Bengal Fan

Very painful... can't hold down any food, just like stated above. :lunch:

sheeww.... glad to know. I also had the virus going around and had the dry heaves... horrible! It also made this horrible sound when heaving!!! I can't describe it but it sounded and felt like someone rubbing on a washboard when nothing was coming up, rippled or something or when you run a stick of spokes of a bike... I was scared my stomach was going to come up thru the band! I am well past the healing stage but it still worried me. Things are not getting stuck as often now too but I did lose 2 more lbs so maybe my band is just a little more loose.

awesome! thank you.... I do really, really need to go back to the Protein first rule and I need to get my exercise back on... I work full time and have 2 small children, hard to get that exercise in when Daddy works 2nd shift! I still feel kind of restricted at times but it was getting easier to eat some things lately... I just need to get my act together and follow the rules!!

I had my 2nd fill and was pretty tight...I was getting stuck pretty often at certain times of the day, especially in the mornings. My good eating time was in mid-late afternoon. I was having to eat mostly foods that had liquid with them or use dips to help with the sticking...My second fill was in mid December...Do the bands loosen up after a while? I'm not getting stuck as often now and I was wondering how it would be able to loosen up? Can the fluid leak out or the band kind of stretch with the passing of food thru it? Maybe I've stretched my small stomach above the band....hhmm I'm not hurting... I have unfortunately thrown up a few times since December because of food sticking in my chest but other then that, I feel fine! I've eaten much less portions but my food choices are not the wisest choices. I have been stuck for a couple of months with no weight loss....I have lost 65lbs total but have stayed there for a long time...

I am horrible! I can eat some bread as long as it's with something that will help it slide, like butter or sauces. My restriction is pretty tight right now but I have days that I can eat something OK and then there are days where I can hardly eat. I take my multi-vitamin and calcium supplement and biotin because I know I'm not getting enough of what I should be eating... the things I have trouble with the most is chicken! Especially the breast... maybe because it's dry...The only chicken I can eat right now is the Willie's boneless wings with no breading (with a lot of blue cheese) I basically eat whatever is on the menu and eat a whole lot less of it...

well stupid me for not paying attention..... :ohmy:

This is an excellent idea....!! I wonder if the mods could go thru and find frequently asked question threads and sticky them at the top! It would definately save time and repetitive threads!:cursing:

Some are food addicts. And just like alcoholics don't have the self control you have. I wish I had your self control. Some addicts need forgiveness and to know that people care and will try to help keep them focused. Some did not receive a very good support system or information system with their surgeon's office and staff... I am one of them. I knew the process but they did not give a whole lot of information post-op. I believe I got a sheet of paper on eating after surgery. I had a lot of questions that they seemed too busy to answer and I had already had the surgery. I researched the Lapband for quite a while prior but nothing helps you more then someone who has experienced it. Questions, answers, and support is what a forum is all about. That is the whole reason I joined this sight was for additional information my surgeon did not provide. If everyone new exactly what to do, what every strange feeling was, there would be no threads at all. Anyway... all is well, just skip over the threads that make you frustrated and others will answer and help. It's all good!

my band is very tight, I can do fluids fine but other foods get stuck often and I wind up just burping alot and very uncomfortable... not throwing up anything, just a lot of saliva in my mouth and trying to make myself burp.... does anyone know if that is hurting me to burp so much? Nothing comes up just burping to move the food... Is it damaging to your band if food gets stuck often?

Just remember...you can't go the rest of your life without a treat here and there... take it for the Holiday and get back on track. I messed up good over the Holiday too, no worries... just get back into the groove! YOU CAN DO IT!

You may not be restricted enough yet and the reason you don't want to drink liquids is because it helps push the food down and you don't feel as full and it could also cause the band to slip because it forces the food thru...that is what the nurse told me...not sure if others agree or have been told otherwise but I'm sure they'll let you know what they have been told...

I just received my fill a few weeks ago and I notice that at certain times of the day, food will get stuck and sometimes I can eat fairly well...I have no clue why but some days I can eat and other days I can hardly eat anything without getting stuck...I can't eat anything in the mornings it seems but in the afternoon I can get some food down....not sure if this helps but it's weird too me... It seems as if the tightness of the band is always different.

miserable, miserable,miserable...IT HURTS! you fill like you have a huge burp stuck in the center of your chest, you want to beat on your chest and try to burp...you will stop eating because it hurts to eat...I think my band is a little tight because almost everything gets stuck but I'm going to ride it out because I'm not eating much and I'm hoping it will kick start my weight loss again...break out the protein shakes again!...does it hurt the band to do all the burping???

I found some in the vitamin/supplement area in K-mart or Walmart.