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Nana~ · 03-18-2008, 07:57 PM

Honestly I’m not sure what the deal is.
I have .8 cc in my band, if my Dr. puts in 1cc I get completely closed off and I mean like not even saliva will pass.
And if he puts anymore than .8 I start to get really bad acid reflux and I can only have bland extremely watery foods. I mean like not even mash potatoes. Two occasions I have been to the ER when I started getting ill blood, and I was puking up at every meal I tried to eat.
I have been dealing with this for 3 years now finally I told my Dr. something has to give I’m not going to have my kids thinking its okay or healthy to puke after meals.
He doesn’t know exactly what the deal is I have had 3 Barium swallows (sp?) and an endoscope (sp?) empty everything looks “Text book perfect” he says, there is no stretching or slips I haven’t over ate and damaged anything. But as soon as he adds saline my body goes nuts!
I watched that funky stuff they make you drink for the Barium swallow bounce up and down for 15 solid minutes! It actually did pass through my band then bam it reversed and went all the way back to my throat for 15min.! yuck!
I have a photo on my endo in my photo album, it doesn’t look like much hehe looks like a pink flower to me

I have read in places that some people just can’t handle the band and unfortunately I think I’m one of them. I am very nervous about the switch but I’m even more nervous about losing my band and regaining all the weight!
Nana~