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It's been 6 weeks since my last fill and I swear this band has a mind of it's own. Been cruising along doing just fine .. very comfortbale in fact.. all of sudden the past 2 days everything is an issue .. reflux and stuckage with all my every day stuff thats been great for weeks now. I had a cold last week and was prepared to have issues .. none. nothing going on cycle wise .. only thing I question is it's been crazy humid the last 2 days.. I'm reluctant to get an unfill since everything has been great .. have gone a little more mushy for a few days and see if I can get things to calm down ..

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You are doing the right thing by just giving it a rest with the mushies. Mine can be variable too and I will never probably fully understand it or predict it! I think my tightness is similar to my wedding ring...in the morning I can barely get it off and in the evening its falling off but also some wild variations of that once in a while! Anyway I will never be able to eat solid food before 11:00 am and after dinner I have to be careful not to oversnack! I always say about my band "Its mystery is only exceeded by its power" and if you havent seen the movie Dude, Wheres my Car...you'll just think I'm crazy!

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I cruised along for about a year never having random issues with getting stuck, etc - but over the summer I had quite a few "bad band days" = at least that's what I choose to call them. It's a day like most others except NOTHING solid wants to go through my band no matter how good I chew. I have read others say it can have to do with stress (which makes sense because many of my bad days were when my daughter was acting up or I was stressed). I just stick to mushys or liquids on those days.. it's weird, but it happens

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Maura,

Dont you need to update that ticker?? LOL! Congratulations...you rock!

I cruised along for about a year never having random issues with getting stuck, etc - but over the summer I had quite a few "bad band days" = at least that's what I choose to call them. It's a day like most others except NOTHING solid wants to go through my band no matter how good I chew. I have read others say it can have to do with stress (which makes sense because many of my bad days were when my daughter was acting up or I was stressed). I just stick to mushys or liquids on those days.. it's weird, but it happens

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Yes, my own Band, my own Little Angel of the Silicon Fist, my Symbiant....is .....FICKLE!!!!

There. Now some days just aren't like the day before, despite "hunky dory" and "A-OK", etc for days/weeks/months on end. No issues, no effort, no concerns.....predictable, non intrusive....just like 'normo life' with 'normo eating'.....

Then....kaBLAMMO!!!

Nearly as psychotic as a red headed ex-spouse....and uncertainty with no clear cause.....then....

like a distant splash in an autumn pond.........serenity returns and all becomes calm again.............

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