Got banded today. After surgery I had a barium swallow. That icky crap you drink wasnt going into my intestines. They had me lay on my right side for 15 minutes. Then they took more pics and the icky stuff had moved down. Apparently when the radiologist told the dr the dr said for me not to be discharged w/out him coming to talk to me about it. They did let me have water and I did fine with it. After waiting for 4 hrs for dr (he had surgery at another hospital) he said since I was doing ok I was fine to leave. The radiologist tech said sometimes this happens bc of swelling. WTH? Dr made it seem like a big deal and then it wasnt. Did that happen to anyone else?

No one??!! Crud, now I'm really worried.

sorry cant help didnt have the swallow test... they give you water and apple juice where i had it done and if any probs then do the test... maybe he was being safer then need be??.. are u drinking ok ??

My surgeon required an overnight stay and the following morning I has to do a barium swallow before I could drink anything. My first fill was also done that way. I wouldn't worry about it.

I'm sure they wouldn't have sent you home if it wasn't okay. Everybodys insides are swollen after surgery. Just follow all ur docs instructions and you'll be fine : )

I had the barium test done the day after surgery. I wasn't allow to eat/drink anything until after the test. After the test was over, I was allow to decaf tea, water, apple juice, and/or jello. My d/c'd was not delayed.