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Getting stuck is no fun at all...I have written down in my food journal what I ate and then if there was that stuck feeling, what it was I ate is listed... But I at times also forget to chew to a mashed consistency and had to suffer for a bit...also to me if the item is dry. I ate thinly sliced turkey from a deli and ate slowly and all...but boy that was my worst stuck episode...for hours....and could not burp or move it along...it just worked its way thru...I do not consider turkey dry...but when I place a bit of chicken pieces in soup...I do not have this issue

I am not losing like I thought i would also. I was banded 4-18. I have kept a food journal since day 1. I have either gained or stayed the same on 600-700 calories or less some days and I am confused. I walk alot...I for the first time yesterday ate some more calories(1000)...got on scale gained...really??????? I have lost 10 pounds since surgery....it is three weeks, ten pounds... I also have not gone to the bathroom(if u know what I mean) in three days....trying to fix that today....maybe that is the weight gain. It is a puzzle we all are trying to solve, as each of us is different and most accept our bodies reaction to the surgery and lack of calories... I at time have felt why did I not just do this low calories and forget the band...and then I remember I needed a TOOL in my life to assist me....the band is not going to work unless we also work at this journey

I am three weeks out Wed. I added cracekrs to my soup and mashed them up...I am having I started about a day or two early with mashed potatoes and grits....I am now trying to figure out what will bother me on a more soft diet...I tried a so small piece of pizza last night and I was sorry for that....it may me feel full and bloated and I could not belch or pass gas, this lasted the rest of the night...soooo no pizza for me...i had today tomato soup and then had di lite yogurt with crushed almonds blended in....I felt no fullness or bloating and felt the best in a log time after eating... I can feel my port...it is on my right side, mid abdomen...I am still getting the pulling, pinching sensation when I move at times.

What are "soft signs" of geting full? Newbie here Thanks

NO, Ia m in the good old USA....but thanks for the info... Might be the same here for all I know..

Much better today....taking it easy and not eating any solids today....had mashed sweet potato and soup....

I am 23 days post op....I had today turkey deli slices...I chopped the turkey up into extremely small pieces, atr slowly, no drinking till I was done. The amount of turkey was maybe a palm of hand portion.. I then had all the stuck symptoms...chest pressure, back pain, shoulder pain.....this has lasted for over 3 hours...the main pain in the back is still there...I have been sipping Water..and the water trinkles down and then the pressure starts all over again.. Has anyone had this scenario happen??? what do I do next? Thanks

Do much better today...Scale moving ever so slightly to the downward side...I am walking alot more...no more stuck episodes...every day is a new day.

I also have been doing creamy broths, found some good ones with hardly any sugars and salts...I have been so tired of yogurt, I opened on today and took a sponnful and could not do another...

Thanks for the advice....I do wait and chew...but maybe I took too much of a forkful and that is the problem..

I am feeling a bit better....will do the liquids for the rest of the day... what is strange, is that the band has NO saline in it..as I do not get filled for another 12 days...wondering if this continues will I need a fill?

Hello, I am having this pain, sudden and feels like somone is stabbing me...if takes my breath away and also makes me scream out...ha sanyone had this time of pain? It also feels at times like a pulling or pinching. It starts in area of the ort placement Thanks Marlene

I googled Protein shots and they are avaialble at walmart for one

going to get one that is for sure..last night I screamed as the sudden pain just stabbed me.....bending over is a no no...

I also have a hard time with the shakes....I have heard of protein shots and I am looking into finding them and trying them..I rather take a one time shot of protein then sipping the protein shakes out there...I have not found one I like

Hi, I have lost 8 pounds.. The jeans I have been wearing before surgery(they fit), I am not able to get them buttoned at the top...what gives? anyone else have this issue? Am I full of it? LOL Thanks

Gurgling and trinkling ...at first I was like..What is that.....even in the hospital, when I got that sensation. I called the nurse...now it is so common...I have no issue with Jello...what i have is that I am soooo tired of some foods that I cannot even look at them...mainly yogurt, used to love it..now...I cannot do yogurt...for no reason except it does not taste good to me...weird... Is gurgling and trinkling sensation "restriction" Thanks

waist binder? I do not have that..maybe that will help...wher did u get one?

I have to hold my abdomen if I lean down as leaning over makes me feel the sudden pain...I am trying to figure out what not to do as far as movement....I even read where a person bought a abdominal binder to secure the area...

I am three weeks out....no more gas.....

I am starting to feel not alone...that is soooo important to me.....because if i was an anomaly, I would be in deep depression, thinking why me...but as it turns out...we are all facing the same issues here...I so wish I could NOT step on the scale...LOL...would make my day so much more forward thinking...I get on the scale and I want to scream.... I am three weeks and a day out from surgery...no fill in the band..I do feel restriction at times. last night had turkey slices, chopped up fine, and ate maybe 3 oz and then had the typical headache, backache and chest pain...went away after abut 5 minutes.. Doing a Protein shake now... Setting goals is the first step in turning the invisible into the visible." - Tony Robbins .

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what is PB? Thanks

I am glad I found this topic. as I too have gained a pound after surgery, I had lost 8 pounds and for the past 4 days ...a bit of weight gain and 700 calories the most per day...

Hi I was banded 4-18...today is my first day of soft foods...I do not have the appetite. I lost 8 pounds so far. But problem is that I am swollen, around the abdomen, as the jeans i wore before surgery, I cannot button, the zipper goes up, but the button will not even get close to buttoning...anyone have this happen, where there is weight loss, but the abdomen is swollen, how long does it last?? I also have not lot any weight for about 4 days now..... Thanks