Well some say your not truely a bandster until you feel the punch of a PB. Count me as official!

About 3 weeks ago I had my 1st. Thank goodness I was with my mom who knew about the surgery. Dry chicken was the culprit. I made myself throw-up & it took 45 mins of slime & pain & 3 throw ups to go away.

The second was minor just about a week later & lasted only 10 mins. I simply ate too fast.

But last nite was the whopper of all PBs.

Infact when I compair the last two they don't even count.

It was over an hour long & was HORRIBLE chest pain. Crying, drippy nose, huge pain in gut & chest & I was sooo scared.

I had ate the toppings to pizza about 4 slices. The nite before I ate 2 slices no problem. Just the top-no bread. Well day old pizza must be a different beast. I will never eat it again. I made myself throw up to try & release the pressure & it helped but barely. Than I began to throw up all on my one. Very hard & fast. It was actually violent. I tried calling my Doctor & spoke w/an assitant. I could barely talk to her & she really couldn't help, all she said was wait it out & she was so sorry I had to go through this. Also if it continues for another 2 hours go to the hospital. I knew there wasn't anything she could do. The slimes were horrible & many & I was so tired at this point. Than I threw-up again! This time I think everything came up & out & the pressure on my chest was finally gone.

Today my gut & chest & weirdly my side on the right are very very very bruised feeling. I have been staying home all day & barley doing anything. Yes I am sticking to liquids. My throat is sooo sore. The doctors office called to check up on me- how cool is that!!! They are so wonderful. I feel blessed to have gone to them. Well the only bright side is maybe I can break this weight plateau I've been at forever. I just wish it wasn't this way.

I have only 1cc in by the way. I usually never feel alot of restriction. Just sometimes in the morning & once in awhile some days in the afternoons. Isn't that weird?? I hope tomorrow I don't feel this soreness. Well I guess I am no longer a PB virgin;0)

Oh poor you.. Hope you get to feeling better:)

Take Care Sis, hope you're feeling up to snuff soon.

Oooooouch feel better.

Oh no!!!!! I'm sooo sorry you had such a yucky time of it!

Yes, cold pizza tops are weird, I got stuck horribly on one.

{{{{{{{{{{{{{HUGGS!!!}}}}}}}}}}}}}}

comming from a PB VIRGIN (LOL) i dont ever want to PB if that is what one is. omg!! that sounds so freaking horrible! I wish you a quick recovery from it.

Yeah, the chest pain really is something, isn't it? Heartburn x 1,000. I wasn't prepared for how that would feel either.

Glad you're feeling better!

Ugh - you poor thing. I hope you're feeling better now. I never thought I'd say this, but I hope to die a virgin! PB, that is...

What does pb stand for?? I know what it means for sure after reading this...so sorry fro you. But have been wondering the term for it?

What does pb stand for?? I know what it means for sure after reading this...so sorry fro you. But have been wondering the term for it?

Pb means productive Burp. Which I think doesn't describe nor come close to what you go through. Its when things get stuck & have no way to go up or down for a period of time. When I went through the 1st one & than a week later the 2nd I thought well--"Ok so this hurts & its a discomfort but I got through it & can live through another if I had too."

Well I was sorely mistaken! That last one I had on Thursday is still causing my gut & side to hurt this morning which is Saturday. I truely though I was going to have to go to the hospital. Now all I can think is did I do some damage to myself.:0( The assitant at the office thinks not because I can keep food(mushie)down & she says that when banded- throwing up gets a whole new meaning to your body. I will always get a flu shot from here on out if I am able too.

Hope you feel better by now! Just be careful when you add back the solids!

Thanks for explaining...I HOPE that I NEVER will go thru this. lol...Hope that you feel better.

Christina I sure hope you don't have any more of those bad PB's again!! Hope your doing okay now and take care to chewing really good from now on.

Christina,

I had a couple of little pb's before and then yesterday (Friday) I had the mother PB (like yours) after a fill. I think we need to give them different names - baby pb's and Monster PB's or something.

My dr is working out of town for 5 day although I did call him this morning. He gave me his out of town number to contact him - thank goodness. Since he is a fairly new band surgeon, I am his first patient to report this Monster PB thing.

I PBd last night and had alot of acid reflux through the night - first time ever. Now I know what acid reflus is. This morning I had trouble with water but beef broth was okay. I did manage to keep down enough water this afternoon to get my pills down but it was uncomfortable. I had a protein shake a little bit ago and that was fine.

So the weird thing is, it seems like I am only having alot of pain with water. Have you experienced that? Since I can get fluids down, I don't think I need an unfill but am wondering if the water thing ever happens to anybody else.

I am glad everything turned out. I however last week on August 3 was not so lucky. I had the same thing happen to me but ended up in ER and they had to unfill me to get it to go away. It was soooooo painful I feel what your words in your message. I guess we all have to learn the hard way one way or another.

Road Queen- Yes I have had problems w/water being painful. Isn't it weird?! Its like a stinging feeling when it hits the back of the throat & goes down. I will say it would only last one day usually. I have zero idea as to why this happens. Logically the protein shakes feel good because they coat your throat I would say. They usually are the one thing I can count on that will make me feel better. My side is feeling fine this morning which is Sunday, finally.

Jamieh- So sorry you had to go to the hospital. How scary & very painful! If I hadn't had been able to make myself throw-up & than continue to throw-up on my own , I would have been right behind you at the ER. Your right I guess we learned the hard way. Sorry you had to go through what you did. It must have been a very scary situation. I am sure you were worried not only about your pain but about your band & the possiblity of it slipping. I am much more conscientious of how I swallow & how much after going what I went through.