<img border="0" src="liquid diet to a T. And Iv gotten to move on to full liquids. Is it normal for it to have just a stuck feeling in my chest? Will that be there forever? Will I ever get used to it? Just needing some encouraging words..guess this part I didnt know about.. Anyone? Hellllloooo....sigh

Sincerely,

Lapbandchic73

I kind of felt that way too. It wasn't comfortable to drink. It is most likely the swelling. However, if you don't get relief soon, please get in touch with your doctor.

Yeah drinking seems to be hard. I have an appt with my doc this Thursday..Hopefully she can tell me if this is all normal to ease my fears..Thanks for the support. I have my family but they just done understand what Im going thru. "Eat mom...so your not hungry". What they dont understand is that just a half of pudding cup and I am full. LOL..

I kind of felt that way too. It wasn't comfortable to drink. It is most likely the swelling. However, if you don't get relief soon, please get in touch with your doctor.

How did you get your ticker to come up? sorry wierd question. I want to get mine up..but still new to it..cant seem to figure it out..Thanks

yes , you are swollen from surgery. i don't have the video anymore but if you can see what they have to do to get the band in and all the stitching etc. you would understand why you have swelling and that even liquids can get stuck. my suggestion is if you are unable to get any liquids down for 24 hours your doctor needs to be notified. you don't want to get dehydrated. that feeling would make you feel sick. take small just to wet the whistle sip of warm tea. slowly take a bit more and than more. just do it slowly.

as far as the ticker is concern, i filled out my surgery date ticker and it has never come up. perhaps another problem that alex needs to fix. send a email to him. he is good at responding.

Hello and welcome!

It is very normal to be swollen from surgery. It is also very important to get your fluids in you don't want to dehydrate. That said here are a few tips:

Ice pops are a great way to get fluids in and they help with the inflammation inside the throat and stomach while they go down they are soothing.

Decaffeinated tea will also help to relax the nerves in the esophagus and allow fluids to pass a little bit easier and this also will give you some fluids just be sure it is decaf. It also helped me with gas pain. You can sweeten with sweet n low or other substitute as needed.

Gas-Ex or Beano will help with the gas that also adds to that heavy chest feeling. Use a heating pad or hot Water bottle on your back or under your shoulders and neck to help the gas move.

Walk walk walk, that will get things moving and you should have some relief I felt that sitting up right rather then lying flat helped tremendously.

Ice packs really help on the wound sites specifically the port site.

When you drink use a medicine cup, one that you would measure cold medicine in and take tiny sips every minute or so.

Feel better soon!!!

You aren't stuck, since you've only been on liquids that's not possible. You're still very swolen and have a couple of days to go yet before you feel normal again. This isn't something you have to get use to, you will feel very little differently than you did before the surgery. The more weight you lose, the more you will be able to feel/see your port though.

Thanks everyone..I printed out all the suggestions that have been told me so I can have a quick glance view of it. The hydrating is my biggest thing Im doing wrong right now. So Ill definitly get to work on doing that more consecutivly. Thanks everyone..

Keep bottles of water by your bedside and drink everytime you get up to use the bathroom. Remember.... Tiny, tiny sips. Fell better soon!

I have my surgery on January 10th, so I have no idea what you are dealing with, but wanted to say "good luck and hang in there"...and please keep us posted as to when your stuck feeling ends and what your doctor said.

I had that exact same thing on day 4. I got to where I couldn't even drink and my urine was turning a dark color. It came on pretty fast and I was out of town. By the time I got hold of my doctor it was late in the afternoon and I progressed from fine in the am to sick in the pm. She took out all of my Fluid and I had immediate relief. She told me I was just really swollen. Everything has been great since and I have 5 cc in my band now.