What Is Your Signal?

[KassieRose 60]

My doctor said that most people get a "full" signal, other than the actual feeling of being full. I do get that, but I have found that when I am full I also hiccup for about two minutes. It's weird! What about you guys?

[stephinoz 1]

I don't hiccup, but I burp a lot instead. Very charming, I know!

[KassieRose 60]

Ha ha : )

[#MagicWithinme 173]

It gets hard to swallow,

[tym4me 206]

I get the hard to swallow feeling to almost like a stuck feeling but not quite. But if i dont listen then it hurts SO badly

[transforming jlaroux 78]

I get the hiccups, too.

[B-52 7,113]

Hiccups indicate I went one step too far, stop and see if it progresses to a stuck.

The band sends a signal to the brain that you are full, but you don't have the feeling of being full. This can be 24/7' curbing your appetite and taking away cravings if you listen to your band and not your head.

I have gone full days without any desire to eat.

I know I'm finished by 2 things. First, I just loose interest and don't want to continue anymore. 2nd, is persistent pain, telling me my pouch is full and I need to stop before damage is done.

[bluetigereyes 95]

I havent had that "signal" yet. I sometimes get a soft 'stuck' if I eat chicken or bread. This is usually within the first 2 bites. Once that passes, I kick myself, and actually sit down to have my meal, I dont get a full signal. I just evaluate how much I've eaten and make myself stop. I'm going in for my 2nd fill next Monday, and I cant wait to not be hungry all the time

[Banded in Bear Lake 8]

I get the hiccups and I burp alot (not at the same time). I also will get a feeling that I have to burp but it is stuck. I know weird.

[nena.davis64 2]

I hiccup and that lets me know that I'm full .

[nena.davis64 2]

I hiccup and that lets me know that I'm full .

[#MagicWithinme 173]

I havent had that "signal" yet. I sometimes get a soft 'stuck' if I eat chicken or bread. This is usually within the first 2 bites. Once that passes, I kick myself, and actually sit down to have my meal, I dont get a full signal. I just evaluate how much I've eaten and make myself stop. I'm going in for my 2nd fill next Monday, and I cant wait to not be hungry all the time

Its gotten better for me for the most part, because I have gotten smaller containers so I know I should only eat so much and a pack of baby spoons, (pretty colors lol) and thats a big reminder to take those small bites at a time. I use KFC containers from the mashed taters gravy wash them and use for containers for Breakfast /lunch.(they have the lids on them just the right sz)

[muelle 64]

I don't rally have a "full" signal, but my "I've gone one step too far" signal is pain in my right shoulder/upper back. Not sure why it's my right side and not my left as most people feel it in their left. I've always been different I guess.

[bev712 28]

I get a warm feeling in the middle of my upper back, sort of where the esophagus is, I would think. And the sense that if I eat one more bite it's going to come back up. I've learned to spit out that last bite rather than testing to see if it goes down. Gross, but that's what napkins are for. I had one slimy PB and one episode of vomiting, and I'm not anxious to experience either one again. Had my first fill last Monday, and can now only eat 3/4 cup at the most, so that's all I put on my plate or in my new, smaller bowls.

[shap 24]

Do people only get a warning sign after they have been filled. I am 5 weeks post op with no fill and I havent had a sign line that yet. I also only eat a cup of food per meal so I may not be eating enough for a stop signal which is fine by me.