uncle, i put a call into dr office today. waiting back

i have had no fills yet, but as of last friday, i believe my body is acting as if i might of had a fill

eveything i eat, i feel pain as it passes thru

and i can no longer eat as much as i did in the pass

right away there is pressure and pain in the middle of my chest

i could not eat a bowl of oatmeal this morning i got 1/3 to 1/2 way thru and the pain started where i had to get up and pace around

last week i could of finished the bowl

not sure of why the change?

any idears

thxs deb

First of all I think a call to your Dr. will not hurt anyone, and is likely a good idea.

My guess, and that's all it would be at this point, is that for some reason you have some swelling. You may have eaten something that was a little harder to pass through, and caused your stomach to swell. Swelling will act just like a new fill, it reduces the passage way. Until you hear from your Dr. I would stick to thin liquids, and try some Aloe Vera juice, several here swear by it's soothing properties. The problem in continuing to try to "eat" is setting up a swelling pattern, which can lead to further complications. Eat, PB, swell....Eat PB, swell.....it is better to let it calm down and begin again with liquid to mushies, and then on to food again, once the stomach has settled down.

Hormone fluctuation also causes different levels of tightness in the band...so you might take that into consideration.

Let us know what the Dr. has to say.

Good Luck, hope you feel better soon!

Kat

dr's got back to me

they told me to go on liquids for a few days, just as you said

then try food slowly again

if it still happens i am to go in for a slip test

thanks i hope it is swelling, that was not one of the dr idears

he said i could have something stuck, or band slip

i like your idear better

thank you again

deb

uncle, i put a call into dr office today. waiting back

i have had no fills yet, but as of last friday, i believe my body is acting as if i might of had a fill

eveything i eat, i feel pain as it passes thru

and i can no longer eat as much as i did in the pass

right away there is pressure and pain in the middle of my chest

i could not eat a bowl of oatmeal this morning i got 1/3 to 1/2 way thru and the pain started where i had to get up and pace around

last week i could of finished the bowl

not sure of why the change?

any idears

thxs deb

Can you handle food better in the evenings? I swell over the smallest thing. The last swelling was from chicken hanging up. You would think we would learn to quit trying to eat some of the things that hang up. I would suggest switch to liquids until evening and then try something soft to start with and then test a little. Some of our stomachs are just super sensitive.

Let us know how it goes. If you are in real pain please call the doc. My doc says you will know when you have a slip and will seek care for the reflux type pain. I just have a feeling that you do not have a slip but rather have an inflammed stomach lining with associated swelling.

Kay in Saint Jo Mo.

kay

thanks for your time, i have to say people here are great

going to do liquids for a bit

you might have a point, with the morning thing

i work rotating 12 hr shift and it started right after my last night

i could of do it when i woke up , and had supper with the family

which would of been my breakfast time body wise

i quess i'll know more after the liquid phase again

thanks again

deb

Hi Kat

I am extremely new to these forums and have had great interest in reading everyones posts and experiences. I have just seen the doctor and have been put on an 8 to 12 month waiting list so just have to twiddle my thumbs now and try topass the time quickly Just wondering, and excuse my ignorance, what PB is ? i know it will be sumthing very obvious but just cant work it out. thanmx and good luck and well done to all of you

:notagree My stepdaughter is a nurse and does shift work, mostly nights at the

hospital and she has never been able to eat much during the daytime.

Normally, she will be sleeping during the day and getting up around 3 - 4 pm to go to work..........so her time to eat is between 8 pm - 1 a.m.???

Its like daytime is mornings for her? She has been this way since she got her band almost a year ago?

So the shift work could be confusing your band and its kind of like lot of us that are more restricted in the morning and can eat more later in the day.

:hungry: ........