Lump In My Throat

[jups2709 18]

Had a fill almost a week ago and I'm still only getting liquids down. I feel like I constantly have a lump in my throat. I can eat one or two bits of something liquid or soft before I fill stuffed but not an hour later and I feel starved. Getting some slime and PBs but no vomiting. Anyone have any insight?

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If I had to guess, you're taking too big of bites and/or eating too fast. Because of it you're not eating enough and hungry often.

Try small bites, and I mean tiny. Chew it until mush and put down the fork and pause between bites.

When I finally hit the Green Zone, I had about a week of relearning how to eat. Once I got my bite size small enough I was fine. Here's a picture of the bite size next to my finger nail for comparison:

[jups2709 18]

Retraining is so hard!! Thanks for the info, I'll give it a try.

[bornready 42]

What mis73 said, entirely, couldn't say it better. I also had that lump feeling for 2 weeks.

[icestorm12132008 39]

that is smaller then a dice, are you chewing it enough? 15-30 times before you swallow? or do you think your band might be to tight?

[PattyGirl66 1,243]

Mis73, great post and a huge thanks for showing us all how much we should be eating. Looking at this I am obviously putting more bigger pieces in my mouth. I am going to work on this tomorrow as I just finished eating dinner. It did take me 20 minutes to eat 2 oz of tunafish, 1/2 cup of green Beans and 1 hard boiled egg. I thought I was taking small bites and I am smashing it up til mush in my mouth, I think my bite is too big. I get the lump feeling too.... blah!

[Maddysgram 6,159]

Nutritionist recommended a baby spoon & oyster fork until you have the bite size figured out.

[sews4fun 53]

Had a fill almost a week ago and I'm still only getting liquids down. I feel like I constantly have a lump in my throat. I can eat one or two bits of something liquid or soft before I fill stuffed but not an hour later and I feel starved. Getting some slime and PBs but no vomiting. Anyone have any insight?

I'm the same way right now. I have an appointment to go back to see my surgeon on Thursday. I'm going to see if he thinks I'm too tight and need an unfill. Thursday will be a week since I got my fill. I can keep my Protein shakes and Water down. Tonight I had Soup and so far it has stayed down. Any solid food that I've tried has not stayed down. I've also had A LOT of sliming and PB's!!! Good luck to you!

[PattyGirl66 1,243]

I know my bites are wayyyy smaller than I am use to, my portions are wayyy smaller, the time I take to eat my food is wayyy longer. My band is empty and I had never had a fill, however I feel the restriction as if I did. I am sure down the road I won't feel like this. I have been using a baby spoon but stopped. I am going back to the baby spoon and fork and pause inbetween. I have no other problems with eating, and I can eat almost everything so far. There are foods I simply will not allow, now.

I wish all surgeons would demonstrate a 'bite size' figure in their plan/manual they give us, that could be saving many many bandsters from many problems. But as Mis73 has posted, that is a size of a pinky size nail. My manual just says "tiny bites" as if I know how 'tiny' ..

[kah1213 311]

I'm definitely having to relearn how to eat with my last fill!

[his_spirit 62]

I am still relearning and get that feeling often, it is difficult. I find that it does help me to not let myself get overly hungry.

[juliemarie777 5]

What's PB' s??? And did you feel the lump in your throat immediately when filled?

God Bless You! Julie

[jups2709 18]

Wow thanks so much for all of the info! PBs are productive burps where you burp and something else comes with it! Not fun . I'm still only able to do liquids but I'm gonna give it a couple more days before I go back to the doc. I might be too tight.

[lolitawantsaband 45]

If I had to guess' date=' you're taking too big of bites and/or eating too fast. Because of it you're not eating enough and hungry often.

Try small bites, and I mean tiny. Chew it until mush and put down the fork and pause between bites.

When I finally hit the Green Zone, I had about a week of relearning how to eat. Once I got my bite size small enough I was fine. Here's a picture of the bite size next to my finger nail for comparison:

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Omg you are so right! I thought I was too tight but i realized I needed to take smaller bites. Thanks for the pic because at first I didn't know how small was small enough.

[kah1213 311]

If I had to guess' date=' you're taking too big of bites and/or eating too fast. Because of it you're not eating enough and hungry often.

Try small bites, and I mean tiny. Chew it until mush and put down the fork and pause between bites.

When I finally hit the Green Zone, I had about a week of relearning how to eat. Once I got my bite size small enough I was fine. Here's a picture of the bite size next to my finger nail for comparison:

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Thanks for this post as a reminder to me! It just really helped male things "click".