oH YES .I can feel your pain. I was banded nov 1 and have lost 38 lbs so far. But just the other day i guess i didn't chew my meat well enough and it got stuck and it hurt. I was at a restaurant with a friend and was talking and had to get up and go mto the bathroom until it passed. I thought it might come up but didn't. I will be lots slower and chew,chew, chew from now on !! Robin from OKC, OK