Food Getting Stuck

[jennbrenna 1]

Hi Everyone,

I am 4 months out from Lap Band and have lost 45 pounds so far. Out of the 4-5 small meals I eat per day, at least twice something gets stuck and it HURTS. I have 5.5cc's in my band and was doing great until I got sick last week. The doctor said that I have bronchitis and laringytis. Can this effect my band? I know you guys are NOT doctors but I need some input here. I don't know how or why my band would have slipped, I really and honestly do not see how it even could have. I am fearful that something did happen and am wondering if anyone has every experienced anything like this. Please let me know and thanks in advance!

Jenn

[2muchfun 8,927]

Your body is probably retaining fluids since you're sick. This Fluid can hang out in any part or all of your body including your stomach. Especially your stomach. So, just a little swelling and it's like you just got a .5 CC fill. Eat smaller, chew bigger and take it slow.

[honk 780]

Personally I would get a very small unfill. Getting stuck at every meal is not good for you. The only other thing I can think of would be for you to go on all liquids for a few days and see if you just are swollen at this point.

[jennbrenna 1]

Thank you guys so much! I am going to call tomorrow and get an unfill before the weekend. I think that is the best decision to see if it makes me feel better, even if it is just a little bit. I do not want to risk slipping my band by continuing to get things stuck. It really hurts too. Have you ever went through this or known anyone that has gone through this type of situation?

[Summerrain 520]

I got really sick at the beginning of December and it affected my band and made me tighter, whilst it was like that I stuck to liquids and soft Proteins and took even smaller bites than I normally do. I didn't get an unfil and I'm at 8cc in my band, it took two weeks to get back to normal and I was fine after that. You won't cause a slip with a few stuck episodes, it takes a lot.

I even saw my carer at that point and she said as long as I was careful and to stay hydrated and get my Protein in I would be fine and didn't take out any fill.

[tym4me 206]

Like Summerrain i too recently had been ill with a viral thing. I got very tight but i also get tight at TOM my surgeon said to stick to liquids an soft Protein an wait for it to pass. An it always passes.

I personally wouldnt get an unfill because swelling passes an the "green zone" can be very elusive.

Now if you couldnt even get liquids then an unfill would be good because you do not want to get dehydrated.

IMHO

[Trisaddi 21]

Yesterday I ate a soft muffin and tried to swallow a bite that was too big...I got it through with a drink and a little discomfort. Now I have the constant feeling that something is stuck. I have been able to eat and drink normally though since then. I have tried drinking warm cocoa in case something needs to be disolved in there. What does this mean and will it pass soon? I'm hopping that I just strained the tissue and it will heal without a trip to the Dr. I was banded Sept. 19 and have lost 40lbs and have gone from a 18W to a size 14 without much exercise so far. I know, I know I need to exercise!

[sunflower26 9]

i have had to stuck times once it felt like a golf ball then i had fliud taken out i was to tight but better now its been 6 weeks get my frist fill wed the23

[tym4me 206]

@Trisaddi usually after a stuck episode or when having had this tight episode the tissue of the stoma gets swollen. Usually when this happens i stick to fluids for a day or two to let it rest.

Then im back to normal.

HTH