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Sorry I don't but if you search the internet you should fine info. The problem is a lot of the results are Dr's reports so they are hard to understand. Also try searching oesophagal dysmotility.

I'm not a vegetarian but I find nuts incredibly easy to eat. In fact so easy that i have to be careful I don't overdo it.So I imagine that nuts will still be able to be part of your diet, just make sure you exercise good portion control.

Did you not receive any education from your Dr or his practice prior to being banded on how the band actually works? Just having a band doesn't make a difference, it is the fills that do that. You might want to visit the lapband.com site and read up some of the info there. Then if you don't understand what it is saying ask us some more questions.

Maybe oesophagal incompetence. i think a number of people with bands do develop a problem where the oesophagus is no longer able to push food through the way it should.

Phone your Dr, there should be no reason (other than unavailability of appointments)that you can't go back in straight away.

As the others have said you WILL KNOW when you get stuck. The pain is indescribable especially the first time. It feels like you are having a heart attack.

I would think that as long as you are not too tight that the pill should pass into your stomach really quickly and not cause any issues with the band.

LOL, you and me both. Even with a GPS as most of the time I am in the right lane when I need to go left. And I am still dreading the day I have to do a hook turn!

It sounds as though you could have a slip

My suggestions would be to start eating some real food. How about yogurt in the morning or a Protein shake? Where are your vegetables? Even if you are doing low carb you should still be eating healthy vegetables.

If you are eating and drinking OK then you don't need to worry.

You should NEVER mess around with chest pains. Call your DR NOW to make sure it is all OK. It probably is just gas but what if it isn't?

All perfectly normal. It is a huge drop in calories and it takes some getting used to. Make sure you are well hydrated. If you are diabetic then I suggest you call your Dr to double check what you should be doing as you don't want your blood sugar to drop too low.And obviously if it is really bad , even if you are not diabetic, then you should also be calling him.

Still trying to get back to an optimal fill after a partial unfill after a horrendous stuck episode earlier this year. I try to make good food choices, my main issue is with getting hungry sooner than I should which is when my old bad snacking habits start creeping in. I think it's an issue for quite a lot of us. There have been a couple of threads where others 3 years or so out have also been struggling. It seems that the restriction definitely does wear off to a certain extent.

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Alex something that might make an interesting article is how to maintain the loss after a couple of years. For many of us we find that the restriction we once had has to a large degree worn off and we are able to eat more than previously and foods that we could not eat previously. This is something that cannot necessarily be fixed with a fill as the Dr feels that we are correctly filled and further fills bring issues such as reflux. Also the initial motivation has dimmed somewhat as we are no longer in the honeymoon period. To track every mouthful for the rest of our lives is unrealistic - most of us got banded so that we could give up dieting.

You are in the red zone - too tight. It is hurting to eat so you are choosing high cal sliders. These do not fill you up so you are hungry again soon afterwards. This also means that you are not losing weight. Also the time taken to eat a meal is too long and another indicator that you are too tight. Most Dr's recommend that you take 20min but not more than 30 to eat. After this your band has already started emptying so it is easy to fit more in and overeat. Quote MultiQuote

If it is a small slip the stomach that has pushed itself up through the band can go back into place. Generally most Dr's will expect you to stick to a liquid diet for a period to facilitate this happening.

Veggie Soup of any kind is really easy to make. Normally you boil the desired vegetable with some stock and then blend to a smooth consistency. Most soup recipes have some potato in them but you can leave that out if you want. To add extra Protein throw in a can of lentils,chickpeas,kidney Beans or similar. So you can make any kind of soup you want. Experiment with different herbs and spices. Things like a teaspoon or 2 of curry powder go really well with pumpkin or cauliflower. Or stir in a teaspoon of seeded mustard to your pumpkin soup before you serve it, that really gives it a special taste. Have fun.

This should help http://www.lapband.com/en/live_healthy_lapband/about_adjustments/

You are probably eating too close to bed time. You need to leave sufficient time for your food to go down. This sounds like bad reflux.

The bad news is it won't get stuck once you have restriction either. Most junk food doesn't , it slides right past the band especially things like candy bars. ( The donuts would probably get stuck). The band does not work by stopping you eating junk , it works by allowing you to be satisfied on smaller portions of healthy food. You always have to remember that you are in charge of what goes in your mouth.

I drink plenty of water - hot with a teabag and a splash of fat free milk. Other than that it has to be a really hot day for me to drink plain water. What the reminder should be is drink your fluid. So long as the drink as low cal it doesn't have to be plain water. That is a myth that has now been debunked.

If you eat when you are not hungry you will stay/get fat. You need to learn to listen to your body not some site that knows nothing about you.

You will soon be patting youself on the back thinking " awesome, can't believe I managed to stick to all that, but I did".