Question for restricted people pls ans.

[delta27 0]

Well I had my 4th fill about a week ago; I am now at 6.5cc's in my 10cc band. Now when I eat fish and shrimp I get a stabbing sitting feeling in my chest. I try to burp but I can't instead it feels like the food is coming up. If any goes down in the stomach it hurts like "hell". The only way to relieve the pain is to just bring the food all up (you all know how that looks).

MY QUESTION TO YOU IS: IS THIS RESTRICTION???? HAVE I NOW MADE IT????? CAN I NOW LOOK FORWARD TO LOSING WEIGHT?

I had a lean cuisine today for lunc and I could only eat half.

[okiegirl79 1]

I cannot fully answer your question beacsue I am the same boat as you...excpet I can eat a little more than you can.

I just had my 4th fill and am 6.2 cc's I get that feeling when I take too big of a bite or eat too fast. I have also felt that when I am eating something that shouldn't like some types of bread...so now I leave it alone.

[Astrasmom 1]

Well I had my 4th fill about a week ago; I am now at 6.5cc's in my 10cc band. Now when I eat fish and shrimp I get a stabbing sitting feeling in my chest. I try to burp but I can't instead it feels like the food is coming up. If any goes down in the stomach it hurts like "hell". The only way to relieve the pain is to just bring the food all up (you all know how that looks).

MY QUESTION TO YOU IS: IS THIS RESTRICTION???? HAVE I NOW MADE IT????? CAN I NOW LOOK FORWARD TO LOSING WEIGHT?

I had a lean cuisine today for lunc and I could only eat half.

Yes this is restriction. Make sure you eat smaller portions and chew as better then you did before. You will find that you won't be able to east as much as you did before. And yes you probable should lose some weight. But again, everyone is different. Stick to the plan that your doctor gave you and you should have success.

Edited March 15, 2010 by Astrasmom

[steelergirl 0]

First I have to say this is only my opinion based on my own experiences. I have not had a single episode of getting stuck or sliming or vomiting since post-surgery. It sounds to me like you might be eating to quickly and not chewing enough. If you can't burp and it feels like a pressure, I would say yes... you have restriction. But listen for your body to give you earlier clues that it is full. This usually happens with me BEFORE the not burping signal. Hope this helps. Good Luck!

[BetsyB 9]

It sounds more as though something's getting stuck OR you're eating past the point of full than a simple consequence of restriction to me.

Are you starting with bites that are no bigger than a pencil eraser (the max that can fit through a stoma that is at the "right" degree of restriction)? Are you then chewing the living daylights out of it? Does your body give you "soft signals" that you are full--and do you listen?

There are definitely foods that are more difficult for some to tolerate, and shrimp is often on that list. It can be, for lack of a better term, kind of rubbery---and can plug up a stoma like nobody's business. When I eat it, I cut each shrimp into 6-8 pieces (seriously!), then eat them individually and very slowly. In this way, it causes me no trouble.

But I can totally see where it would cause problems!