Has any Febsters been really sick with the band yet?? I haven't had any major problems since being banded but now I've got the sinus crap with the sore throat and now it's spreading to the lungs and making me hack and cough. I don't think coughing hurts the band, right? I'm scared the pills will be too big to take or it might effect my band. I'm suppose to get a fill tomorrow.. :-( Has anybody else gone through this yet?

No, I'm sorry. If your worried you could try the pillow trick.

I've just had bad, bad allergies. Sneezing a ton and sometimes feel a little pain in the port area but the doctor didn't seem too concerned about it. As far as pills go, try to get everything in liquid. I had to have a prescription rewritten even though I told them liquid before hand. You can take em by crushing them and then putting them in yogurt or SF pudding but it's such a pain. Tylenol Liquid Blast and I were good friends when I had a toothache.

Hey CC, My doc gave me a card for any prescription med that I get to either be cut or in liquid form. I take prenatal vitamins on my own and just cut them myself..so I would think your pills should be okay, but as far as your coughing?? I don't know?? I have sinus drainage all the time but so far it hasn't bothered my band that I know of. Hope you're feeling better!

I've had the sinus crap that you are talking about. I think it was allergies to the construction dust in my office, sore throat, cough, etc for two weeks. My main problem was nothing sounded good to eat but ice cream (not a real good choice for a lap band patient) I called the doctor and asked for cough syrup and she sent more Loratab elixer, If I had known that would work I would have taken some of what I had. Now I have two bottles and have probably taken four teaspoons of it. GRRRRRRR. It makes me have weird dreams but the coughing stops so I guess it is a trade off.

Hot tea helped the sore throat too.