restriction poll and surey...

[Poodles 0]

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[NJGirl 0]

1. how long have you been banded? Since 4/13/06, so 2 months.

2. rate your level of restriction:

A. NONE (fill or no fill you can eat whatever)

B. Little (occasionally you will have a hiccup, your eating the same or

a little less than pre-op)

C. Moderate (have some restriction but not much!)

D. Moderate/CLOSE to sweet spot (have good restriction but still need a little more)

E. Sweet Spot!!! (perfect restriction)

F. Too Tight (need/want a unfill)

G. Too Tight (DONT WANT a unfill eating mosty liquids)

3. how long after you wake do you drink your first liquids, are they hot or cold: I normally drink a coffee Protein shake within a half hour of waking.

4. how long after you wake do you eat your first food, is it solid or mushy? Each day is different, sometimes I forgo the shake and have either scrambled eggs or a turkey hotdog.

if it is mushy, when is your first dense protien solid?

5. does your restriction change throughout the day?

a. slightly tighter in the AM looser in the PM

b. pretty tight most of the day- small SOLID Breakfast and lunch,

loosen up solid dinner

c. pretty tight most of the day- small liquid/mushy breakfast and lunch,

loosen up for a small solid dinner

d. tight all day, if you dont make sure you are constantly drinking you will

get tighter, have to REALLY work at getting food down. loosen up

slightly with a careful mostly mushy dinner

6. how often do you PB? Two weeks after my first fill prompted three days of PBing at least 1-2 times per day. It has since stopped, until this morning.

7. is it mostly Slime/Saliva or is it the offending food or liquid that comes up? Slime and food

8. why are you PB'ing?

a. i forget i am banded and try to swallow stuff whole (oops)

b. i ate something dry

c. i didnt chew good enough

d. i chewed good but the texture didnt agree

e. i sometimes do with first liquids of the day

f. i am eating beyond the pouch capacity

[Elisabethsew 50]

1. how long have you been banded? 2.5 months

2. rate your level of restriction:

A. NONE (fill or no fill you can eat whatever)

3. how long after you wake do you drink your first liquids, are they hot or cold: 30 minutes, room temp Water and coffee

4. how long after you wake do you eat your first food, is it solid or mushy? 30 minutes, 4 oz lite ricotta cheese

if it is mushy, when is your first dense protien solid? lunch

5. does your restriction change throughout the day? no restriction felt

6. how often do you PB? never have

7. is it mostly Slime/Saliva or is it the offending food or liquid that comes up? N/A

8. why are you PB'ing? N/A

[saul 0]

1. how long have you been banded?

Since March 6, 2006 3.5 months

2. rate your level of restriction:

A. NONE (fill or no fill you can eat whatever)

B. Little (occasionally you will have a hiccup, your eating the same or

a little less than pre-op)

C. Moderate (have some restriction but not much!)

D. Moderate/CLOSE to sweet spot (have good restriction but still need a little more)

E. Sweet Spot!!! (perfect restriction)

F. Too Tight (need/want a unfill)

G. Too Tight (DONT WANT a unfill eating mosty liquids)

3. how long after you wake do you drink your first liquids, are they hot or cold:

About 2 hours and usually its coffee, sometimes hot sometimes iced

4. how long after you wake do you eat your first food, is it solid or mushy?

I eat food at night for dinner usually fish.

if it is mushy, when is your first dense protien solid?

5. does your restriction change throughout the day?

a. slightly tighter in the AM looser in the PM

b. pretty tight most of the day- small SOLID breakfast and lunch,

loosen up solid dinner

c. pretty tight most of the day- small liquid/mushy breakfast and lunch,

loosen up for a small solid dinner

d. tight all day, if you dont make sure you are constantly drinking you will

get tighter, have to REALLY work at getting food down. loosen up

slightly with a careful mostly mushy dinner

6. how often do you PB?

Every other day

7. is it mostly Slime/Saliva or is it the offending food or liquid that comes up?

Slime

8. why are you PB'ing?

a. i forget i am banded and try to swallow stuff whole (oops)

b. i ate something dry

c. i didnt chew good enough

d. i chewed good but the texture didnt agree

e. i sometimes do with first liquids of the day

f. i am eating beyond the pouch capacity and I eat TOO FAST

[JulieNYC 4]

1. how long have you been banded? 2 months

2. rate your level of restriction:

E. Sweet Spot!!! (perfect restriction)

3. how long after you wake do you drink your first liquids, are they hot or cold: Cold. 1 hour after waking, sometimes earlier.

4. how long after you wake do you eat your first food, is it solid or mushy? I'm not a breakfast eater. It's usually lunch by the time I eat, but I've had 4-6 glasses of Water by then, which keeps me satisfied. So, 5 hours.

if it is mushy, when is your first dense protien solid? Lunch.

5. does your restriction change throughout the day? No. (BTW, I think this is because I have the VG band. Many VG bandsters don't notice the morning/evening thing).

6. how often do you PB? I've pb'd once.

7. is it mostly Slime/Saliva or is it the offending food or liquid that comes up? Offending food.

8. why are you PB'ing?

f. i am eating beyond the pouch capacity (not in overall quantity but in speed)