The Flu and the Band

Ginger2120 · 01-15-2004, 10:25 AM

Has anyone gotten the flu this year that has there band? I got it last week and it was horrible!

I threw up a couple of times and my surgeon had me come in and do an upper GI to make sure that nothing was wrong with my band because I had some pain in my chest where the band is. I'm still having some muscle soreness in the chest area too. Has anyone else had this?

Vera · 01-15-2004, 11:43 AM

Being sick is miserable isn’t it? Sorry to here you go through so much pain. I was sick about 4 weeks ago with a sinus infection and slight flu, my symptoms weren’t as sevrere. I couldn’t breath through my nose, a cough, chills then sweats, and a temp. The problem I had was, I had to take antibiotics which I cut in half took with plenty of water then lied down. 15 minutes later a half a pill got lodged and was very very painful, it finally passed. I have learned don’t eat anything and lye down for aleast an hour.
Was the upper GI, to check out your band for slipping? Hope your feeling better.