Nakniwa

I feel like you're telling my story. I have not had success with the lap band. I know part if not a lot of it is my own fault because I eat things I shouldn't, but I also just feel discouraged that this hasn't given me the edge I thought it would. I don't know. Its so hard to talk about because everyone always places the blame back on you and you feel like a failure anyway so I get depressed and eat more and then gain more. Its a vicious cycle. I haven't had insurance so I haven't gone to see my surgeon and haven't had a fill in a long time. I don't know if I want one as all it does is make it difficult to eat anything it seems when I have restriction. I end up eating lots of carbs because they go down easier. They tell you to eat protein first but meat is extremely hard to get down. I am just frustrated. I think people should be a little kinder to those of us who haven't had success. Its not a one size fits all band.

My band is schizophrenic. One day I can't eat anything without being stuck and pbing and vomiting, and the next I am fine. Why is this? Did something happen to the band? Did I do something to it from throwing up? I am worried because yesterday I had an omlette and home fries with no problem and then a lean cuisine flat bread sandwich for dinner. I didn't eat the whole omlette, but still, it went down fine. The flat bread sandwich was a little stuck feeling. But the day before I couldn't eat anything without feeling stuck and I vomited once. Anyone else have experiences like this? Did I puncture the band or something vomiting and now there's no restriction? I'm worried.:smile:

I've had to learn the hard way too. This is a good reminder.

Thanks for posting this, I know for myself I will try anything to get unstuck!

"How long was the food stuck? Did you Pb? When does you stomach hurt (all the time or sometime or after you eat)?" I didn't Pb, I used some papaya enzyme and it seemed to help. The food was stuck for about five minutes, not long, thank god. My stomach hurts all the time a little, like when I breathe in or cough, but also after I eat. I will call my doctor if it doesn't get better by tomorrow.

Yesterday I had an incident of food being stuck and today my stomach hurts. All I feel like eating is soup. Did the band slip or something?

Thanks for sharing, this is very helpful, I have mine in a week.

OMG, I can't believe some of those foods actually exist and what is more, some of them actually made me hungry!:thumbup:

Now you have me a little paranoid too, because I am in the same boat. I am drinking mostly protein shakes, soups, and a few bits of guacamole and hummus now and then to feel like I have something a little more substantial. I feel similar to YouChutUp though and it feels like I haven't had surgery at all.

Thanks everyone, it helps to have help on this road.

On two week post op liquids, can I drink when I 'eat?' For instance, I just had a bowl of soup, is it ok to drink with that? Or does that rule kick in mostly with mushies? I know this one is going to be a tough one for me since I drink a lot while eating. Thanks in advance.

Tomorrow, February 19th is the big day for me! I am excited!

I am on my fifth day and although I am not cheating, I am thinking about food a lot. I am have food fantasies all of the time. I realize how addicted to food I am, its insane. But I am willing to do this because I know its what I need to do to get healthy and feel good about myself.