Either paranoid or something isn?t right

I have been having difficulties with my eating for about a week, I blogged about my lunch episode on Friday. When I say difficulties I mean, I’ve been getting acid reflex (first time since being banded) and I get a lump in my throat from time to time. I have been able to eat and drink, but it’s been more challenging.

Over the weekend I decided I needed to see my doctor and find out what was going on. Either I am being paranoid or something isn’t right.

So, I was on the phone to my doctor’s office first thing this morning and fortunately they could squeeze me in this morning.

Upon arriving I was escorted to the x-ray room. Martha (the x-ray tech and support group leader, who is also banded) said, “What are you doing here girl?”

“I’m either paranoid or something isn’t right”, she laughed and said let’s find out.

We did a barium swallow and as my doctor said, “It looks perfect.”

“So, I am paranoid?”

“No, you are aware of your band and something changed.”

“So what am I doing wrong? Why the acid reflex now?”

“Could be you irritated your band in some way or it could be that you need a fresher on the basics. Size of your bit, how much you chew, time between bits. Maybe you need to get that egg timer back out that we gave you at your first post op visit.”

“Funny, just last night at dinner my husband had to tell me to slow down on my bits.”

We talked a little more and I was on my way feeling so much better. End result is something wasn’t right and that something was me. I was slipping back into old habits.

It’s time to dust off that egg timer, cut my bits smaller and chew, chew, chew. Everything I tell newbies to do.