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Yesterday, I had a busy day helping my mum with her finances and also diving up 2kg of kangaroo mince into meal sized portions for my beautiful cat.
But most importantly I had an outpatients appointment at a hospital. They were over an hour late for my appointment, but I got the best news, and wanted to share it with my new friends on this forum.
Ever since having a lap band put in, in 2007, I had issues with food constantly getting stuck and at times, I couldn't even swallow my own saliva, so it would constantly come back up. This would last anywhere from 20 to 90 minutes. By 2010 I had had enough of the issues it was causing me and had it removed. I was told that my stomach was about to explode. Unfortunately my swallowing issues did not go away upon removal of the lap band. So I have been suffering from the same issues for a total of 17 years. After several tests being done, it was found that where my lap band was sitting around my oesophagus, there is an indentation of scare tissue, as if the lap band was still there, which is why the food was still getting stuck.
I met with the surgeon and he explained that they will do an endoscopy with a tube that has a balloon on the end that they will inflate it and try to expand the place in my oesophagus where it is constricted. He said it is a tricky procedure, as they don't want to expand it too much, as that will lead to a different set of issues, and if they don't stretch it enough, then obviously I will still have the same issue. He did say that sometimes, they need to do the procedure a couple of times, as it can go back to how it was before the procedure. I am just so happy that they can finally do something about it. I can't wait to be able to go out and eat a nice meal in public. One of the main things I have missed eating is a hamburger with the lot from a fish & chip shop. I think that will be the first thing I try after the procedure. Lol
I stopped socialising if it involved eating, as I didn't want the food getting stuck and then having to run off to the toilet to throw up. I found it embarrassing. So just stopped going out. Which really, because of my major depression, I stopped going out anyway. I found that I can't eat if I am stressed, talking to people while I am eating, or drink while I am eating, as these all will lead to food getting stuck.
And the surgeon wants the procedure done within the next 90 days. I am so excited that finally it will get done. I have been on the waiting list for this since 2021.
It ended up being a long day for me, which included too much walking for my back. I left the cabin at 10am and didn't return until after 6pm. So now today has to be a rest day for me, as my back is very tight and I am in pain as soon as I am weight bearing.
But I am still excited by the news that I will be able to eat like a normal person. Even if it takes a couple of procedures, I now know that it can be fixed. Yipee ๐๐๐๐
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