jenjencan

hey everyone,
this is my first time writing... im almost 4 years out from being banded. other than esophageal spasms almost 2 years ago, ive had absolutely no complications. i reached my goal weight about a year and a half in, had all my fill removed almost 2 years ago and have maintained my weight. about 2 months ago i started having pain in my upper abdomen. the pain is right where you would have discomfort if you got stuck... the pain radiates to my back in between my shoulder blades its worse at night and wakes me up. its hard to get a deep breath when an "attack" is occurring. they last anywhere from 2 to 30 minutes. they are not food specific... actually had an attack about 30 minutes ago and hadnt eaten anything all day. my first thought was gallbladder, but now im concerned about slippage. any body else had something similar? i go to my surgeon on wednesday, but of course i will spend the next few days researching lol

First off u need to be drinking 4 bottles of Water a day. If your dehydrated u will have lots of problems from dizzy to confusion. Second, pain is normal, hungry is normal. But your swollen so drink some broth.. And water.. It will get better

when i had emergeny gallbladder surgery, the pain is where you described (my upper back and in between my shoulder blades)
would subside after about 20 min but i had this 3 times and ended up in the er 3 different times before hub told dr i was staying til they fix me