Stuck or stretched pouch?

[BeachBish 123]

The ONE and only time I got stuck...

At first a tad of food came back up...it was like a BAD feeling of indesgestion on my left side. I walked, I teared up, I was scared. I finally posted here to get some other advice.

After about ten minutes I tried taking a tad of Water...NOPE - wasn't happening!! I then started THE SLIMMING EPISODE - of which lasted no less than 35 - 40 minutes and continous spitting up what looked like mucus. I then tried to sip Water. After about 20 min into the episode I could SIP tiny and I do mean tiny sips of water. Once it started sating down, I waited another 20 minutes or so and sipped hot water....finally some relief. The warm/hot helps the band to espand so that the food particle can pass through easier. I HAVE NEVER been so scared. I had NO clue what was going on... they fail to tell you THIS happens - IF you do not chew enough before swallowing. I put myself on a liquid diet for the rest of the weekend. I was sore for the next 2 days in my upper mid section area as if I had done 2,000 sit ups. UNREAL !!

The following Monday I went and got .5 removed from my band. Now the gates of the dam are OPEN and I am hungry! Ohhhh What to do what to do????

[Heccat2 154]

Beach, I'm going through the same thing. Can't wait to get some Fluid in again. However, how much, I do not know, but I'm not allowing my doctor to make the decision for me since he is quite aggressive with fills. He normally likes putting in 2-3 cc at a time. Not me! I will tell him to put only 1 cc. If Water goes down well, good! If not, I'll have him remove .5 cc. It's my band, and my body! Plus, I'm self pay, so he's not going to tighten me up like before.

[aubrey222 45]

You got a very large fill. I would try to go up more gradually. I only have 3cc in my bad and food gets stuck quite often if I don't chew well

[BeachBish 123]

Beach, I'm going through the same thing. Can't wait to get some Fluid in again. However, how much, I do not know, but I'm not allowing my doctor to make the decision for me since he is quite aggressive with fills. He normally likes putting in 2-3 cc at a time. Not me! I will tell him to put only 1 cc. If Water goes down well, good! If not, I'll have him remove .5 cc. It's my band, and my body! Plus, I'm self pay, so he's not going to tighten me up like before.

Good for YOU! I am going to try and presuede my nurse to put atleast .5 back in as right now It's like I don't even have a band!!!

I think everyone is different in what they ned and how th band reacts.

When was your surgery?