I'm new here ... need advice.

[dodyc 0]

I had my lap band surgery on Nov. 4th. and I'm not scheduled for my first fill until Dec. 22nd. Like someone else posted here, I'm terrified because with the holidays there is so much food around, and I still want to eat! I'm afraid I started eating solid foods too early ... after the first week and a half, I started eating soft noodles and other soft, mushy foods. By Thanksgiving, I was pretty much eating everything (in small quantities). I experienced a couple of scary incidents in which food didn't want to go down, and I regurgitated after one meal. Since then, however, I have not experienced this, and I'm afraid I may have caused the band to slip or something. Am I being paranoid?

[Mariasha 3]

You're doing fine.

Just eat small portions and chew your food well.

We all get stuck once in a while. From what I understand slippage happens from repeatedly eating to the point of throwing up.

[Melissannde 41]

You say you're afraid you started eating solids too early. Are you following the guidelines your doctor gave you? It's important to do that to let your band seat in a good position.

Give your doctor's office a call and talk your eating & food choices over with one of the nurses.

Don't panic though, the previous responder is correct, it's highly unlikely you've caused damage with only one pb (productive burping) session.