Bad PB - Chances of slippage?

NeenBand · December 22, 2006

Hey everybody, I had a bad PB today - first time. I am worried about band slippage, and the area is sore right now. What should I be looking out for, any warning signs, etc...?

Thanks in advance for any input.

P.S. Major slime out of my nose.

GayleTX · December 22, 2006

I don't personally know a thing about slippage (thank god!) but I do know they are not common and not that easy to induce....usually violent vomiting, not just PB and sliming.

I do know, howeve, that for the next 24 hrs or so you will want to stay on liquids or at least mushies. Don't overfill your pouch...let it heal from the strain it's been under. Warm creamy Protein drinks will sooth the pouch. You will be sore for a day or so. No aspirin or NSAIDS of any kind. I find that a ZanTac for a day two helps get it back to normal pretty quick.

NeenBand · December 22, 2006

Hi Gayle!

It was on salmon. I was ravenous and ate it too quickly and did not chew enough.

Yow!

Sipping tea right now and it feels so good.

GayleTX · December 22, 2006

Glad you're feeling better. Too bad we have to learn all the lessons the hard way, isn't it.

Good advice someone gave me: "Don't let yourself get too hungry or too full." And that helps....I've always been guilty all of my life of not eating on schedule then getting too hungry and eating too fast, too much. That's one of the lessons I've had to learn the past few months.

leahbNYC · December 27, 2006

I had my second adjustment Fridya and have been experiencing what you just taught me are 'PB's...even threw up a bit on Christmas day. Gayle, since you seem to be a pro - what's the best way to avoid these?

juliegeraci · December 28, 2006

LeahbNYC, you have to eat very slow and small bites. No bigger than the size of the tip of your pinky. If you slow down you will know when to stop and you will not PB. I hate when I PB. I do it more often then I care to mention.