I know it hurts because I overdid it Friday night. I should have stuck to Soup all weekend, but some never learn. Now I'm very sore. I know it's from overdoing it, but what is sore? Is it swollen? Bruised? Slipped?

Who ever feels uncomfortable pain. I'm not happy right now. I feel sick, too. Hold me.

When you say sore- what do you mean? Where is it sore? Is it only sore when you eat? Tell me more.

Megan

It hurts. Right down the middle of my sternum where my pouchy is. Even a lil off to the right (maybe gallbladder.) Just sore, like brusied. Like my band is squeezing too hard.

I only ate 3 pretzles early this morning cause I didn't have any Saltines, and that didn't feel too good. Then I had a Soup-at-Hand, Creamy Broc. Feels like there's a grapefruit stuck in my pouch.

I left work and came home. I don't like this squeezing me feeling. I also have some weird pain on the right in the gallbladderish region. Maybe a little UPSET STOMACH, IDIGESTION, ACID REFLUX, DIAREAH! (How does that Pepto song go?) Sorry, I won't be doing the Peptorena Dance, just off to bed.

Oh boy.... feel better Lisa. Listen to your body will yah. HUGS

i hope you feel better right now that you reading my reply

i just had also a painful night just of a bite of cabbage..

it stuck the f...

Sounds to me like the flu. My band hurts sometimes when food scrapes through it. I was just curious to see if that was what you were talking to.

Megan

No flu here, and it still hurts. I feel it squeezing hard. I'm on liquid & mushies, and pudding filled me up. I'm having a bad time trying to call Lopez with no luck. Poop.

Lisa, this is the sort of thing I felt this summer when I overdid it and then overdid it again without resting. I had an unfill but think that a week or so on all liquids would have accomplished the same thing. I mean ALL liquids, though, not mushies and no cheating. If I ever have the same symptoms that's what I'm going to do.

The good news is that it's probably just irritated, not damaged in any way. But your tissues need to rest and any solid food just delays the healing. So call your doctor, absolutely, but in the meantime say hello to Protein drinks and soup!

Good luck, girlie, I hope you feel better soon.

I hope you feel better soon! You're our cheerleader! ((HUGS))

Call my doctor? That statement hurts my head because they all flood through my brain at once - Lopez, Kuri, Teng, Lopez, Billy. I'll call Billy.

Alex, THANK YOU! That's what I did (Soup, popsicles.) However, I cheated with pudding. No pudding? No smashed taters? Okay, I'm on liquids, so I need everyone to come over and hold me down, please. Hubby is off to the store for S/F popsicles, broth & soup.

I also have lump in my throat that's choking me, which I'm attributing to acid reflux. The squeezing is kind of a warm burn. Does that sound right? Time to take mental inventory and stick to liquids. That's why I didn't rush to the doctor because I figured they'd say the same thing unless I wasn't getting liquids down or vomitting. Thanks everyone. Sure feels poopy. Time to take mental inventory.

And the irony is that I gave up soda and goodies. See, my body NEEDS them!

Delaura I Am So Sorry You Are Feeling Bad. Get To The Doctor Girl.

You May Have A Blocked Stoma. Im No Doctor Mind You.but If It Was Me I Would Not Take Any Chances.let Us Know What You Find Out.hope You Get Up Tommorrow And It's All Better.

Lisa - HUGS for you - but if you try to drink a soda, I will still kick your butt... Be good - Carbonation is bad. Better a little FF pudding than carbonation and sugar.

Popsicles MMMMMMMMMMM.

Rene, I could hurl my low sodium broth all over this thread right now. A damn Coke would make me feel great. I have a very ugly mean look on my face right now. I didn't get sick till I gave the crap up. My band misses goodies. I am very close to throwing a temper tantrum now, so I better go lay back down. I want a Coke (regular or Diet, I don't care) and a fat ASS burp! Yes, I cussed.

I was thinking of a blocked stoma, but liquids are passing slowly. I put a call into my doc but he didn't call back. I already know that any one of my 9 band surgeons will all say the same thing, which is what Alex said. Liquids for a few days, then we'll see. Though I did get lump-in-the-throat from 2 S/F ice pops. Let's see what tomorrow brings.