Been a long time but it's time to blog this for sure!

Mar 22, 2011

I got a complete unfil on March 10, 2011 due to sever heart burn.  Then I got scheduled for a barium upper GI on Friday 3/18.  On Friday after the upper GI I freaked after looking at my own ungodly images like WTH is that!!!!  THe Dr. had to wait for the report and review the images on Monday the 21st.  While the reflux subsided I have been experiencing what is most likely esophogeal spams and other stomach discomfort.  Doctors orders - for the rest of the weekend until I heard back from him liquids and some mushies (pudding, yogurt etc).  I pushed my limites and tries some very moist scrambled eggs but

I got a call from the Dr. last evening and he said my band is in the right place and not slipped.   He said he was hoping with the unfill and prilosec that any irritation would subside but since the reflux was so severe and I continue to have esophogeal spasms and some stomach pains he wants to move forward with upper endoscopy.  I should hear from his scheduler today and hope to get that done in the next two weeks.   He ok'd me to go back on regular foods but food just hurts and while it taste good going down and goes down easier than ever, after, I have the dull aching chest pains.
 
So my now "unfilled" band sagas continue.  He said we will talk about options after the EGD! If nothing shows up on the EGD (erosion, ulcer anything like that) he still seemed inclined to try to revise because obviously being minimally filled is not working with the reflux and I should not be having the chest/esophagus pain.  For the few instances that I wasn't on straight liquids this weekend shortly after doing mushies...bam...the chest discomfort was on.  It's a very dull pain that I have had before since being banded - mainly if I have eaten a little too much but now that it is happening with pretty no food, no clue where it's coming from.  Today I have been on liquids only and still have dull chest pain.  What in the word is going on with my esophagus?!?!?!?
 
So as it is, I am still just hanging!  I'm going to stay offline and not self-research anything more to freak me out and try to be as careful with food and food choices without any restriction or my internal STOP sign as I like to call it.  
 
Still debating if I want to post a thread on the band board and share my experience.  Considering it's not a slip, they can't attack me and say it's your fault for overeating, your fault for not eating the right things, blame blame blame.   The band board can be so frustraing but I am thankful there are some people on there who understand and are supportive regardless if one is not the perfect bandster.  I think it's fair to share the good, the bad and the realistic. 

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