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ahh the scariest words... slip. I believe it needs to be corrected via surgery. Once that happens you start a new and you use your band the same way..

Thannks guys. A few months ago I had a pb from a chip. From that point on I had chest pain and major irritation. I have gotten an endoscopy confirming I was heavily irritated, swollen a whole to do.. So I had to get on medicine and unfill a bit. For months I was dealing with this set back.. and pain. It was finally getting better so i decided to get a fill. I should have proceeded with more caution. But I ate. and I didn't get stuck or anything. But that pain came back and with a fury. I wanna cry myself to sleep. I wanted to do so well and it happened again. I wonder why if the food went down. I ate slow and cautiously. I know I was suppose to be on liquids but it was the night of my second day. I wish i knew what to do now? I'm afraid to keep this fill in now. Anybody experience anything like this?

same here. I also find that I hiccup after i eat to much or too fast. I think it has something to do with our diaphragm in the area.. I burp if I drink too fast. Or sometimes when I wake up. Ohhhh I'm embaressed. But what can you do..

Alrighty ladies and Gents, Here's my problem. I have not gotten a fill in months because I was feeling realy sore in my chest. I was beginning to feel better and the doctor suggested I get a fill. I was on liquids for the first day and by the end of the second i was starving!!! I ate. I know I know I shouldn't have. But get this I was able too. I even had a bit of bread. Now I am upset at myself really for having no control!! But the soreness just came back!!! what is the reason not to eat after a fill? Did I cause damage for eating? I hope the soreness goes away... Oh I pray!!! Anybody else eat after a fill and feel a tad sore..? Please advise..

I hope someone out there has an idea as to what im experiencing. i was banded 7 months ago. I was doing fantastic! i had a pb episode with a tortilla chip about 3 months ago. well Ive never been the same after that. Ive felt a soreness in my chest a tighting if you will. The doc said perhaps i irritated soemthign with the torilla chip, and urged me not to worry. However this feeling of soreness still exists. and so she gave me an unfill. She also gave me carafate some form of mylanta. ok i was feelign a little better the soreness comes and goes..random. and now i get my fill and 2nd day of fill i get this soreness when i tried to eat mushies.. and its been 5 days its realllly taking a toll on my life. esophogram came out normal. I dont know how to handle this.. doctor has no idea what this could be at this point. It gets even worse if i get nervous. But bottom line it is non stop chest pain.. Pleaaaassseeee help..

you know ive heard many people refer to it as an addiction. Ive gone to aa myself. Truth sometimes I tell myself "its not that serious. I mean seriously its food just stop eating what is this shit addiction thing." Ohh but it is. I thought I was cured of compulsive eating when I had surgry. I was beginig to do things for myself. and then 2 months ago I found myself eating slider foods when I just felt like being compulsive and needed to eat and dont want to be so damn focsed! WhenI wanted to speed up my eating just a smidge. and we know we can do that with slider foods!! But now Im 1 cc less and i havnt stopped eating!! I looked at old pictures for motivation..Ive allowed myself some falling off the wagon room but not to this degree. I am not cured. and probably would never be. Your right ive made food apart of my life feelings, and activities for so long it wont just go away when i get a month to test it out. I think when my weight and control with the band catches up with my head i may just mak peace with it. For now i looked at it as if i escaped jail. and i didnt think of it as jail before the unfill. yes it was hard yes i was frustrated but as soon as i had gotten this freedom. I just went for it!! my questions are: how am i able to eat more then ever possible when I was at this level a few months ago I felt more restricted. for exaple I can eat bread now. and at this level the firts time no chance!! should i be concerned? if im at a level where i can eat, does this stretch my pouch or anything like that? im getting an esophogram in a week to make sure im alright regarding the chest pain so we can fill me again but still confused as to how i can eat more at this level when i couldnt before. Thanks in advance!!

words of wisdom! very true! I am gonna do my best! Thanks

So i needed to get an unfill. I was having some chest pain and the doctor thinks i may have torn or irritated something when i had 1!!! minor PB gosh! anyhoot i wasnt tight at all. So she takes 1 cc out,in hopes that will facilitae the healing? and OMG! first i tested what I can eat at this level.Hmm what can I eat?? I promised i'd stay strong and eat healthy. Initialy it was hard very hard but then I just started to pig out. Here I am thinking well Illl get a fill abck and then its over... or "I couldnt eat bread for 6 months whats a little peanut butter and jelly sandwhich". Ive been on a 3 week party boat.. and i promise you as much fun as this sounds to each and everyone of you. I wont lie i thought it would be. But I learned that I am addicted. Now that I can eat.. Ill eat. Willpower is not being very helpful. It brought me back to why I got the surgry in the first place. For a moment there i started to fill my time and energy into productive things. And then food came to visit. Gd bless our bands.. yeh it gets bad and ugly sometimes.. but sitting here..just arriving from yet another party.. Im lookign fwd untill i lay low and leave the "party " scene. its time to get motivated and get back on track! Good luck everyone.. and I hoooppppeeee I get a fill and this chest pain goes away..

So i needed to get an unfill. I was having some chest pain and the doctor thinks i may have torn or irritated something when i had 1!!! minor PB gosh! anyhoot i wasnt tight at all. So she taes 1 cc out. and OMG! first i tested a bit. Hmm what can i eat. I promised id stay strong and eat healthy. Initialy it was hard very hard but then I just started to pig out. here I am thinkin well Illl get a fill abck and then its over... or well i couldnt eat brea for 6 months whats a little peanut butter and jelly sandwhich. Ive been on a 3 week party boat.. and i promise you as much fun as this sounds to each and everyone of you. I wont lie i thought it would be. But I learned that I am addicted. Now that I can eat.. Ill eat. Willpower is not being very helpful. It brought me back to why I got the surgry in the first place. For a moment there i started to fill my time and energy into productive things. And then food came to visit. Gd bless our bands.. yeh it get bad and ugly sometimes.. but sitting here..just arriving from yet another party.. Im lookign fwd untill i lay low and leave the "party " scene. its time to get motivated and get back on track! Good luck everyone.. and I hoooppppeeee I get a fill and this chest pain goes away..

think of ur new pouch as a sink or bathtub.. and when theres so much water and you let it go through it makes some sorta guurgling type sound :smile2: The doc said perhaps a big bite or eating to fast. I get it too.. Loud enough for people to hear and ask.. "wait where the hell did that just come from?" some people laugh that my stomach talks to them, they don't know about the surgery. I cant help but laugh!

wow for a newbie ur very ambitious which is fabulous!! my questions then were "how much will i lose? will i get to my target weight?" If i learned anything.. its to take this in baby steps. from seminar to doctors visits- to all the other apts they make you go to.. all of it.. it can get overwhelming. hopefuly it will all work out and when you get to goal you can ask that question again! i sure as hell hope ill be asking that question soon :w00t:

it was tonight!!?? oh boy i better write them down, i absolutely forgot... oh im so upset!!! i had an apt with Anne tom and they called me to change it with Dr ren on fri... Truth im dissapointed she just doesnt give me the time and i have tons of questions.. please remind me lol next support group im there.. I asked Dr. ren about the port and she simply said "its an irratoional fear anythign else" im like allright..

now thats interesting...hmmm dunno.. hope someone here can help.. id call your doctor see what he says.