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Food stuck, sore throat

Help. I ate pasta with turkey meat last night (small amount). I feel like something is stuck at the back of my throat. I feels like a small lump. My throat hurts. It won't come up. What should I do ? Any advice from anyone I would really appreciate. Thanks !!!
EileenMary

EileenMary

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First Fill Today

I went this am for the barium swallow and then to my doctor's office for my first fill. It was alittle uncomfortable for about 10 seconds. My daughter Amanda went with me and thought it was cool to watch. She is 19 and eats very healthy (I think due to watching a Mom struggle her whole life with the issue of weight) and weighs 110 lbs. He injected 1.75cc into my port. I am sore today in that area. I am now on a liquid diet for 3 days and he says to come back in a month. He will not see me sooner unless it is an emergency. The whole thing today was pretty easy, I am just soooo hungry. I hope that I will feel the restriction. Waiting to see.......
EileenMary

EileenMary

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Feeling much better

Well today is a new day. I feel so much better. That strange feeling that lasted days after the fill is gone. Drinking esp. cold fluids really was annoying. It felt so uncomfortable. Now today things are starting to feel normal again. I am eating very little and worked out this am at the gym. Did step class. I am ok with things sticking with soft items. I am just thrilled that today the soups and liquids are going down much better. I think the swelling went down fromt the fill on last Tuesday..... Thank god !! Feeling sooo much better !!
EileenMary

EileenMary

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Down another 6.5 lbs

Hi everyone. I went for my monthly visit yesterday to my surgeon and I lost another 6.5 lbs. in 3 weeks. I went away with my honey to Disney for 1 week, boy was it HOT there. I did have some episodes where I just thought I could handle a certain food or ate too fast and got sick. This is a daily commitment. The band does NOT go on vacation. I thought that maybe I was ready for a fill and he said, "NO!" We had a long discussion and he feels I am doing great without pushing it and going too far. He does not want to see me develop any problems from being too tight. I agree. I have 3.75 cc in a 10 cc band. I wonder If the 3.75 cc is still there?? I am still not having any soda. I can not eat bread or pasta. I try to make good healthy choices everyday and it is not always easy. Now I am really starting to see the loss and it feels great. It is wonderful to have to go to Walmart and buy a 2x underwear and throw out the 3x. THEY ARE TOO BIG !! I am most proud of the fact that I went away on vacation and still lost weight. I was aware and made good choices and limited my alcohol and did it. I was so worried and did NOT want to come back heavier. Today is a new day. I feel blessed !!! Have a great day to everyone who is reading this.....
EileenMary

EileenMary

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Down another 6 lbs.

Well, I went to the surgeon this week and I lost another 6 lbs. I was happy with that. The doctor decided that I did not need a fill because of what I shared with him. I am still having bp episodes and wasn't too sure I was ready for another fill. But, In the end I would have went with whatever he said. I am plugging along learning what I can and can't have. Sometimes it really depends on the time of day. Next week on Wed. Sept 30 th I leave for a vacation for a week in Disney. My goal is strictly don't GAIN any weight. I am ok with staying the same but I will not gain. That is going to be a challenge. Well everyone keep up all the good work and take things one day at a time!!!! :thumbup:
EileenMary

EileenMary

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Down 4 lbs in 2 wks

I went today for my 3rd fill. I could not believe it when they put me on the scale. She says you are down 4 lbs. I was so happy. I do not feel restriction yet but have been making better food choiced and smaller portions. I have been to the gym but last week not as often as I should have. I was glad he still was willing to give me a fill. My doc. put in another .75 cc. I am now at 2.75cc in a 10 cc band. I am in my girlfriend's wedding this weekend and was so disappointed that I had to get the next size dress but considering that I ordered it 2 sizes smaller way back in Oct. I think that is still progress. Feeling good today about choosing the lapband. :blushing:
EileenMary

EileenMary

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Any Advice before 1st fill ???

