First STUCK episode!

[OneYearLater 14]

Wow did THAT suck! LOL

I've got 6ccs in a 10cc band and am feeling pretty good restriction and pretty satisfied for a couple of hours. I haven't had any issues with getting stuck before and even though I try to be careful with my bites and chewing...sometimes one gets down without really really getting it chewed as well as I know it should. I've been able to eat veggies, chicken breast etc with no issues, so I must admit I had gotten a little cocky that it wouldn't ever happen to me.

Yesterday, I was eating a piece of turkey lunch meat and it wasn't that big of a piece. While chewing, this actually WAS one that I chewed up well. Well, when I swallowed..oh boy. I could feel that sudden stuck feeling in my chest that wouldn't clear. I actually started to panic! I wasn't like I was choking..but BOY was it uncomfortable. I started trying to swallow to get it down and burping (I guess this is PB'ing and sliming???) Walking....squaking around like a chicken with my arms, Finally.......TMI...here it comes!! My body was having NONE OF THAT.... and I ended up spitting up.

Cockiness...GONE. Lesson learned. I don't EVER want that to happen again if I can help it. What a HORRIBLE feeling! BLECH!

[sandi67 0]

I agree - it's the most horrible feeling to have food stuck....I've had that happen to me with lunchmeat as well, so I avoid it now ~ along with a lot of other foods (steak is horrible when it gets stuck). I have found that when things get stuck and you can't move them easily with Water or something carbonated (a no-no but sometimes the bubbles help), I was advised to do "downward dog" yoga position. It helps most of the time.

[Kelly22 1]

Wow did THAT suck! LOL

I've got 6ccs in a 10cc band and am feeling pretty good restriction and pretty satisfied for a couple of hours. I haven't had any issues with getting stuck before and even though I try to be careful with my bites and chewing...sometimes one gets down without really really getting it chewed as well as I know it should. I've been able to eat veggies, chicken breast etc with no issues, so I must admit I had gotten a little cocky that it wouldn't ever happen to me.

Yesterday, I was eating a piece of turkey lunch meat and it wasn't that big of a piece. While chewing, this actually WAS one that I chewed up well. Well, when I swallowed..oh boy. I could feel that sudden stuck feeling in my chest that wouldn't clear. I actually started to panic! I wasn't like I was choking..but BOY was it uncomfortable. I started trying to swallow to get it down and burping (I guess this is PB'ing and sliming???) Walking....squaking around like a chicken with my arms, Finally.......TMI...here it comes!! My body was having NONE OF THAT.... and I ended up spitting up.

Cockiness...GONE. Lesson learned. I don't EVER want that to happen again if I can help it. What a HORRIBLE feeling! BLECH!

Yeah I am new to this as well!!! I did however find out what it was like to "slime" this week twice!!!! Two mistakes I made!

I first ate a few bites of grilled chicken and then followed it with a liquidity soup!!! OH yeah the no drinking extends to not eating soupy Soup on top of real food too!!! It wasn't anything I wouldn't consider eating separately but together was bad!!! :)

And then....after two days of all liquids, like we are supposed to do after getting stuck/sliming, I ate broccoli for the first time since surgery. OMG!!! That was painful and slimy! So again with the two more days of liquids for me!!!!

HANG IN THERE BANDSTERS!!!!:thumbup:

Live and learn! Oh yeah no more stringy veggies for me !!!

[missgypsy 1]

i got stuck on turkey lunch meat yest as well. i agree it hurts!!! i ended up sipping Water and gurgled and i was sliming then dry heaving into the sink. it went down and not back up. yes it took my cockyness away also lol.

[elcee 3,341]

Welcome to the club.

[LowPSI 0]

Once I get that "feeling" in my stomach, I spit out whatever is in my mouth and try not to swallow anything else. Think of a backed-up sink. Adding anything to it only makes it worse. The less to get through, the better.

[Cangel76 1]

I was going to post this happened to me today. I went to have a fajita and though in my head I chewed it well enough a chunk of chicken went down that wasn't small enough. I made friends with my porcelin bowl and slimed it out. JOY! Then I went back and finished my meal with out the flour tortilla and it went much better after that. This was purely my fault because I was soooo hungry. I had not kept up with my meals today.

[LowPSI 0]

Learning to eat slow and small is a process. The pain of being stuck should help us to do it less and less often. I hope!

[bandedjen 0]

I was eating eggs the first time I got stuck and of course it was in front of a ton of ppl! I felt like i was dying!

[TXStarfish 0]

I am only 9 days post-op and have just now started "mushies" so I have not had a stuck or pb episode yet. But, after reading this, I think I will steer clear of turkey! I have been warned about dry meats. Also, the nurse at my Dr said that eggs is something a lot of people have problems with because they can get Gummy and dry (scrambled eggs, I am guessing.) A banded friend says she eats them with salsa to keep them wet and has no problems!

[futurelookinghealthy 0]

I have found that bread is my worse enemy. I've been banded for 11 weeks, and have noticed that right before I realize I am stuck I get a horrible case of the hiccups. I mean they hurt so hard I almost want to cry. Anyone else have this symptom?

[sparkplug 106]

I was going to post this happened to me today. I went to have a fajita and though in my head I chewed it well enough a chunk of chicken went down that wasn't small enough. I made friends with my porcelin bowl and slimed it out. JOY! Then I went back and finished my meal with out the flour tortilla and it went much better after that. This was purely my fault because I was soooo hungry. I had not kept up with my meals today.

I am almost 2 years banded and still occasionally get stuck. Just this last week, twice on turkey!! I refuse to throw it back up, just walked and walked, with chewing papaya enzyme tablets and finally it moved down. I tend to miss meals on weekend and I get so hungry, either I take too big of a bite or don't chew enough. Wouldn't you think I would learn by now. I would hate to see if I had any fill, never had a fill and probably a good thing for that. Hopefully we will learn down the road....