I think I'm in big trouble with my band right now. I pray someone has a wonderful idea for fixing this because I need to be able to eat and drink something soon. I haven't had food since last Sunday.

Here's how my week has been:

Saturday- Got an additional .6 fill in my band for a total of 2.8 in a 4cc. band.

Sunday- Waited 24 hours to eat as the fill dr. instructed. Did fine.

That night, hamburger got stuck tight.

Monday- Couldn't even hold down a drink of Water until the Dr. said to try

a hot liquid. It went down.

Tuesday- liquids all day...but rushed the two days on liquids orders of my

doctor and had some chicken. Well, at least I swallowed it. It

came back up.

Wednesday- Not even a sip of water would stay down. Went back to fill

doctor. He checked my band to see it was still in place. He

emptied my band to let me drink, then replaced

2.4. He ordered a liquid diet until Sunday.

Thurs.-Sat.- Did fine on an all liquid diet.

Today- Tried to eat, got stuck, now, even water hurts tremendously and

isn't going down.

I really need help. What can I try? My doctor is a 5 hour drive away, and I've already made that trip twice in a week. Does anyone have any suggestions on how to stop that horrible running to the bathroom side effect during an all liquid diet?

Aloe Vera juice can really help with sensitivity. You can buy it from WalMart in the Pharmacy area.

Thank you all for sharing your experiences. I am to be banded on 3/20 and am trying to learn everything I can. Without LBT, I wouldn’t know where to turn. Each and everyone of you have helped so many of us "newbies" grain valuable information. I know I would have lost it already if it wasn’t for LBT. Knowing what I might expect (even the not so fun parts) keeps my mind at ease. Thank you again for sharing ALL of your experiences.

The same thing happened to me, but I went a lot longer thinking it would get better. Try liquids and soft foods for a week.

Best wishes koala...I love that you have stayed positive despite the irritation...keep it up...thats the spirit...

becky

wow ! thanks for all the info, I was banded 4-16-2008, I'M in a rut with what to eat.... 10 months later and I still don't know what to eat. I fiigured out what not to eat, just what to eat is a mystery every day!