Am I In The Green Or Red Zone Or Somewhere In Between?

[gotmyeyeontheprize 2]

I had a fill on January 6th. My doctor always fills under flouroscopy. At the time, I had lost a little bit of Fluid but he only added a little more to what I had. I drank the barium just fine and did my three days of liquids as he requires.

Last Monday, I began with mushy foods such as tuna. That went down well, but I had to take very small bites and chew, chew, chew for about 45 minutes. I've really not been hungry at all, but have been eating a small yogurt for Breakfast, which I have to eat about two hours after I get up because I'm so tight, tuna or canned chicken for lunch, and either canned chicken or Tyson's Anytizers for dinner. The Anytizers have to be cut into very small bites. It takes me around 45 minutes to eat a meal. Also, I can fill the yogurt travel all the way down.

Over the weekend, I wanted to splurge on some Baskin Robbins. I love their Reese's Peanut Butter Cup Sundae and ice-cream is my weakness. I ate about five bites and was stuck! At the time, I chalked it up to the Reese's and me not chewing them well. Yesterday, I decided to try ice-cream again and got a hot fudge sundae with soft serve ice-cream. Once again, about five bites, and I was stuck!

Since I'm feeling the yogurt on its journey down, the ice-cream got stuck, and I'm having to take so long to eat, am I in the red zone or was I too comfortable being in the yellow zone before I had this fill and am not where I need to be in the green zone?

[elcee 3,341]

It is really unusual to get stuck on icecream - normally it is a slider food.

You may be too tight.

Why don't you go back to doing a few days of liquids, followed by soft foods and see how that goes. if you still have problems then I would suggest you need a small unfill.

[gotmyeyeontheprize 2]

It is really unusual to get stuck on icecream - normally it is a slider food.

You may be too tight.

Why don't you go back to doing a few days of liquids, followed by soft foods and see how that goes. if you still have problems then I would suggest you need a small unfill.

I do find it strange to get stuck on ice-cream yet I can get down chicken. It makes me wonder if it was actually the hot fudge that caused the issue and not the actual ice-cream.

[B-52 7,113]

I do find it strange to get stuck on ice-cream yet I can get down chicken. It makes me wonder if it was actually the hot fudge that caused the issue and not the actual ice-cream.

Yea, that!

I eat Ice cream, but mixed fruit and such can sneak by un chewed with the slider stuff and cause problems.

[rainbowcows 0]

Maybe its a psychological response. Your brain is saying "nuh uh ice cream is bad, here's some pain" I would talk to your doctor though, but if you can eat chicken I don't see why you would be in the red zone?

[xavier 153]

I think you are fine and just have to be careful like the rest of us. Your band will loosen up a little any way as you lose weight and as long as you are doing ok nutrition and Fluid wise, you are fine.