I had my first fill of 1 cc last Tuesday. My doc told me fluids 24 hrs and soft food transition to regular food the 2nd 24hr. I was fine Tuesday and most of Wednesday, ate a very small amount of solid food at dinner wednesday night and within minutes felt like I had eaten one of those meals where you stuff yourself to the point of being sick. I couldn't get a good breath because it hurt so much to suck in the air. The pain was in my chest, my shoulder, back and stomach. It's gotten better, I went back to liquids, but if I take a bite of anything I get immediate pain in my shoulder and chest which I presume is acid reflux. I take reflux medicing every day and have for 20 years but it has never been like this. Should I continue to wait it out or check with doctor? I don't want to be a whiner but this sucks and I don't want to live the rest of my life like this.

Advice anyone??

i would call your doctor to just make sure. it could be that you are just too tight and you are swollen now. drink warm liquids for a day or two and see if that helps.

i would call your doctor to just make sure. it could be that you are just too tight and you are swollen now. drink warm liquids for a day or two and see if that helps.

Thanks, I actually did call right after I posted this, I'm lucky that one of his front office people had a lapband done last October, she has lost over 100 lbs and is a great resource. She also said it is possible something is still stuck, but more than likely I'm still not chewing enough and need to really watch what I eat because I may just be doing the same wrong stuff over and over.

I have lost 16 lbs. in the 3 weeks since my surgery, but the reflux is horrid. I also remembered that I stopped using my prescription reflux med. because my insurance thinks OTC will work as well. My co pay is $100/month. So, I'm filling it again, hopefully getting back to prescription strength and slow down the chewing will take care of this. Right now I can hardly sit up straight it hurts so much.