Need Help

[Guest thebudha000]

hello just wanted to ask a few questions and see if anyone could give me some advice. i was banded on 3/2/2004 and so far i have lost 50lbs, but in the recent month i put on about 8 or so so i went back to my doctor tod him i could eat alot more and he gave me a fill which is my third the first 2 he said was .5 each time and this time was 1.0 he also said he that if i could eat the same then maybe he would have to do it under an x-ray. but that was a week ago and 5 of those 8 lbs have come off and now i cant stop burping i mean for a good hour or so. is this normal and is this restriction? im a little worried, i still can eat normal food never any pain just alot of burping even if i just drink something, does anyone think this is normal?

[Alexandra 55]

It sounds to me like you have new restriction, yep. I've found that it really takes a few weeks--three, at least--for a fill to "find" itself and for me to become accustomed to it.

The burping means you're taking in air with your food or drink. If you try to minimize that, you should get some relief. Now is the time to concentrate on eating slowly and taking really tiny bites; this is a new level of restriction for you and you should proceed slowly with it. Eat mindfully, really trying to swallow ONLY the chewed food and no air. You may be subconsciously gulping and have to re-learn how to eat to stop doing it.

Good luck, and let us know how it's going!