I go for a barium swallow this Wed. morning at 8 am at Greenwich Hospital in CT. After that my doctor is going to inject 1.5 cc in my band. Does anyone have any advice before the injection? I want to get the best results. I have heard different things in the past. Should I eat very light the evening before? After the first fill am I going to be really hungry? What is the purpose of staying on a clear liquid diet for the 2 days? Thanks for your advice .....
EileenMary

EileenMary

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Advice from ANYONE....Help

I am 2 weeks post op and last night I was leaning forward and went to reach my right arm and felt a pull/pinch around my largest incision line where the port is. I was awake half the night thinking I did something really wrong and made a suture come undone or the port flipped. It hurt last night to get in and out of the bed a few times. I took tylenol this morning and feel a little better. I don't know if I should call my surgeon. It is Sat. and I do not want to get him pissed. It was just a strange feeling and I am really not sure what happened inside. Anyone out there felt the same thing in your past experience and what did u do ?
EileenMary

EileenMary

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A fill hopefully tomorrow....

I go to my surgeon tomorrow for my monthly appt. I know I have lost but not sure how much. I want a fill. He has not injected me in 3 months. I am suppose to have 3.75cc in my 10 cc band but I don't think it is all there. I am nervous and excited about tomorrow. I asked my b/f to come with me. I am glad he is going to drive b/c that parking garage is a nightmare. anyway.... the last time he did inject me he had a hard time finding the port. He told me to remind him that it is tilted to the right side. I hope it all goes smooth tomorrow. I don't want to gain during the holidays. I want to continue to lose and meet my 1 year goal. I am half way there. I will post tomorrow night and let u know if he injected me. Have a good night everyone.
EileenMary

EileenMary

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5th Fill down 5 more lbs.

I had my 5 th fill appt. this am. When I got on the scale for the nurse I was down 5 pounds since my last appt. one month ago. I was at 3.25 cc and today he put in .5 cc so now I am at 3.75 cc. He had a hard time again finding the port and told me it is tilted to the Right. It was very uncomfortable while he was finding the correct spot. My daughter was with me, thank god. Things are moving slow but I am losing. Just slowly.....Does anyone out there have a tilted port also? How do u feel when he injects you ? I would love to hear from a few other people with the same issue....... :laugh:
EileenMary

EileenMary

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4 th fill now at 3.5 cc

I went for my 4 th fill and he filled me from 2.75 to 3.25cc in a 10 cc band. He had a hard time finding the port and had to poke me several times. It did hurt this time. My belly is still sore in that area. I have been on liquids and today I am going to try some scrammbled eggs and yogart. I really hope that this brings me restriction. He told me to come back at the end of Aug. He is going to be away for weeks in august. Hopefully this will do it for me and I won't need him until then. There is another surgeon I could see but he did not do my lap band surgery so I am a little nervous about seeing him.
EileenMary

EileenMary

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2nd fill

Yesterday I went for my second fill and it went better than I thought. I was suppose to wait 4 weeks for the next fill but called up his office staff Monday and made an appt for Tues. He did not yell at me. He was very nice and said I did the right thing. I had no restriction and was HUNGRY all the time. I was starting to feel down b/c I spent all this money. He pulled back the fluid with the needle and only 1 cc was left from the 1.75cc he put in on the first fill. He then injected 2 cc and said to keep coming back every 2 weeks until I get to the sweet spot. It did not feel uncomfortable like last time and I was not as sore in my belly area like the 1st fill. I am now on liquids and feel better about everything. I just want to have a good relationship with my doc. office staff and him. I do not want to be a pain in the ass. At this point I am feeling hopeful that maybe within the next month or so I will get to that great spot u all talk about ~~ restriction, CAN'T WAIT !!!
EileenMary

EileenMary

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? Band tighter after exercise

Does anyone think that there band is tighter on a day that they get a good workout in? I have noticed that when I do my step class in the am, those are the days that my band is tighter? Any thought ???
EileenMary

EileenMary

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