kimberly13

cheese = easy Nuts = depends on how they mat up after chewing Peanuts + Almonds: toasted + raw - Pistashios + Walnuts okay in *small* amounts Caveat: I've had my band too tight for years at a time, so with a looser band, I might have been able to deal with almonds better. Foods I don't even try anymore: bread, artichokes , carrots, or flour tortillas. I can eat rice, but why?, given the minimal nutrition it offers.

There's a lot of nerves that refer pain elsewhere. (For example, my "ice cream headache" sensation is smack in the middle of my sternum, while for most it's in the forehead.) From an evolutionary standpoint, if "stuck" sends the message "vomit" that would most likely occur if something's stuck in the esophagus, not lower. Because of the band, the "stuck" is actually lower, but the nerve pathways and the brain interprets it in the usual way. This is speculation, but that's my guess. And FyrEMT, my dance is to bend back, arms outstretched, stretching everything as o p e n as possible.

Yup, once you've puked then everything gets swollen and irritated, so go back to liquids for a couple days. (thick liquids okay). Yeah, I do that mucus thing too. It's like egg-white. Esophageal mucus trying to lubricate, but it won't go through the band. Collects until finally ya got no choice but to head to the sink. I've had my band since 2003 and have had it too tight WAAAAYYYY too much of that time. If you start dreading meals and make choices purely on what will go down, you're too tight. You'll find which foods you just can't do (everyone's different here). And TRUST ME: when that little voice in your head pops up and says, "don't eat that, you know it causes you trouble..." abide by it. I will never attempt a flour tortilla again. Ever.

I don't remember how long my port pain lasted, since I was banded in 2003. Resolved by six weeks, I think. The only time it hurts now is if I press an edge against it (like carrying a box) or when my cat stands on it.