Re: 3rd Fill Today - pain - Julz

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julz, your weight loss has been great! good work!

Psin with only the first few bites of food might be esophageal

spasms, which ar4e not uncommon. try this to help: Drink a cup of hot

liquid right before you eat, and place a warm heating pad on your

chest for 1/2 hr before eating . These will relax the esophagus.

Also, eat soft things for the first few bites, to help your esophagus

get used to a bit of food in it. Be sur4e your " small bites " are the

size of a pea. Small to many people is 5x this size - but still

smaller than before banding!!

If the pain contin ues, talk with your doc. there are meds that can

be used effectively, like reglan or nefedipine. sandy R

>>

> I have a question about the breast bone pain - what causes it and

what

> complications can it have? I often have this pain with the first few

> bites of food, even when it is soft food, small bites, and well

chewed.

> It seems that some days I just can't eat anything w/o this pain?

Does

> anyone else have this issue?

>

> Thanks!

>

> Julz

> 12/3/03

> Dr. - New Orleans

> 307/262/150ish?