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Hi, I was banded 2/24/22011 I am at 5.5cc in my band. I have had swallow test as recent as last month and everything is normal. I am wondering. Does the feeling of always having something in your upper esophagus...is that normal? I mean i can eat and it used to make me think something was going to be stuck so i would make myself vomit. Now I am starting to wonder...IS this a normal feeling of full? I know im not going to get the over satisfying feeling of full anymore so is this what full feels like? The practictioner says its not too tight but no one can tell me if this is normal? My weight loss has been poor since I had my surgery. Im only down 20.3 lbs since surgery. I can exercise more but as far as eating. I always eat about a cup of food chew well and sometimes it goes right thru and sometimes it feels like this! I would like to lose more weight im just strugling right now on that part. I guess I hanvnt quite got the band figured out. I know there are people had there surery same time as me and have lost 50+ lbs. I dont know how you do it! Its so hard for me to lose weight.

Always a good idea to do your own eggs unless its a restraunt instead of fast food. I have trouble with fast food eggs so never do it! That feeling your having is probably a full feeling. its different after your banded. you dont feel overly stuffed but you just have it sitting in your esophgus and its annoying to me more than anything else. I did that for a while and thought i was stuck so i would make myself vomit. turns out i was losing poorly and went to dr he said ""your full! leave it be. lol""

Thank you for the information. I had my surgery a day after you and have struggled greatly! Can I ask, how are you eating. Do you eat only hight protein and low carb, do you still enjoy good foods now and then? Do you exercise and how much. Also, where are you getting the coromega from? Thank you your imput would be greatly appreciated. I stuggle with snippy attitude quite a bit and i know its because I work my hiney off trying to lose weight and Im just not anywhere where I need to be.

try to find more filling foods that may stick with you. And I would definately eat about 1/2 cup atleast of food! My surgeon told me to only eat about 4T andmake sure it goes down before I continue to eat this food. I ate things like scambled eggs, and thick protein shakes* almond milk protein powder and jello fat free sugar free pudding mix! its thick and it stays with you a little longer than greasy or fatty foods. Before I got restriction I could definatley eat anything and as much as I wanted of it! I had to stop myself alot of times so I didnt over eat. And as people before me said. Its hard to stretch your pouch esp when you dont have restriction. What you may have now is just mild swelling still.

I had a fill, felt the same way then it got misreable not being able to eat normal food, so I got .2cc removed and its fantastic! I can eat what i need to chew really good and still have the restriction that i need!

Just like Roziecakes My tummy growls alot. my doc said your not hungry its just not used to being empty for a long period of time. Also i burp A LOT! I never really burped before my surgery but now i can out burp my hubby. lol its normal. but they say if you slow down on drinking and dont gulp you wont have that much air for gas later. Also dont use a straw!

congrats!!!! Way to go!

I have no experiences with this I just wanted to say stay strong and I am sure that you will eventually find something that taste good! Have you called the bariatric clinic again to see when you can resume fills?

I went about 4 months with no restriction I felt the same exact way. Really funny thing is that I got the stomach virus about 3 weeks ago and wasnt able to keep anything down. ddi a lot of vomiting and a WHOLE lot of worrying the band slipped. I called my doct about 4 days after i was feeling better went in had a upper GI and BAM! She said " your at good restriction'! thats all it took. ha ha. she i watched as the fluid took its time going down but nothing ever got stuck. I now eat about 1/2 cup food about 5 bites before I get full. She said there is nothing wrong with that at all! I do suggest to go back to your doctor but I also know that the feeling of restriction is different for everyone and if your not misreable with the amount food your eating then your fine.

HI banded714 . I was banded 2/24/11 and I harldly lost any weight. I stuck to the diet to a T!!!! I joined weight watchers 9 weeks ago and LOVE IT! I have lost 14.9lb since I joined and I am enjoying what I eat. I have pretty good restriction right now *finally* and love my choice to join! I like many others before me have said. fill my place with the allotted points. I start with protein first and then move on to other things. My Doc/Nure Practictioner actually told me if I eat 1/2-3/4 cup food per meal if i am hungry i can still eat fruit as a snack. I average about 35 points a day and truley only eat about 20 of those. But I still count all the food most of the time. Some weeks I count 1 point for every bite that goes in my mouth!!! My team leader is awesome. She told me about that 1 point every bite and the first week I did it I ate all my points AND lost 3lbs that week. I know the main diet for bandsters is ATKINS but I think living with Variety is what I need! I treat myself every week on weigh in day. I weigh and then for lunch or dinner I eat what ever I want! Even if its nachos or enchiladas or ice cream. of coarse with the band you cant eat very much of it so its not a sabotoge! Well good luck to you I hope you join and do great! Keep us posted.

