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Hi everyone This is my first post. I had banded gastric sleeve surgery done on the 8th December this year in Kuala Lumpur. I'm from Perth Australia. My surgeon was quite amazing & suggested to have my sleeve banded to prevent dilation in the future. My recovery has been ok. I had severe pain & discomfort 2 or 3 days post op and couldn't keep a thing down. I'm now into my third week post op & am finding when I eat or drink I can sometimes feel the food stuck in my esophagus and the only way to relieve this discomfort is to throw up a bit. I now am experiencing what I think is heartburn after throwing up and then find it almost impossible to get anything in, including water, even hours after. Is anyone else experiencing something similar & what did you do about it. Many thanks.

Justoperated - the banded sleeve is a relatively new concept. My surgeon explained that it's more like a ring very lightly positioned around the stomach so that it prevents one from overeating & stretching the sleeve in years to come. It is a very good trigger in telling you that you're full & becomes very uncomfortable if you do eat to much. Was told I should be able to go 15 years without any issues. Fingers crossed!

Thanks for all the feedback guys. I've been going pretty good the last week. I've slowed right down now - taking about an hour to eat a tiny meal & it def makes a difference. It's frustrating but worth it. Thanks again for all the help

I am eating soft wet foods & about a 1/4 cup at a time, 3 times a day (on a good day). It could possibly be the speed I eat - if I eat that amount over an hour I seem ok but if its anything less than that I suffer. I've decided to go back to full liquids for a couple of days to see if it helps. I've been able to keep down so little the last couple of days that I feel I'm running on empty & so tired today. Hoping it will get better soon. Thanks for everyones input!