How long?

[ChicagoRose 650]

I am three months out and filled to 1cc. I have had what I believe to be restriction from the beginning but am very concious about how much to eat. I pretty much am able to chew and swallow as I always have I just get what I call my faux-burp signal when I'm done.

My question is how filled were you when you had your first "stuck episode"? I am losing weight really well and don't want to get too full for no reason and have any problems with side effects.

[labwalker 1,177]

I was stuck once, after my first fill. Since then, I've eaten or sampled a lot of different foods and have yet to have another episode. I think everyone is different. And I think that there is a very, very wide difference between how much the various members of this board have. Some have very poor food tolerances and have to chew, chew and watch what they eat... others can eat anything. I think as long as the band is signaling a feeling of being full it is probably doing its job. Sure wish I had the answers!

[CHEZNOEL 4,061]

I think if you are feeling full for 4-5 hours after a meal you are fine. There are some on here will no fills after a year. One friend has lost 118 pounds with no fills.

[SageTracey 608]

Sounds like you and your band have a really good relationship right now so I would be surprised if your medical team would even give you another fill at this stage. You are losing weight, feeling restriction and listening to your soft stop that tells you when you have eaten enough.

Adding more fill at this time would be counter-productive and lead to you being overfilled and then experiencing stuck episodes and having to get an unfill.

Congratulations and keep on working with your band.

[Kime-lou 648]

As your band is tightened further you will have more and more change of getting stuck, but that doesn't mean you will. I get stuck when I try and eat to fast and either take to large of a bite or don't chew enough.

You will KNOW when you are stuck. Before my first stuck episode, I was like you, but now I KNOW what being stuck is and it sucks.

[waitingpatiently 250]

For me it's not so much about what I eat, but about how I eat it. I've been stuck a few times but it hasn't been on a certain food. Instead it's been because I was eating too quickly and not chewing or in a group talking and not paying attention. So it sounds like you are very in tune with your band, keep that up and you shouldn't have any issues.