I seem t have a head cold with nasal congestion. Has anyone become really tight while sick. I hurt my throat last week with potato chipcs my fault Kellte cooked dont go down. But now I am sick and am really really tight. I havent been sick since I had my lap band last year and was wondering if the cold or the phlem is cloging me up?

Rae

banded 10/08

start weight 316

weight today 150

I've had sinus drainage and it caused me to get so tight I had to have a small unfill. My doc told me to take robitussin DM MAX to help 'thin the drainage out' and it worked. Even when I don't have any symptoms but the drainage I take a dose and it really helps. The DM MAX has the same active ingredient as mucinex and doesn't cost as much. Hope this helps!

Hi:

My doc warned us that we could become extra tight if we had post nasal drip from a cold. He said to call to get a slight unfill if we got tight from a cold.

You might want to try having frequent hot beverages to help you through this tight time too.

Hope you feel better soon.

Sue

I'm lucky that I dont become problematically tight but I definitely tighten up with a cold.

The other thing I've noticed is that when I've caught anything viral, you know, that type of thing that starts with the chills and the aches and pains, I always get a BAD stomach ache now since banding. Its always one of my aches and I really cant eat. Not that you really want to when you feel like that, but I really cant. It just hurts.

And that time of the month of course. I often get a surprise PB once a month to let me know what to expect in a day or two.

I have a cold at the moment as well. The drainage seems to be the culprit of feeling yucky, nauseated and tight. I even had problems getting down a warm cup of tea. My appetite is less, which is good, but when I do eat everything feels "wierd". Can't describe it. It's almost like an ache, like I'm hungry, but if I eat, it's worse. I know I'm not hungry. Even my port hurts, but I think that's because I'm a little irregular since getting sick. Either that or it's from all the coughing. Not sure, but I do have consistant tummy aches.