RoninSD

I just want to thank all of you for all of your support. I will see my doctor as soon as I get home. I have actually been on vacation in Central California (making it harder to skip eating good stuff) and I will make an appointment with Dr. Huacuz when I get home. I woke up this morning and I am back at square one...Its always harder for me in the morning and throughout the day. Only at night do I even have a chance to eat or drink anything.

LAPBANDTALKER- I too had my band "installed" by Dr. Huacuz! I live in San Diego so I get my fills directly from him. I have found that cold liquids help, so one hour ago I had some frozen water ice...Orange....After eating the ice slowly, I was able to drink nearly 60 oz. of water followed by some clear soup. wow...the cold liquids really work. I truly appreciate all of your help. I plan on following Dr. Huacuz's recommended 14 day liquids but I do think that my stress level went down after getting some fluids in me. I have been freaking over getting dehydrated. Thanks a lot for the support!

Thanks for the reply! I have a 4cc band with a .8 fill from an original .5 fill. Funny thing is, I had ZERO complications after the fill. The problems started months later.

I had the Lap-Band proceedure done in early July of 2008, with my most recent fill taking place in late August. I have lost nearly 70 pounds to date with no complications whatsoever until Mid-November. At that time I began experiencing difficulty with keeping food down. I could not understand why I was having problems all of a sudden, considering the fact that I have been eating slowly and in smaller amounts. My ability to hold down food has progressively gotten worse, especially since December 1st. Since that time, I can barely hold down liquids. As of this date, I cannot even hold down saliva and must spit into a cup in order to prevent me from throwing up every minute. My vomit is NOT acidic, so I assume that it is not even making it into my stomach. SOMETIMES I can actually get Fluid down (like every two days during a 1 hour window with constant prepping with small amounts of fluids) and even some food, but it comes at a cost...the day AFTER getting some food down, my esophagus closes up and I cannot eat or drink a THING for at LEAST 24 hrs. I am very nervous. My doctor says to go on a 14 day liquid diet but I cannot even hold down SALIVA let alone liquids. I cannot believe that this is due to my fill because I did not experience ANY complications until months after....Anyone have any suggestions or ideas?