I have a strange thing happening & I'm not quite sure what it is:

First of all you need to know that I have had ZERO problems since being banded 8 months ago. I rarely PB & haven't had any pain. Smooth sailing...

3 days ago, I tried to eat a hot dog at a party we were at. (No bun, just the hot dog.) I ate it very slowly & it went down pretty good. I've eaten them once or twice before without any problems. I definately felt full when I was done & then a sudden gross feeling was in my throat. (Can't explain it!) I immediately went to the restroom where the entire hot dog came back up. I took it easy on eating the rest of the day.

The next morning I tried to drink a Soy Protein drink. After just 3 sips, it BURNED & it slowly went down. I waited 2 hrs. & tried to drink some Water. The water sat there for awhile & then slowly gurgled down. I still had a burning sensation in my throat. I am usually closed up in the AM & figured I was just EXTRA tight. At lunch I took 3-4 bites of some potato salad. I ate 4 bites of corn & I was extremely uncomfortable. I had to go sit down & the burning feeling came back. STRANGE!!

At dinner I drank a cup of apple juice very slowly. It felt fine. I then ate some tomato Soup & the burning feeling came back.

I woke up this morning & have the same problem!! Anything I drink just BURNS my throat. Eating seems impossible.

I had a fill 3 months ago & have had no problems at all. I've been able to eat normally until now.

I've had heartburn before & this doesn't feel like it. I don't know what Reflux feels like, but I am not feeling anything coming up which is what Reflux is supposed to be.

My doctor is in Mexico. I figured I'd ask all you wise people first before goin' cross the border.

Do you think this just something that will go away if I stay on Clear liquids for a few days?

Diane, hope things are going ok with the dr.

Diane and hubby went to Mexico.. her doc is in TJ so it might be a while before we hear from her.

Hope you're getting good news, Diane!

I was so bummed when I got on the computer at midnight, hoping to hear from Diane, and there was no new news. I don't know, I feel so bad. It sounds like such a painful and scary condition. I'll just continue to pray that whatever it is is being fixed painlessly...

Fingers crossed for a good report, Diane!!

Sounds like you have acid reflux. I had slippage and the only symptoms I had was the spitting up the black tar with really bad acid reflux. Please call you doctor and demand to get in immediately! I will pray for you!

Take care, Brenda

I'm much worse today!!! The burning in my throat never went away. I can't even keep liquids down. I am choking on a popsicle right now. I have a terrible pain at my band area & was up all night. I threw up black tar. (I didn't eat ANYTHING!!) These are not good signs!! I've got a call into the doctor. I'll let you know what I find out. :paranoid

I'm a little scared. After having no complications for 8 months - I now have this!!!

I live in AZ & traveled to Tijuana to see Dr. Ortiz who is my doctor. It was a 6 hr. drive. But, I am back home & happy!!!

First of all, I just have to tell you that MY BAND HAS NOT SLIPPED!! I was very scared that it had because I had all the symptoms of slippage. When the Dr. looked at my band under flouroscope, we saw that my stomach & esophagus were very swollen. Apparently, I had a blockage at the band area that caused everything to swell & then bleed. It bled into my stomach which was the black tar I threw up. The swelling & throwing up caused severe Reflux. The terrible pain I was feeling was the pressure from my band around my swollen stomach.

The doctor took out all the Fluid in my band & I was able to drink water!!! Up to that point, I was able to get only a few sips down at a time & it wasn't enough to keep my hydrated. I was feeling very weak!! It was wonderful to drink a whole cup of water!!!

My doctor told me to be on liquids for 3 days & to take Acid Reflux medicine 3x a day. He filled my band half way & then wanted to monitor me to make sure I was fine. I drank a shake & some chicken broth without any problems!! He gave me the okay.

One of the last things I had eaten before all these problems started was a Hot Dog. The doctor said that he has had a lot of people come in with similar Hot Dog stories. I can gaurantee you I will NOT be eating another hot dog.

The good news is that through this whole ordeal I lost 5 lbs!!! I do not reccomend this form of weight loss, however; I will take the 5 lb. loss!!

Thanks for all the concerns!! I feel very special knowing that I had so many people waiting for me to share what happened!! You all are WONDERFUL!!!

Diane,

I'm so glad to hear your band wasn't slipped. After reading through the posts and especially about the black tar vomit, I was really concerned. A slip wasn't my first idea when I read it, but I'll remember that symptom for future reference. :nerd:

I'll also remember the hot dog. Man.....Scary! :)

*WHEW*

Glad to hear it all turned out ok.

No more hotdogs for you!!

Hugs!

:]

Diane, I'm so glad everything worked out okay! I'll never touch a hotdog again. Probably not a big nutritional loss anyways, lol.

So glad to hear the good report....good as in no slippage. :nervous I am preband so I appreciate your post and will always remember NO HOT DOGS! Take care and get some rest. :notagree

Welcome back, sweetie! Great news! Dawg and I were talking about you yesterday - he said the tar was blood.. I said you got that darned hot dog stuck and that was causing the problems! hehe You could have just asked us!

So very glad to hear all is well. We were all praying for ya! *big happy hugs*

Oh, I am so glad for you! I was scared you had slippage as that is what I had, the black tar with acid reflux, when I had slippage. The Good Lord above is watching out for you and your band! I will continue praying the swelling and inflammation get better soon. Take care of yourself!

Diane, what good news! This sounds very much like what I had, in fact, with a lot of the same symptoms. You'll feel MUCH better once the medication kicks in. Take it VERY easy as you eat solid food again.

So glad you're better!!

Another good reason not to eat hot dogs! Get better soon! Glad our band is still safe!

So glad you are doing better Diane. I had been checking waiting on your reply. Here is another reason why I will never eat another hot dog!

Best wishes on your recovery.