I wasnt sure what you were trying to say...did you have fluid taken out of the band? Im able to eat mostly anything and I have had 2 fills. Im still waiting to feel good restriction. I HAVE had times when I felt discomfort and I wait 20 minutes for it to pass.... then Im able to eat a whole plate of food. How many fills have you had? What did the doc say?

When I read your blog. Im trying not to get discouraged with this fill thing. i just had my first fill and I was extremely tight. As you stated it will come and go at times. Im ready for just the right fit (havent gotten there yet). Ive only been banded a little over a month. Any advise you can give me would be greatly appreciated. How much is in your band now?

You are doing all the right things and others can learn from you. You really do have to listen and feel what the band is telling you. I also have a hard time eating meat. But I look at that as a good thing, because it takes a long time and that is also a good thing. Small bites are essential and chewing and chewing and chewing. lol I find Meat ,(mostly turkey and chicken) really stick to my ribs. And therefore I am not prone to getting hungry as quickly. Also I have found eating sliced , turkey or chicken that you buy in the packaged lunch meat section is easier to digest than cooking up a chicken. I think it is because it is moister. Just make sure it is no fat. Mine is 10 calories a slice. Wrap a slice or two around a sliver of pickle and sliver of cheese and you have a great low calorie, long lasting snack. Blessings

Dolly

Good for you Shonette - I hope this adjustment gets it right and allows you to eat what you know you need to eat. You're doing great!

I wasnt sure what you were trying to say...did you have fluid taken out of the band? Im able to eat mostly anything and I have had 2 fills. Im still waiting to feel good restriction. I HAVE had times when I felt discomfort and I wait 20 minutes for it to pass.... then Im able to eat a whole plate of food. How many fills have you had? What did the doc say?

I am sorry that my blog was somewhat confusing to you. There were some details that I did not include to make my situation very clear. I hope this will clear things up. I went to my appointment to get a fill however; the PA thought my band was too tight so he took .25cc out of my band. Therefore, I was a little disappointed because I was expecting to have more added and not taken out of my band. However, the PA was correct about my band being too tight. By that afternoon, I was able to eat any kind of meat. Before, I had the .25cc taken out I was very restricted on the things I could eat which was mainly proteins (meats). My situation was a lot more than just discomfort there were times I had to throw up to get some relief from the pain. That's not a good situation because I could have caused damage to my band. So far I've had 4 fills, one unfill, and one minor adjust for being too tight. Kelly just food for thought- just because you can eat a whole plate of food should you really want to do that. Once you learn to get your portions under control- restriction happens a whole lot faster. Our stomach is a muscle that will shrink over time that's why the band is considered to be a tool to help manage in reaching our goal. If you continue to think you need a large amount of food to be satisfied that' what your body will respond to. Good luck on this journey.