Diatheke

I had my second fill today. We stopped at Burger King on the way home. (great idea right?) I had about three bites of my hamburger and a few fries WHILE drinking my cold ice tea. Needless to say I was in a bit of pain rather quickly. I thought I was eating slow but I forgot about the no drinking while eating thing. The pain pretty much subsided on the rest of the hour long drive home.
I get home and decide to take my meds and take a nap so I put my pills in my mouth and shoot them down like I have for years with a couple huge gulps of cold ice Water. This is when the pain really begins! It hurt so freakin' bad... pretty sure I am having an esophageal spasm. Its a pain I am actually already familiar with due to my rather large hiatal hernia that I had fixed during my band surgery.
I've eaten a certain way for so long I do it without thinking. I am going to have to chew,chew, chew, eat small and avoid drinks while eating. When I do drink I am going to avoid cold.
I am currently sitting here with a heat pad on my chest, seems to be helping a little but wow... If I wasn't already a little familiar with this intense pain I would think I was having a heart attack.
Live, learn and keep on keepin' on I guess.

You must be excited and anxious, Angelface. I know you will be so happy !

Having my surgery May 13

Way to go! Welcome to the club. Best wishes to you both.

yahoo to you both hugs

I had my surgery yesterday too! Congrats to you!!

Congrats to you both!

Best wishes and much success. Hoping you find it the best tool ever like I have!

My surgery is scheduled for May 1st and I'm excited and anxious!! I'm nervous about the 2 week liquid diet more than anything.

I had my surgery yesterday and am now home. A little sore but not too bad. Its the first day of my new way of life.

I had my surgery yesterday and am now home. A little sore but not too bad. Its the first day of my new way of life.

I had my surgery yesterday and am now home. A little sore but not too bad. Its the first day of my new way of life.

I had my surgery yesterday and am now home. A little sore but not too bad. Its the first day of my new way of life.

I had my surgery yesterday and am now home. A little sore but not too bad. Its the first day of my new way of life.

I had my surgery yesterday and am now home. A little sore but not too bad. Its the first day of my new way of life.

I had my surgery yesterday and am now home. A little sore but not too bad. Its the first day of my new way of life.

I have my pre-op consultation tomorrow at noon and surgery Thursday at 7:00 am. I am in Scottsbluff, Nebraska in the hotel that belongs to the hospital. We came a day early due to a blizzard warning. I've worked a long time to get this done and I was not going to let some snow stop me.
My wife is more worried than I am... LOL but I don't get too worked up about much. I always joked that if the end of the world comes I will be sitting in my lawn chair with a beverage enjoying the show.

Congrats! I'm 12 days post-op, and felt the same way as you....I want my life back! My weight keeps me from doing things that I want to do, and I'm sick of it.
Surgery is never fun, but keep your eye on the big picture. The post-op issues are only temporary, and then you'll be on your way to a new....you :-)
Good Luck!

The surgery wont be too bad and you will do just fine. Good Luck...

Congrats on your upcoming life changing surgery!! It will be a life long journey but you have lots of support here and if you need to talk (even though we don;t know each other) I am here for you to listen. Good Luck!!!