I have posted a few times about my issue and no one seems to ever have experianced what I am going through, that is a good thing for all of you. It is soooooo freak'n painful to eat. This has been going on for like 2 months now, even water is like swallowing a rock. It used to be that if I wasn't eating i felt normal but now even when i dont attempt to eat or drink I have a constant headache that comes( as silly as it sounds) from my throat. I have been to the doctor several times, just did the barium test and awaiting results.They dont have any idea what it might be??? But I have not eat'n in a week, just broth 1 time a day, and water and OJ. I am miserable!!! DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY SUGGESTIONS AS TO WHAT IT MIGHT BE??? IM SO AFRAID ITS IRREVERSABLE AND IS MAKING ME REALLY DEPRESSED THAT I DID THIS TO MYSELF!!!

The role of dehydration in restriction

Recently, MoonShadowRN has posted that when you are dehydrated, you are much tighter. When you are drinking lots of liquids, you loosen up.

This finally helped me make sense of why I could have gotten SO loose, needing another fill - then suddenly tightened up as tight as I was a few days after my first fill.

I have never been a heavy drinker -- tho when carbonated soft drinks are onhand, that can change.

Since my banding, I have tried tea, Crystal Lite, plain bottled Water, even tap water, but it has been hard to keep up the volume -- but I drank anyway and needed another fill - badly.

Now I am tight again, and I find I can control the degree of tightness.

But you can't get SO dehydrated that you can no longer drink. I think the woman who started this thread needs to be hooked up to an IV (or an NG tube) and very well hydrated til she can drink easily again.

It is highly improbable that a few weeks of banding can cause scarring and restriction.... and I say that the banding surgeon needs to see a fluroscopy (not xrays) of the barium going down to know what is happening.

I advise a hydration ASAP -- several pints, til urine is pale straw colored -- and then a trip to the surgeon for diagnosis and treatment.

Theresa

I'm taking pepcid AC at 4X the usual dose to help heal the reflux. Also have the head of my bed up on two bricks and a prop up pillow. I'm going to wait until I have better insurance coverage before I get more tests done. If I do have esophageal narrowing, they can do a dilation by pushing a rod down your throat with local anaesthesia. Oh yeah, I can just imagine not totally freaking out with that treatment! My surgeon was Dr. Pedro Kuri in Tijuana.