I was banded last Tuesday the 21st and so far so good, tonight I had a couple of Tbsp's of watery grits and then my back started hurting really bad so I tried to walk it off thinking it was just gas, so then when it didn't subside I took a small dose of pain medication and then I got sick it was more than just a burp up of some of the pain medication I did it several times, now my left shoulder is sore (same side as port) but I don't have the back pain, do you think I could've done some damage I know that band slippage can occur when you have this happen soon after surgery. Should I call my doctor tomorrow or just see how it goes?

Thanks for any help.

Theresa

Did your doc say you could have the grits?

I agree with restless..grits? and u just got banded on the 21st? i was on liquids for 3 weeks 2 weeks on mushies ( i would consider grits as mushies)....i dont think theres any damage...did ur doc give u a plan u have to follow and what u should be eating? if the pain doesnt go away then call ur doc...but u should be on liquids til ur doc advances u 2 mushies...good luck

I did find it strange that on week two I could graduate to watery grits, cream of wheat as long as it was watery, but I won't have them again. I'll stick to just liquids and then week 3 I'm allowed to start having mushies. My pain in shoulder has subsided some but my back pain is still pretty bad sometimes but it has been since my surgery, some say it could still be the gas and then it could be that I had another procedure done at the same time and I was laying on that OR table a long time. Thanks for the responses, I'm taking it one day at a time.

If you didn't regurgitate the grits themselves, I'm not seeing that you were stuck on the grits. If, on the other hand the grits came up with the liquid, then I'd call it a PB and say the grits were just too soon.

I agree with Cathy, if you didn't re-gurgitate the grits it probably wasn't a PB. Keep in mind that right now you have very little in your stomache that sticks. Liquids go right through you. Whatever gave you the initial pain (could be the healing or left over gas) could have been exacerbated by the pain meds. Pain meds are sometimes really harsh on a tender stomache. Just FYI, my doctor recently told me that slips do happen but they aren't as common as people think, so try not to worry too much about them. Be careful and diligent always but don't stress to much either.

I am new to all of this and just cant figure out what PB means.. Would someone enlighten me???

Thanks everyone, the grits did not come back up it was just the pain medicine. Maybe my back pain is what made me sick, it was hurting really bad when I took the pain medicine but after I threw up or whatever it was my back felt a little better. I just know I'm ready for this back pain to be over, it's really the only thing bothering me and I was planning on going back to work today but I just can't stand the pain. I'm trying not to take any pain medication today except liquid tylenol to see if that will be enough since I can't work and take the other.

Theresa

Neilkelli, have you swallowed anything yet that just didn't seem to go down right but sat in your esophagus and hurt for a little while? Well, a PB is when that food that is stuck just refuses to move. Then you will start producing a lot of saliva to pave the way for it to come back up (often called "sliming"). Then you'll regurgitate the stuck food. It will come up hard and fast. It's not vomiting! There is no heaving of your stomach. It is just that stuck bite of food, with no stomach acid or anything else coming up. It's only happened to me once, BUT I just got a fill today that for the first time (it's only my third fill) makes me feel restriction, really feel it. Not guessing. SO I know I'll have to be much more careful to keep from having another PB.