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For the past 2 months I've been miserable - only able to eat slidder foods - never being able to keep down solid food. I just kept thinking that I wasn't chewing enough or taking to big of bites. Of course, I also wasn't loosing much, because as soon as I got thru getting rid of what was stuck, I would eat something easy, which was usually not "looser weight" friendly. Anyway, last night was the worst. I had finally became so sick, I couldn't keep liquids down, couldn't lay down & felt like I was choking. I didn't know what to do, but after spending most of the night on-line, I figured it out - I needed to call my doctor. What I thought was normal, was not - I was too tight. This morning she took out 1 cc & I'm finally starting to feel better. I just want to let everyone know, that this site is so helpful - not only did it help me understand what was happening to me, it helped me be able to communicate what was going on to my Dr. Tx again

I am soooo frustrated - cannot figure this band out. I'm 3 months post-op & 2 weeks into my 3rd fill. 1st fill was 2.5 cc's, 2nd fill was 1.5 cc & last fill was 1 cc. I can either eat as much as I want of the things that aren't good for me (popcorn, crackers, ice cream, etc), or can only eat a few bites of the things that are good for me (meat, raw vegetables, fruit, etc). Not matter which I do, I never feel full. Of course, with the food that is good for me, it gets stuck after a few bites & I spend the next 2-3 hrs in misery I'm sure I had an unrealistic approach as to what the band would do, but I have no idea how to eat properly & not feel hungry. I did loose 10 lbs on the 10 day pre-surgery diet, 6 lbs in the 1st 7 days after surgery, but only 2 lbs since. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated

TO IDSWIMS - Thank you sooo much for your help - just one question. This may sound crazy, but its something I figured out the other day. Maybe my band isn't tight enough???? The reason I'm saying that is, if I eat very, very slow & with very, very small bites, I'm ok. Its when I start eating too fast & too big of bites that I have trouble - but thats because I'm hungry. So, maybe with the next fill, I will be feeling the fullness, before I eat too much??? Thanks