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lol that's ok. Nope, not that but I'll keep an eye if it happens then too. Thanks a lot guys!

TOM?? Time of meal??....or type of meal? ...Yeah if it's not better by tues or wed I will go see my doc. Not traveling far but still traveling. He said if I feel tight when I travel and don't want to remove fluid from the band, I can do liquids only while out of town and resume a lap normal diet when i return. Thanks much for the advice!! I was so worried it was a sign of certain slippage.

No, I've only had one fill...like 5 months ago. I'll try the water. Because nothing hurts...no mucus no discomfort beyond the tightness..same tightness i felt when i had my first fill....

7 months post op...got home from work and all of a sudden felt really tight. was slightly nauseous but that passed quickly. but drinking water is not going well. I didn't drink today while at work, had coffee, but no water so when I tried to have water I couldn't "chug" at all like normal. Tried having dinner and while it stayed down, no puking, no mucus, I couldn't eat more than a few bites and my throat feels "tight." Will this resolve or should I go get the band loosened in the am? Worried because I have to take a flight in ten days and if this doesn't resolve I can't imagine what will happen post flight. Advice??

I have not been able to eat salmon without puking since I had the surgery. That is until today. Dr. Jones instructed me to eat my salmon and grilled chicken, even tho everytime I did so, I would get that awful mucus build up, it would hurt and I would eventually "toss" some back out. So I've been working on eating very very slow, chewing a whole lot (which is all the basis of the band which we tend to ignore until it gets to this), and waiting 2-3 minutes, sometimes 5 between the very small bites. This morning I decided the salmon I cooked 3 days ago was not going in the trash. I tried it yesterday morning and it was pain and mucus. This morning, I took it even slower and guess what? It stayed down, no pain, no mucus and I ate my salmon! every piece of the 2oz piece of fish I paid so much for. It wasn't easy as I literally took one bite, and started chewing as I made my way to the shower. After the shower I took another bite and chewed as I put on some clothes, and etc etc etc...I took me over 30 minutes to eat it, but it stayed down and I ate slow which are the most important aspects of this band. Am I ready to tackle my grilled chicken? Let me get comfy with my salmon routine first:) Cheers~

didn't we realize we both had Jones. How are you?

I've also read it's an indication of being "full" for banders....I got it today and loked it up again to make sure other post-op folks were still complaining about it. It does hurt a whole lot but does resolve after an hour or so. Guess it should also drive us to eat less per meal:) Hope you find something that helps. I usually suffer through it because I don't like taking pills.

goodness gracious! this should say 238 not 138!!!

So I went in today, and I'm down to 138. I'm just glad to still be below 240! My blood pressure, which was a problem post-op, was high, but is never high when I check it at home. Nurse said to just keep an eye on it. Could be "white coat" syndrome (lol) = doctor visit induced anxiety. So my doctor, who is fabulous by the way, said no fill. he wanted to know what I was eating---we went through the list.....beans....rice....tabouli.....salads....veggies...protein drinks....my list is pretty general. Yes, sometimes I have ice cream. He was concerned about puking and band slippage. He was iinclined to remove some fluid... He suggested I take out the carbs and focus on eating the things I've been complaining about.....grilled chicken that I probably don't chew enough before swallowing=vomiting; fish=ditto; eggs=ditto His suggestion is that I take more time to chew and eat these foods that absorb the fat in my body....to speed up weight loss. I was avoiding these foods because they get stuck and cause mucus buildup and puking. So now, I'm going to try it his way. Nutrionist didn't agree with the negative carbs and told me all about how carbs fuel the brain but I've also done enough reading to know that I won't die from not eating carbs. I kind of trust the surgeon more than the nutrionists on this one..... So I have a new eating guideline....that includes breakfast which for me is normally a cup of coffee because I'm never hungry in the morning. Then I'm going to try some pure protein....vegetarian protein where I can as I'm not a big meat person anyhow. So, we shall see how this works. I wasn't too disappointed about not having the fill. Wasn't looking forwards to liquids and mushies for 3 weeks:) Be well friends. We are here and there is no turning back~

Thanks for all the motivation guys- @dandedehs--we just can't give up. think of the pain we went through those first few days? That's the only thing keeping me on track right now. Could I possibly put myself through so much pain and not make it work? I'm hoping this space gives me, and you, and everyone else like us, the strength we need to get this damned weight off:)