61jojo

HI there-I was banded in mid october, lost 13 lbs so far, I'm good with that! Had one fill in nov and a second one in mid dec. I could eat smaller ammounts of almost anything, if I ate slowly. Now, 2 weeks after the last fill, the food travels down with difficulty and I can feel it go into my stomach with a struggle! Does this sound familiar, and why did this happen only 2 weeks later. I'm due for another 1 cc in early Jan. It doesnt feel right that food I've chewed well should be feeling like it's huge and struggling to get in --first bite, second bite, almost everytime! Any comments would be helpful!

I am grateful for your reply...I too think it varies by day, and by food. And I can relate to the habit thing, of course. My habit in the past has been to simply ignore what my body is saying and push through with the food I'm wanting...not good. I do it less and with less food now, but still, I find that I push it. So I'm hearing this advice. Thanks I will switch to baby utensils. I cannot see taking them out to eat with me tho. Gonna have to work on putting baby portions on grownup utensils! Can you believe that this is even a problem? Thanks agian

I had no idea! I have actually been sick since right about that time--the cold that turned into sinus, that turned into conjunctivitis, blah blah, but I guess the antibiotics and all is affectring my stomach and therefore my band--that's a good explanation. Thanks. I'l call the nurse tomorrow.

WOW, GOOD TO KNOW! Thanks, I'll be seeing the MD 1st week of Jan.

HI there-I was banded in mid october, lost 13 lbs so far, I'm good with that! Had one fill in nov and a second one in mid dec. I could eat smaller ammounts of almost anything, if I ate slowly. Now, 2 weeks after the last fill, the food travels down with difficulty and I can feel it go into my stomach with a struggle! Does this sound familiar, and why did this happen only 2 weeks later. I'm due for another 1 cc in early Jan. It doesnt feel right that food I've chewed well should be feeling like it's huge and struggling to get in --first bite, second bite, almost everytime! Any comments would be helpful!

Hey, Grams and Pitpat! Three cheers for the over sixty crowd (myself included). I am 3 days post, the surg went well, but it's so hard to turn in bed...for a stomach sleeper it's a trial. But less pain today, and a shower! Now one wound is reddish and warmish--IDK if I should call. Also: still on clear liquids except for 3 oz of coffee with skim milk and 4 oz whipped yogurt once per day, no probs. Stay in touch. PS when do we move to the post surgery thread? Um, now that we are post surgery?

My first post--I'm getting the band oct 14--I wish I wasn't so nervous! All the FAQ's in the world cannot get rid of these jitters. It cannot come too soon.