Am I the only one that eats like this?

carol134 · November 5, 2006

I believe that is what it is as well....

EricBermudez · November 5, 2006

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"First Bite Syndrome" ???

<HR style="COLOR: #d1d1e1" SIZE=1>Okay I have a fill of about 2.8 or 2.9cc's in a 4cc band. Almost every time I take my first two bites of food I get the Deer in the Headlights look because I get stuck. I know this is not a good thing. Sometimes if I take deep breaths it goes down. Weird it feels like kind of a plop when it does. On other occasions not that many it comes back up. This only happens after the first 2 bites(not all the time but frequent enough to question). DOes this mean I am overfilled. After the food either goes down or comes back up I am good to go and can finish eating. Help!!!

EricBermudez · November 5, 2006

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st bite syndrome? Just good ol' restriction?

<HR style="COLOR: #d1d1e1" SIZE=1>I've read LOTS of descriptions, and there's just enough difference in what I experience that I'm not sure if it's just the band doing what it's supposed to be doing, or of it's one of the more unpleasant things of the band doing what it's supposed to be doing. I'm not conerned or worried, at all, I just want to learn what my body is doing/telling me. For all I know, this is just how things are with true restriction. I don't know, I've never had it before. I'll add that I recently had my 2nd fill, bringing me to 2cc in a 4cc band.

Usually, not always, when I take my first 1 - 4 bites of food, it's unpleasant. Not bad, but just inpleasant enough that I have to stop and focus (which I'm also doing so that I can begin to learn what my body is feeling & what it's telling me)... or if I'm at a restaurant I'll put my fork down, lower my head, and take some deep breaths.

I'll describe it as starting with a mild pain lower in my abdomen, near my bellybutton, pretty much immediately after I swallow... and sometimes very slight/mild discomfort between my shoulderblades (which is where I feel PBs). After that starts to subside, I will feel discomfort where I assume the band was placed... either REALLY feeling the food there, or something that feels more muscular in nature (maybe that's the pouch working to push the food through?) The first time this happened it concerned me a bit so I took a very small sip of Water and that REALLY made it HURT. In the worst case scenario, I feel like I have to burp but nothing comes up, which is part of what happened when I had my PB, but get no other symptoms of PB like salivating, pain in other areas, etc. I do this maybe once or twice, then usually end up hiccuping instead. *shrug*

All discomfort usually subsides completely within 20 seconds. While this is going on, and immediately after, there is some gurgling from the band -- what I assume is the food passing through? There's also quite a bit of other "noise"... that sounds kind of like a burp, but I'm not burping. I can "feel" the noise coming, too... slight pressure, then errrippddddd. I made this noise a lot for the first 3 - 5 days after surgery, too.

I notice this happening most frequently (in the whole 3 days it's been happening) the first time of the day that I eat, regardless of time of day. I also notice it's worse/more frequent if my first bite is something soft, like applesauce, compared to something harder, like chicken. It has not yet happened with a liquid.

Chrissy "O" · November 5, 2006

I do not have a problem because I'm only eating about 4 ounces of food. It takes about 20 - 30 minutes. Hang in there.

Kat817 · November 5, 2006

My DH and I have a restaurant we have went to regularly for many years. There is one waitress there, who is super hyper...she is at your table every few minutes, she is very nice, and will do anything to make your meal pleasant, but we refer to her (no offense intended to anyone--especially her!!!) the "Jehovah Waitress"...she is hard to get to take no for an answer!!!

tutuclvr----your plan is indeed too too clever!!! I explained to the girls in "our" place I had surgery, and they have been awesome!! They will sub things for me, omit the bread...all kinds of perks! I will definitely remember your statement for going to other restaurants, it is a winner!!

Sometimes I think people may be looking at me, but not often, I don't ever remember just watching someone else at another table eat!!! I have always, and continue to be, busy eating my own meal, or talking to my DH or whoever I am eating with. I would find that close of scrutiny uncomfortable! In fact I would go so far as to trade places with someone at my table or move out of their line of sight, so maybe the would realize they had been rude...and if my server ask if all was ok due to the move, I would tell her, being stared at made me uncomfortable. People need to remember their manners!!!

I too would continue to eat slowly, and always doing the healthiest of your meal first, and at the end of 30 minutes or so, I would quit eating. If you are hungry again later, you can always have it then. No need to associate eating as a long time consuming unpleasant activity.

Continued good luck to all of you!!!

Kat

CLOE · November 6, 2006

QUote from WHEETSIN >>>
st bite syndrome? Just good ol' restriction?

<HR style="COLOR: #d1d1e1" SIZE=1>I've read LOTS of descriptions, and there's just enough difference in what I experience that I'm not sure if it's just the band doing what it's supposed to be doing, or of it's one of the more unpleasant things of the band doing what it's supposed to be doing. I'm not conerned or worried, at all, I just want to learn what my body is doing/telling me. For all I know, this is just how things are with true restriction. I don't know, I've never had it before. I'll add that I recently had my 2nd fill, bringing me to 2cc in a 4cc band.

Usually, not always, when I take my first 1 - 4 bites of food, it's unpleasant. Not bad, but just inpleasant enough that I have to stop and focus (which I'm also doing so that I can begin to learn what my body is feeling & what it's telling me)... or if I'm at a restaurant I'll put my fork down, lower my head, and take some deep breaths.

I'll describe it as starting with a mild pain lower in my abdomen, near my bellybutton, pretty much immediately after I swallow... and sometimes very slight/mild discomfort between my shoulderblades (which is where I feel PBs). After that starts to subside, I will feel discomfort where I assume the band was placed... either REALLY feeling the food there, or something that feels more muscular in nature (maybe that's the pouch working to push the food through?) The first time this happened it concerned me a bit so I took a very small sip of Water and that REALLY made it HURT. In the worst case scenario, I feel like I have to burp but nothing comes up, which is part of what happened when I had my PB, but get no other symptoms of PB like salivating, pain in other areas, etc. I do this maybe once or twice, then usually end up hiccuping instead. *shrug*

All discomfort usually subsides completely within 20 seconds. While this is going on, and immediately after, there is some gurgling from the band -- what I assume is the food passing through? There's also quite a bit of other "noise"... that sounds kind of like a burp, but I'm not burping. I can "feel" the noise coming, too... slight pressure, then errrippddddd. I made this noise a lot for the first 3 - 5 days after surgery, too.

I notice this happening most frequently (in the whole 3 days it's been happening) the first time of the day that I eat, regardless of time of day. I also notice it's worse/more frequent if my first bite is something soft, like applesauce, compared to something harder, like chicken. It has not yet happened with a liquid.< /p>

Eric, you've described me to a tee. I have the exact thing happen to me. I am going for my third fill tommorow. I think I have restriction, but I am able to still eat too much, after all the pressure stuff that you described above.