Hey everyone,

Most of you know about my saga - of the either never fixed slipped band or the twice slipped band. I have an appt on Aug 6th - I figured it wasn't an emergency. Everynite I take 3 different reflux meds and sleep propped up on 3 pillows just to get some sleep. A couple times a week, I cough up a mouthful of stomach acid, run and spit it in the bathroom sink. Last nite, I slept pretty well till 4:30 am. I was awakened by a mouthful of acid when I coughed. Ran into the bathroom and spit it in the sink. It was then followed by a good 2 minutes of vomiting acid (brown liquid that burns).

Ok, here's the TMI part - if you're squeamish you might not want to continue. I vomited up a whole black bean. Not too weird, if I'd actually had a black bean in the last day or so. Had black Beans for dinner 4 nites ago. Not only was it weird to see a whole one in there (thought I was good at chewing my food), but also that I'd eaten them 4 nites ago (Monday nite). Last nite was probably the worst stomach acid I've had thus far. Brushed my teeth and went back to bed. Actually forgot about it today till a little while ago, when I told my husband what happened. He thinks I should call my dr's office. It's now a Friday nite and there's no one in the office on the weekend. It's not truly an emergency (at least I don't think).

What do you guys think about finding food in my stomach from 4 nites ago? Shouldn't that have been passed by now? I remember taking a nutrition class in college and learning you digest your food in 24 hrs. Should I be concerned?

Thanks!

Marci

PS: I'll try not to bother you guys about my stories of acid reflux for a while!

First of all it is no bother thats what this board is here for.

Call your dr. To you it may not seem like an emergency but waiting even till Mon may cause more harm than good.

Good luck

Wendy

I agree call your doc right away

Lassie

Yes, I think it is an issue. At the very least go back to liquids!! It is not normal to vomit food eaten four days prior.

Does your doctor have an answering service? Mine does and will call you back to at least consult over the phone on whether or not it needs to be addressed now.

My surgeon's office has 24/7 coverage for medical issues to be addressed...I've only called once, (very late evening) when I was experiencing the intense pain from pancreatitis to ask for instructions. It's much better to have answers than to get stressed from a lack of information.

When my son is on call for his practice, he just has calls forwarded to his cell phone from the answering service, and deals with the problem as necessary. I've overheard him call in prescriptions to the pharmacy on weekends and give the patient instructions to deal with the situation if it is not an emergency. It's just a part of his career...and if it is an emergency, he instructs them to go to the ER.

That said...call your surgeon even if it is a weekend. If you have concerns it's a valid reason to call. This episode may also provide some key medical information to the physician.

I hope you will feel better fast...