I am about 4m post. never had any problems with any food. So today I was eating a snack and a drink and it wasn't going down easy, so i just bump my cheat a bit and that usually works, but it didn't and was getting worse. Mouth was salivating like I was getting ready to hurl. So i ran to the bathroom. I spit out the excess saliva and noticed some blood. I never threw up. Had some small burps that help clear it up. Everything was fine and didn't think aboutt he blood.

Well early tonite I had some gatorade. I went to bend over to fill the dishwasher and the gatorade started coming up so I leaned to the sink and spit and noticed blood again. I spit a couple more times and still blood. It is all bright red.

I read some thread on here that said it might be a vein and would heal itself over a few days.

I don't know what to do. I am not living in the state I got the surgery done anymore. I don't have insurance right now cause I just started a new job and don't have money to go to a Dr.

Should I be concerned? Also, my band has no fill and I have the regular not the large one. I did have 1cc, but he removed it cause it hurt to swallow anything.

Thanks,

D

Call your surgeons after hours service. Run it by them.

Call your surgeon.

Bright red blood would probably indictate that you have damaged the oesophagus or stomach lining. You may have eaten something that has got stuck and scratched or cut you.

Dark blood that looks like coffee grounds is partially digested blood coming from the stomach somewhere.

Or there could be some other explanation. Whatever the cause it is something you need to speak to your surgeon about as a matter of urgency.

Hope all is OK.

Please let us know what your doctor or the ER says. This is very serious sounding and should not be left to chance.

I agree. Call your surgeon right away. I have heard people say that blood can sometimes be a sign of a slipped band. Please let us know what happened.

I was hoping for an update, this seems scary and I hope that it is nothing serious!

I also hope everything is OK. Even without insurance, I am sure the surgeons office would speak to you and give you suggestions. This is nothing to wait around and hope it gets better on its own.