I finally got another fill. It is helping alot. Weight loss has started again. Yeah!

Chest pain and sour stomach: I noticed more aching in my chest in general after this fill. It's really bad today. I think it's probably related to my sour stomach. I ate something yesterday that is not sitting well on my stomach. It's a miracle I haven't puked yet. I really hate getting food poisoning. How do banster's deal with food poisoning and sour stomach with the band?

Shoulder Pain: When I went to get my fill I was told my shoulder pain is probably do to a stomach ulcer. It does make sense. My shoulder usually hurts when my stomach is empty, and it makes not difference if the pouch is full or not. Also milk makes the pain go away. However I'm still kind of shocked because I've never had issues with stomach ulcers until now. Are ulcers more common in those who have been banded?

that is new to me???? stomach ulcer and shoulder pain I was told the shoulder pain that might occur after surgery was due to the gas placed in the stomach to help distend the area? humm i HOPE you feel better, you didnt get any diarerra? food poisoning usually does that.

had my second fill, it is definately different than the first, I am not at soft food yet, liquids barely go down. fill was on monday the 16th. Pretty tight still.

PATTI

Congrats on your second fill

Usually they think it's gas right off the bat, but I'm over six months out from surgery. So I think that's why she thought it was something else.

Several months after surgery, I experienced shoulder pain after I ate. Apparently a strain on the diaphragm (i.e. where the port is sewn in) causes pain in the shoulder. Mine was always in the left. As everything settles in the pain eventually goes away.