I just found out we report on wednesdays this month. Sorry my weight is 243.4 today.

Checking in today. At. 242.4 down 2.4 this week!!! Yippee. Happy sunday yall.

Name, real or screen~ Meghan Age~ 28 Weight on June1st~ 244.8 Goal Weight for June 29th~ 236 Exercise Goal for June~ Exercise for atleast 30 min a day 3 days a week! Dietary Goal for June~ Eat more veggies Personal Goal for June~ To figure out I am changing and embrace those changes! Date Banded~ 2/24/11 Total Weight Loss Since Banding-15.1

My may Challenge was definaltey challenging. I am 244.8 Only down .2 last week. But atleast Im down! I am 4lbs shy of my goal tho! BOO but I still lost weight. I was very sick this month with getting adjusted to what restriction feels like! I cant wait for the JUNE challenge!!!

I used baby food cause of convience. But if i loved tp make my own too. I made thibgs like goolash and pureed it. Really taste the same! Lol. Even spaghetti does!

Good mushies are mash potatoes, puree broccoli and cheese. I cooked a LOT of different stuff. remeber mushies have consistancy they are not liquid. I bought a magic bullet that thing is my best friend!!! I also ate yogart, sugar free fat free pudding, canned chicken pureed with stewed tomatoes. Basically my doc told me that mushie stage was consistancy -no lumps but mild bumps- lol.

I ate baby food and still do actually. I loved the sweet potatoes I just added cinnamon and stevia and they were awsome! Same thing with the apples and pairs! I am almost 3 months post op and I have struggled a bit over the last month with no restriction at all and then too much at once. But now Im right on track and I actually still eat banana baby food for a snack when I need it. My doctor said it was perfectly fine and a good idea. Just get the beginning stage now. and once ou have restriction go up to the Stage 3 or stage 4!

I didnt have a computer last week but I had a rough week. I got a fill and to my suprise it was 2.5 cc. TOTALLY restriction! All of sudden after being able to eat anything I wanted I now cant eat jack! I stated sliming and vomiting everytime I ate. So needless to say last week put me a week behind on my goal. I still 245.4 and didnt lose anything last week. I weigh again Saturday officially so I will see what this week brought me! I finally made my brain adjust to eating right!!! CHEW CHEW CHEW is my new moto!

Checking in this week. I gained .4 uggg...its okay tho! Im still on track. officially 245.4

Last night I got a sun chip stuck! I have had a stuck episode before and slightly vomited with lots of slime but Ive never had pain. Last night after the chip was stuck I had slime and litle bit of vomit but I felt pain in my band area. I just drank some warm water and went to bed. Today my stomach is sore. Is this normal? Do you think I could have caused band slippage? I was able to eat soggy cereal for bfast with minimal pain. But now Im just concearned.

VERY WELL PUT!!! I figured I ate one sun chip too many and got stuck! i ate a total of 8 chips and should have had 7! i learned my lesson. lol will prob never touch another sun chip. and my sliming last anywhere from 10-20 minutes. I am new found restriction so its definatley a learning expierence! I been banded almost 3 months but just got fill 2 weeks ago and gave me slight restrictions! So now I have to relearn everything I threw out the window when food was going down so easily! LOL.

42 lbs is FANTASTIC! i was banded 2/24/11 and only lost 15 so far! Its not a race and remember your body has to work really hard to undo years of all the crap we ate before! Your doing great.! i was very discouraged untill about 2 weeks ago. I got my fill that really ment restriction for me! I am 5.5 in a 10cc band and feel the restriction for right now! I believe its really starting to work! I have decided instead of being down about not losing or just blowing my hard work, I am embracing the fact that I have lost 15lbs and if I keep this rate up 15lb every 2 months thats a possibility of 52lbs off by december! When you think about it...WHEN ELSE Would that EVER really happen!!!!!!! your doing great keep your head up. When do you get another fill?

Thank you so much. I just got scared I had stuck before but never the pain associated. I will definatley stick to mushies today and make sure it heals. If all esle fails Im going in on the 23rd for check up! thanks again!

Amen! I lived on no sugar added fat free frozen yogart for a while!