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Hi All,

Up until yesterday I had been sticking with liquids and mushies and I started taking Prilosec at my Dr.'s advice for the heartburn. I was doing much better until last night when I tried solids again. I ate some very tender scallops that were easy to chew. I have had heartburn since and I keep burping, sometimes with reflux. I do believe that my band might be a little too tight! However, I can eat and drink, so I am going to try to wait it out. It has been my experience with fills (and remember that I am the QUEEN of fills having had 6) that they do tend to loosen. I know that some people have the experience that they tighten. The Prilosec dosage is for 14 days, and I am on the 3rd, 4th? so I figure that would be a good time period to wait. Whaddaya think?

I did start taking the Wellbutrin, and I have had no side effects, although I expected some nausea and jitters. It is probably because my Dr. started me on a very low dose--150mg daily. That's fine!

I have been burping throughout the entirety of my writing this....just wanted to make it more auditory for those of you who learn that way!!

Enjoy your holiday weekend!

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Glad to hear that you got some relief! That must have been pretty miserable. :)

You will have to be the judge as to whether or not you are too tight. I wouldn't let it go too long if your symptoms return. We have heard too many stories about folks have to get completely unfilled due to damages caused by reflux.

Take care of yourself.

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