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I would appreciate your input...I'm six months out from surgery, have had 2 fills and have not lost even 1 pound since I went to solid foods. Very often at the beginning of a meal I get "stuck", but it will either pass, or I can vomit-move it, and then I can finish the meal with no further problem. am I just eating too fast to start? I'm trying to go slow, but obviously I'm hungry at that point so I can tell when I'm digging in. I think I'm too tight, until I realize I can eat more than I'm supposed to be able to eat once I get unstuck. Then I think I might need a fill since I can eat large portions, although I don't do that anymore. Getting some self control seems important.

I have a similar charge from my doc, Cedars Sinai in LA. They are the most expensive I've heard of, and they do the fill under xray, but still...30 minutes start to finish!

I had my surgery on Jan 17, did the liquids/mushies for 4 weeks. Since then, I have not lost a single pound, in fact, I have gained four pounds! My third fill is due next week. I am hungry, I appear to have no intolerance for any particular food, and for the most part, I can eat the same quantity of food as before the surgery, although I find myself eating better foods and eating less because I know I need to, not because I don't want to eat more. The only time I "get stuck" is in the first few minutes of a meal, if I eat to fast or don't chew enough. And this has happened more often than I would like; it's quite unpleasant. I was expecting that I could not eat so much, I would not want to eat so much. But I don't have that yet. Since I'm getting stuck a lot, I guess I am restricted, but what am I missing?

I am considering deferring this next fill. Based on the number of times my food gets stuck, I think it's better for the short term that I institute some of the new behaviors you all suggested yesterday and wait to see if I really want more restriction. Opinions?

Thank you all for the help, and that WAS a very good article! I have clearly been waiting for the band to tell me to stop, when in fact, I need to tell myself!

I guess I'm like some of the other people here who are still hungry. What has the band done to make this easier, if I'm still hungry, I didn't need to put out $20k for pre-op, surgery, and adjustments. For 30 years, people said eat better, eat less and exercise more. and they're still saying it. Will further fills just increase the likelihood of food getting stuck, without less appetite?