petlover

i was banded 10-1 by dr. follwell at new start. i'm having a hard time reaching restriction & find this journey high maintenance. wanna write back?

where is it that food gets stuck? stoma? i can have pain w/1st couple bites, so it's obviously not overfilled pouch. how can something be stuck unless going thru band? and doesn't a meal stay in pouch for a time before moving down? so what's my pain?

susan, will you please read my message & tell me what you think. by the way, you look like me in your pic! thanks, petlover

i wonder too. unless it's mushies, i have pain after 2 bites. sometimes i quit there, or take a break & continue when pain subsides. pain 10 - 20 mins. can it be stuck? why would it be trying to go thru the stoma so quickly? it's sure not an overfilled pouch! still experimenting w/time of day & texture of foods. lap-band sure is high maintenance, & i've traded in one weight-related depression for another. when i can eat i don't get full, so can i possibly be too tight????? shouldn't i feel a pressure/pain when my pouch fills & not w/every bite? help!!!!!

got 2nd fill today. no restriction on 1st. drank a little water in the office & started to feel bad - tight, burps, hiccups. subsided in 30 min. hr. later tried water & a tbsp. of broth, & pain again all evening. indigestion-like, & weird back pain. hope improves by morning. any comments?

surgery 10-1, 1st fill 11-5 & can't even tell i have the thing in me. next fill 4 wks from 1st. this last wk i feel hopeless, discouraged, & very depressed, & have binged out daily. has anyone had any luck arguing w/their conservative doc & insisting on more frequent fills to get this show on the road???? this is more stressful than the original demon inside me dieting, failing, guilt, etc. does everyone else just wait it out???

i had 1st fill 11-5 & a bad experience 11-7. unsure what happened - stuck? felt like pressure & horrible indigestion around location of band. hiccups, burps, & almost threw up twice in the 45 mins. it lasted. what is sliming? pb? i'm sure i didn't chew enough as i really didn't think the fill was doing anything. i ate less tha 4 oz before this happened, so it wasn't overeating. since then i've been fine, but never get a full feeling on my 4 oz meals.

thanks so much! i was banded 10-1 & 1st fill 11-5. i'm discouraged reading, & realizing i may not feel restriction for months. no wonder they say bypass is faster loss - it's not a surgical issue but rather a lapband tweaking issue.....

call me a dummy, but what does PB stand for?!?!

how often can you get a fill?

mine was 10-1 - nothing to be put into band until 11-5. No restriction whatsoever - just me & the willpower I don't have! It's torture! I'm on moderate solids & I'm HUNGRY!