.

So I come to the experts.

I was banded 4/2/08. My first fill was 5/20/08 just a week and a day ago. It was done under Fluoro. I was standing at the time of the fill and the doctor thought I was going to pass out, I felt the fill run through the band tube and clamp down on my stomach. The doctor backed some out and the color came back to my face.

I have a 10 cc band and he told me he will not tell me what the fill is.

I did the trusty old baruim swallow and I was fine. Before I left he called me out to show me the video of my swallow and informed me that everything is going through fine. Liquids three days, mushies three days back to solids. He said he uses the Fluoro on the first fill so that if we call him he can assure us that the fill is fine and it is something we are doing (eating wrong) or not doing (chewing enough) that is causing the issue and that if I have issues to go back to liquids then mushies then solids again. I am scheduled for another fill 6/9.

I drank the water before I left the office, I was fine. I drank icetea in the car 10 minutes later and thought I would have a heart attack as the pain shot through my chest.

It has been a rough week since then. I can do liquids, I can do some food but when it comes to sitting and doing a meal I am 4 bites in and I have what I call a back up on the freeway where I can feel the pain come back to my chest and it takes a while to go away. When this happens it turns me off to food and ends my meal.

But the funny part is with other things like, watermelon, bacon, chil ior chips I am not having that issue only solid real food. I have stuck on beef, chicken, god I can't even name the rest.

Now I am wondering, am I to full? Or am I not taking small enough bites and chewing enough?

I know I am lucky it is just my first fill and most people wait months for this kind of restriction but I am starting to worry now that life will never calm down and I will have this pain in my chest for the rest of my life.

Ok guys tell me I am over reacting??

salsa1877 · 05-28-2008, 07:32 AM

You are probably too tight. My doc does them under fluoro as well, but if I say I am too tight...then I am too tight. Your band (for some reason) can tighten up for no reason. Mine always got tighter after 2 weeks. My doc says that any pain is not a good thing. It should not hurt to eat. I was so tight once that I couldn't hardly get down protein drinks but popcorn would go down like I was open as wide as the grand Canyon. My bet is you are too tight. And yep some people wait a life time to hit their spot, but in my opinon...they overshot yours.

zengirl227 · 05-28-2008, 03:17 PM

Sounds like you are way too tight. My advice is to go back in for a slight defill (.3cc's should do the trick).

juliegeraci · 05-28-2008, 05:38 PM

If you can't get down at least a couple oz of solid protein you are too tight. I would start with .3 cc out. Good luck.