Long story SHORT! I went to the ER yesterday due to not being able to get down mushies... liquids SLOWLY. Had a barium swallow test done. It showed I have a PIN HOLE opening for food to pass through, no slip and the band is in the right place. My body is just severley swollen... Dr suggested wait till the cold goes away, go to liquids if no improvement, REMOVE THE BAND! I had it done June 2nd. Anyone have any suggestions for meds/vitamin drinks to reduce the esophagus swelling and the stoma swelling?

Was this the ER dr that said this? Or you surgeon? A friend of mine gets bad colds/respitory allergies and sometimes cant drink liquids. The dr removes fluid while shes ill. She usually has to wait a while before getting fluid back in bc shes swollen from all the mucus being built up near her band.

I met my Surgeon at the hospital in the ER... My band was closed tightly shut. I am completely unfilled. I did go and buy some aloe vera juice and sipped some. Wow it seems to coat the throat well and all the way down. Looks like I will be going to liquids for a good 5 days to see if this band will loosen up!

I had a bad sinus infection that took two rounds of antibiotics to kick - and I had to go get unfilled as I was having so much trouble being able to eat enough to keep my strength up. It was the pits. I am still unfilled as I have to pay $150 every time I get a fill/unfill so I have to save to get it filled again....hang in there, this is just a small bump in our journey!!

Kim