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Has anyone had pain in there upper chest when eating or drinking something? I have had my band for 3 years and never had this problem. I haven't been throwing up and it all of a sudden started. Sometimes I feel it if I breathe real deep or exhale too much, but it always happens when I drink or eat. It's not that I am eating too much because that's a different pain and I have had that before . I made an appointment with my doc, but I wasn't hoping that some one has had this problem and might be able to help. I have tried gas medicine and ibuprofen and that didnt touch the pain.

I had my gall bladder removed a year ago 2 years after having my band. I was having intense back pain and if I pushed on my stomach right under my right breast it was painful. PLEASE don't let your pain which you think is gall bladder go to far. I did and ended up in the hospital for a week with pancreatitis, a kidney infection and had to wait a week before they could do surgery on me. This was all because I waited to long and stones were blocking up my system. It is an incredible pain. Go to your primary doc, they will send you for an ultrasound and be able to tell if you have gall stones.

Skinnymom ~ So what did the doc say ir do when you went to him? I am having the same thing where when I eat or drink something I have pain right in the center of my chest. I am not throwing up or anything its just a pain.

Wasn't sure where to post this at, but I started on birth control 4 days ago to regulate my periods. I had a little dizziness, fatigue and nausea over the past few days, but I can deal with that. I am now having shooting pains in my stomach that have now worked there way to my back. I called my PCP, she knows about my band and said that this was normal. I have never taken birth control before so didn’t know what to expect and I usually don’t have side effects to meds. Has anyone else had these problems or know of a way to make the pain less painful? Of course I am freaked out because the pain is in my stomach and that's where my band is, but I haven't read anything here that taking birth control is a no-no. I also went to my lap-band doc yesterday because I have had a problem waking up in the middle of the night with coughing and then throwing up so I am scheduled for an Upper GI next week. Hopefully the birth control pill side effects and my coughing are two different issues that just happen to effect me at the same time.

I have been banded for about a year and a half and I just started having the problem where I wake up in the middle of the night coughing and then I vomit a little no matter if I ate 1 or 4 hours before I went to bed. I never had this problem the first year I had the band and always used to sleep on my stomach, butn ow I cant do that anymore. It doesnt matter if I am sick or not it just happens when I sleep on my stomach or if I laugh really hard. I hope this doesnt mean I need to have my band removed or all of my fill removed because even though the weight loss has slowed way down I havent gained back any of the weight I lost and that is a miracle! I have an appointment with my doc in two weeks so we'll see what he says.

I was wondering once you get to where you need to be with your fills if the saline ever needs to be changed after a while?

I have flown several times and I have never beeped!

I never had the sensation of "fullness" until my 4th fill. I was amazed on how much I could still eat thinking I stretched out my pouch at 2 CC's and then when I had my 4th fill (6 months after surgery) that brought me to 2.5 CC's and now I feel restriction with everything I eat and sometimes drink. Good Luck!

Heck ya almost every day up until surgery I ate till I was stuffed. You would of thought food was going out of style. My favorite was an Ultimate sub combo from Publix with the soda, chips and macaroni salad. I had this meal at least once or twice a month. I thought I would miss that meal the most and come to think of it this is probley the second time I have thought of it since I was banded in August of 2004. I know I can no longer eat bread or rolls, but it does not bother me in the least and I am shocked I feel this way because my whole life I have eaten them. I can eat the insides of a sandwich, but for me to finish a whole sub these days will take me several days. I also don't miss the soda. The only time I miss carbonation is when I am out and a beer is cheaper than a glass of wine.

Maybe I wasn't looking in the right area but I couldn't find the protein drink you were talking about on the website. What is the name of it? Also you take the vitamist as a multi vitamin?

Because my doctor is new at fills the way their office does it is....a nurse looks for my port using an ultrasound machine. Once the port is found the doctor numbs the area and then uses a different needle filled with saline to fill my band. I learned the other day that the doc knows when he finds the port because the needle will fill up with the saline already in my band because of the pressure then he injects what I had in the band plus more. I am still a little nervous to watch it when he is filling me, but the nurses say it's neat. I am 6 months out and you can still see my scars. They look a lot better then what they did and seem to be fading, but only time will tell. A few of my scars seem to be a bit bumpy, but I'm not concerned with the way they look because I thank god I had the surgery done! Good Luck!

If you call this number 800-500-8053 they will send you a free sample of there Protein bar and shake. I have tried the Raspberry Zing and Marshmallow Crunch and there not bad. The website is chocolate Raspberry Zing Low Carb Chocolate Peanut Butter Paradise Low Carb Autumn Apple Frost Peanut Butter Chocolate Pal Apple Cinnamon Celebration Peanut Butter Pal Chocolate Temptation Marshmallow Crunch shakes Chocolate Daydream vanilla Pleasure strawberry Smile Just Peachy Cappuccino Comfort banana Blessings Strawberry Banana Blush Blueberry Blush Organic Plain Soy Plain Soy

I noticed that when I was drinking my protein drink this morning it took me A LOT longer to drink the whole thing. I know the band is tighter in the morning so other than that until I eat solid food I don't know if 2.5 will be good for me!

I know it varies for everyone, but I was wondering at what CC do you feel full on a half a cup of food? I went for my fourth fill yesterday and my doc looks at me weird when I say I am not full after a 1/2 cup. Right now my band is at 2.5 CC's.