Hi, I have not been on here for awhile but decided to try the app so here I am. I am coughing and spitting up mucus and or saliva at night it's waking me up sometimes the mucus or saliva is sometimes black don't know if that's due to what I drank or ate earlier. Don't think I'm too tight because I can eat just fine and plenty and have cut out eating too close to bedtime which helped a lot I just wanted to see if anyone else experienced this or I should b alarmed

No need to be alarmed but to be honest u need to see your surgeon/doctor and i wouldnt leave it either, black could indicate something you ate of course , but could also indicate old blood etc, just make an appointment and get it checked out, you shouldnt be waking choking / coughing with mucus, especially if you havent had it before .. good luck !

I had that waking and choking over the weekend and had some removed from my band today as it was too tight, sometimes i could eat normally othertimes i would stick on everything, so get it checked

Thanks for the advice. I really don't want to get any out I don't want to b able to eat anymore than I can now I am not chocking just coughing so hard mucus and or saliva come up forcefully sometimes. I had to get some out one time due to waking choking in middle if night. This is a little different but I agree I need to see my dr. And will its just not that bad so I haven't been urgent about seeing the dr.

Thanks for the advice. I really don't want to get any out I don't want to b able to eat anymore than I can now I am not chocking just coughing so hard mucus and or saliva come up forcefully sometimes. I had to get some out one time due to waking choking in middle if night. This is a little different but I agree I need to see my dr. And will its just not that bad so I haven't been urgent about seeing the dr.

Before surgery I had an EDG done to check if I had an hiatal hernia, and of course I did. I was always waking up coughing, choking and gaging. Along with me getting banded, I had the hernia repaired and I have been doing great ever since. I haven't awakened out of my sleep any. So yes, I will make an appointment with my surgeon and make sure you are ok. Best of luck!!!

I had a sudden onset of this which resulted in me spending two days in the hospital for aspiration pneumonia. Don't screw around with this because it can lead to big problems. I am currently unfilled as they think I was too tight. I was eating ok, but having trouble at times. When I did a upper GI, nothing would go down. Make an appointment and see your doctor. You may need a slight unfill to get rid of that. My band is just fine and did not move, just too tight.