Phew!!

Dec 11, 2009

Hello Everyone,
Man am I relieved!  I thought I might have messed up my pouch a week ago after eating some Chinese food.  I had been craving it terribly.  A good friend of mine was coming to visit and having dinner with me.  I hadn't seen her all summer and this fall.  I suggested Chinese thinking I'll be able to stop and I did, but maybe not soon enough.  I ate 2 crab rangoons (my fave),  Terriyaki Chicken (1), one chicken finger and 3 little peices of rib.  Plus with not seeing each other for a long time we were just gabbing away so I wasn't paying attention to my chewing.  I stopped when I felt restriction.  The next morning, my little girl woke me up with breakfast in bed.  A bowl of fruit loops.  I didn't want to hurt her feelings so I ate it but shared equally with her.  Right after that I started having pain and discomfort pretty bad.  I took it easy for the rest of the day and tried just eating soft foods.  And not much of it either.  But the pain just kept getting worse.  I went to mostly liquids for the rest of this week but yesterday had eaten a protein bar for breakfast and finely chopped chicken mixed with mashed sweet potato to make 1/2 cup, for lunch.  I was in pain all day.  It was not excrutiating but dull and constantly there.  By the end of my work day, I called my surgeon's office telling what I had done and that the pain was continuing even after taking it very easy this week.    I saw Dr. Mckee this morning and he ordered an esophagram immediately.  I went to the hospital, had the x-rays while drinking yucky chalk.  The Doctor on Duty read them immediately and said everything looked normal and my band is still in place.  What a relief!!.   I will be hearing from Dr. McKee sometime this afternoon with further instructions.  He did say earlier that more than likely I had not herniated anything or had band slippage but probably some swelling from not chewing enough and eating too much.  If that is the case, he said I would have to go to strictly liquids for two weeks.   Needless to say, I'm very relieved and need the two weeks of liquids.  When they weighed me this morning, I gained 2 pounds since October 20th.  That's a bummer but I'm sure I will be able to take it off.  I've also begun walking on my treadmill for 30 minutes 4 times a week.    I want to wish all that read this a very Happy Holiday and a Joyful New Year.
Susan

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