i called my bariatric coordinator and told her that i cant eat solid protein. even now, i can only sometimes get down tuna salad and cottage cheese. thats the most solid protein i can eat. vegetables are a HUGE no-no. they wont go down. no matter how long they are steamed. and today, even pureed chili wasnt going down.

long story short, my band is too tight and i need a partial unfill. she passed the message to my surgeon and then called me back.

they REFUSE to take anything out of my band. they refuse to see me until May 13th. they want me to go back on liquids for a week and then see how im doing.

*cries* this is SO frustrating! they also had the nerve to tell me that im making poor food choices. HOW am i supposed to eat solid protein if solid protein gets stuck every time i eat it!? the best i can do is tuna salad and cottage cheese! nothing else will go down! i could understand getting lectured if i was eating chocolate and gummy bears...but this? how ridiculous!

i called the patient advocate on base (military) and theyre going to try and get me a second opinion.

arent overly tight bands more prone to slippage? im scared. :w00t:

Yes, over tight bands can cause a slip...you need to insist they take some out or seek out another Dr. Cottage cheese and chili are sliders and if you can't get those down easily then you're too tight. I've been at my sweet spot since last fall and I can eat everything (reached goal in Feb.). The Band is meant to work with solids and if you can't eat them it's not working properly. I'd be very careful and stick with liquids/sliders until you get the unfill. -BG

You do need another opinion/doctor. I was too tight and living on soft scrambled eggs, beans and soup for several weeks. As soon as I went in and told the doctor I was throwing up all the time, he immediately said, "Get on the table, you're too tight." He took out 2.5 ccs and gave me 3 weeks to recover before the next fill, which was only 1cc.

I'd go to another doctor too!! Wow, who are they to decide for you when youre the one who is feeling it? Try to find someone else, because if theyre like this now, they will always be like that.