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I had my surgery less than a week ago and I'm trying to fiqure out, what does, "stuck" mean? What happens when this occur? What causes it? And Lastly, how can it be avoided. Thank you.

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Food gets stuck in your band causing nothing to be able to go through it. Not even your own saliva. It's caused by eating too fast, eating too much, not chewing well enough... Sometimes it feels like someone parked their Buick on my chest. It's not pleasant!! You avoid it by taking time between bites, stopping when full, chewing the heck out of every bite and staying away from you own personal list of things that cause it which you will figure out in time. For most of us that list includes bread, Pasta and rice.

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Can be very painful. Have you ever swallowed too big of a bite and it hurts like hell all the way down? That's what stuck feels like but it lasts a lot longer! It will either eventually go down or you will throw it up. It can actually get lodged so tight that you have to have Fluid removed to get the object to go through. Some people say papya enzymes will disolve it others say pineapple juice will break it up. I have learned that I can pretty much eat anything, bread, Pasta, steak etc. as long as my bites are small and i eat really slow. I've been stuck a lot, it is very uncomfortable. I usually end up throwing up.

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Welcome to the site!

I know I'm not a mod... but I would like to ask you to use the SEARCH function in the forum. Being 'stuck' and having slime / PB episodes have been thoroughly discussed in the forum. This way, I think, we'll have all the information streamlined...and not scattered everywhere.

P.S. I think this is one of the things you should have learned BEFORE having your surgery.

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brie, welcome to this forum and don't worry ask anything you want to over and over!!!! geez rude ppl stink!!

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Welcome to the site!

I know I'm not a mod... but I would like to ask you to use the SEARCH function in the forum. Being 'stuck' and having slime / PB episodes have been thoroughly discussed in the forum. This way, I think, we'll have all the information streamlined...and not scattered everywhere.

P.S. I think this is one of the things you should have learned BEFORE having your surgery.

Wow, that was rude.

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If we weren't allowed to ask things over and over , this forum would pretty much die out, there are just different variations of the same questions all the time. ask away!

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Plus the search on this site really doesn't work well.

I say ask the questions you need to.

I have however found that searching google for 'lapbandtalk' and the words and/or phrase helps and finds posts whereas the built-in search doesn't, especially if you want to know something NOW and can't wait for replies.

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I've said before "lapbandTALK" not lapband search!!!!! One could google "stuck" if they just wanted that kind of info. This is a discussion forum where folks want real peoples comments. Jeez!!!

Stuck sucks but it's certainly nothing to stress yourself over. I think you will experience this at one point or another while you are learning how to eat, chew and as another poster said, what your own personal "avoid list" is. When it happens, you will know!!! I have been banded for about 5-6 months and I am starting to experience real restriction and am now having some trouble with breads and rice. And I just excuse myself and spit it up rather than suffer with the discomfort if it happens. :)

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Welcome to the site!

I know I'm not a mod... but I would like to ask you to use the SEARCH function in the forum. Being 'stuck' and having slime / PB episodes have been thoroughly discussed in the forum. This way, I think, we'll have all the information streamlined...and not scattered everywhere.

P.S. I think this is one of the things you should have learned BEFORE having your surgery.

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Welcome to the site!

I know I'm not a mod... but I would like to ask you to use the SEARCH function in the forum. Being 'stuck' and having slime / PB episodes have been thoroughly discussed in the forum. This way, I think, we'll have all the information streamlined...and not scattered everywhere.

P.S. I think this is one of the things you should have learned BEFORE having your surgery.

Wheelchair....

Your a disgruntal bully.... from here on out do not answer any of my questions which you didn't in the first place!! Grow up, get a life....get on my level degenerate.

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I described the feeling has having someone screwing a 12" screw into your chest. I experienced it today actually. Not a good feeling.

yes, thats almost how i think it felt also, or a cork screw being screwed in to your chest, i had my first stuck, then i threw up over and over, and slipped my band =( had surgery and now am back on my path !

Ask any question anywhere u want ! We are all at different places in our journey and all have good/indifferent advice !!! =)

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yes, thats almost how i think it felt also, or a cork screw being screwed in to your chest, i had my first stuck, then i threw up over and over, and slipped my band =( had surgery and now am back on my path !

Ask any question anywhere u want ! We are all at different places in our journey and all have good/indifferent advice !!! =)

Thank you so much for your response and the positive feedback!! I don't know if I've experienced that just yet, but I still have the gas pain, which at times can be unbearable!!

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When I get stuck.............it is the most painful thing! I am not one of the lucky ones who get something stuck and quickly throw up to relieve the feeling. I feel like there is something sitting on my chest and I can not breathe. Then if I am lucky in about 20 minutes I either throw up or it will go down. I have found drinking something warm (like tea) will ease it up. That being said, I love my band. I just avoid things that will get me stuck. You will learn really quick what you can and can not eat.

P.S. Ask any questions you want! That is the only way you find out the "real" answers from people who are banded. Dismiss the rude comments. Welcome to forum.

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