Ok, so I go and get my chest x-ray this morning and my esophogram. The process was simple but the barrium was horrible! I didn't like the way it taste and how thick it was going down. I had to do it twice because the first x-ray machine had some technical difficulties ugh! I'm so glad that's over with lol. I'm being dramatic it wasn't that bad but it was bad enough.

I recently had to have an Esophagram done again to check my band and to be sure I had no hernia, etc. (I had been having some port site pain & swelling). I hadn't had one since I first had my surgery in September of 2010.

Forgot how awful that barium tasted, especially the part where they had me lay on my side and take continual giant swallows of the stuff. Ugh.

I felt so nauseated after the test.

Everything turned out fine with my test results & they think my swelling is likely just fat shifting around, And the pain may have been a pulled muscle from exercising, thankfully that subsided.

After all of these tests, it was revealed I have gallstones. Doctor can not band at the same time the gb is removed. I decided to have the gb removed before the lapband.....my journey will be delayed until August 1st. Surgery May 31st for gallbladder....I get to experience the pain twice....yippee....but still excited. .

I had my gallbladder removed 2 yrs ago this will be the dress rehearsal for the lapband from what I heard the recovery. Sounds the same due the gas & the location wishing you a speedy recovery with both procedures

My surgeon orders them with food. Tis lovely to dunk a sandwich in the stuff and chew it! Oh yeah...major YUM!!! NOT!

But he can see exactly what my pouch and restriction are doing, and if there is any reflux going on.

OMG! Just when it did not seem something could go from bad to worse. They need to make in Ranch flavored then.

OMG! Just when it did not seem something could go from bad to worse. They need to make in Ranch flavored then.

Yes!! I get to do it again on Wed. Last time it was bologna. Deciding what to take this time. Ugh.