I Need Encouragement

[Toddy 758]

Good advice. But I think the first time I really thought I might have restriction was over a Mickie D's cheeseburger. I got stuck on the bun and had to peel it off. Oh, I have fond memories of finally realizing this band thing might work?

But, I agree. Better to find out you're having a stuck episode on an apple or carrot in your own home. Don't be bad like me!

tmf

My first time was in a restaurant with an overly dry chicken breast. It was a Friday night, the place was packed, and we were seated as far from the bathroom as you could possibly get! I wonder if everyone remembers their first time !

[2muchfun 8,927]

My first time was in a restaurant with an overly dry chicken breast. It was a Friday night, the place was packed, and we were seated as far from the bathroom as you could possibly get! I wonder if everyone remembers their first time !

That would be a great topic for the weekend eh?

tmf

[Jean McMillan 2,973]

Everybody else gave you good advice. I just want to add two suggestions.

1. Never let yourself get so hungry that McDonald's seems like a good idea. The way I do that is by eating small, planned Snacks as well as small, planned meals.

2. Always carry a healthy snack food with you. You could post a thread asking for suggestions for Snacks like that. I always carry a Protein bar in my purse. That way when you're leaving work and hungry (because you didn't eat that snack I suggested above), you'll be able to deal with the hunger without visiting McDonald's.

[JustDoIt130 369]

LOL, I just had my first pb yesterday!! I'd had stuck episodes, but not a real pb- and ick! It was on a way too dry meatball . Good thing it was at home- it was really unexpected.

[☠carolinagirl☠ 18,721]

so, what happens on a pb episode? am i gonna hack up like a cat per tmf?? i cant picture myself coughing up a furball.....i need details......what can i expect? how do i avoid this?? do all people do this?

[Jean McMillan 2,973]

so, what happens on a pb episode? am i gonna hack up like a cat per tmf?? i cant picture myself coughing up a furball.....i need details......what can i expect? how do i avoid this?? do all people do this?

Here's my typical experience of a PB or productive burp (which is regurgitation, not vomiting).

I'm eating something, anything, and suddenly I get the uneasy feeling that it's going to come back up. Sometimes there's an uncomfortable (not painful) fullness in that back of my throat, but sometimes the PB happens too fast for that. As soon as I have a suspicion that a PB is about to happen, I find a bathroom (or at least a sink) ASAP. And up comes the food I just ate, maybe with some slime (thick and sometimes foamy saliva). Then it's over.

Except for times when my band was just too tight, or when my band slipped, most of my PB's were due to user error: eating too fast, taking bites that were too big, not chewing very well. Some of them happened when I was eating a food that wasn't cooked in a band friendly fashion, especially dry meat. So that's your answer to the how to avoid it question.

PB's aren't an inevitable feature of a bandster's life. I know a very successful and happy bandster, 4 yrs post-op, who has never PB'd even once. On the other hand, if you do PB, it's not the end of the world...it's just a signal that you need to eat more carefully.

[indyhandmade 43]

Thank you to everybody's encouragement and support. I'm trying not to worry about calories, but focus on Protein and Water intake. The scale needs not dictate my mood and my ambition.