Esophageal spasms?

[Tlmarsh 15]

Lynn, I have had ES when I eat certain foods. What are they doing for yours? So far, when my band is tightened, I get ES. So now my band is loose, and I am waiting to let things heal before i go back for another fill. Let me know what happens or feel free to email me privately. Tracy

[Tlmarsh 15]

Was your band surgeon involved in the work-up for the complaints? He would be the first resource I'd have very active discussion with concerning these symptoms.

I've had some but way short of what you report, so maybe not the same.

Are these associated with swallowing anything, or just spontaneous when you move?

You can swallow fluids, yes? Or does that start spasms?

Is this a continuous and more-or-less equal degree, or building up to a greater discomfort over time? Does it stop as soon as you quit moving? Is it just trunk movement or any limb too that results in spasms?

Need more information, and any long distance speculation is little more than a guess.

I had episodes related to "first bite syndrome" which was related to being fill too tight; that was months and months after surgery though.

Keep us posted and we'll try to help you.

Jack, you posted a long time ago about esophageal spasms. I have been banded since last April but my ES didn't start until my third fill. My band wasn't tight, but I still couldn't eat solid Protein. Soft food and liquids go right down. Have you learned anything new for managing them? I was treated like a crazy person by my first surgeon, who I don't see anymore. He said it was all in my head...yeah, right! That severe pain is all in my head! Now I have a new surgeon but haven't met with him yet. I would like to know as much as I can about this. My band is wide open now, I need a fill and I am scared to get one with the ES...but I need one really bad...so in 2 weeks I will get a small fill and hopefully I can go slow enough to not trigger these spasms. Tracy