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Warning.... I'm pretty blunt and graphic about the description of my sliming episode:....... :biggrin:

So here's the deal. I've been banded 4 months and I have to say, so far it isn't the way I thought it would be. My biggest problem is I get slime EVERY time I eat. Even if food isn't stuck I get a certain amount of slime which gags me. If I do get something stuck or tight, I get TONS of slime. And when I say tons, I mean to the point that I can gag up a least 3 times a huge handful of clear goopy slime. Sometimes the sliming occurs right at the time of eating, sometimes it is 10 mins later. Sometimes even longer than that.

Any suggestions, anyone else go through this? Is it just a matter of being too tight maybe?

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Hi, and yes...it's actually normal.

If you slime after one bite, I recommend chewing your food better. Try this for a day or two. If you slime after 1 bite then you are indeed too restricted.

If however, you find chewing your 1 bite well and you don't slime....just do that from now on.

But you really should be able to eat 3 bites w/o sliming....so try that if you can get it down by chewing well.

If not, see your doctor to have a little taken out of your band.

Good luck!

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Away,

We got our first fills around the same time. Neither of us had restriction with the 1st fill and the 2nd has been rough (you even had a slight unfill if I remember). It has been 2 months since my 2nd fill and I still can slime off of 1-2 bites. It really depends what I am eating. It has gotten so much better the past week, I have only slimed 2 times. I do chew really well my problem is taking another bite before the first bite has "settled" or passed throught the band. It is the same way for me though, huge globs of slime. I can feel it in my chest right away and I know that I have to get it out. The only way to stop the pain is to go in the bathroom and gag it out. Totally disgusting. My personal opinion is that you are still too tight. Luckily I have lost a substantial amount of weight with this fill and it is finally getting looser. I am able to eat more now than I have in the past 2 months. I can drink without pain now too. I was very reluctant to get an unfill because I didn't want to do the drive so I stuck it out. You also have the issue with your esophagus so maybe you should get another slight unfill. It is really annoying and kind of scary when you are out to eat and you feel the pain in your chest and you are frantically looking around the restaurant to find the ladies room while your mouth fills up with Water. I HATE THAT!!! I love losing weight more though:biggrin2:. Good luck to you!

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Yep, two fills and one unfill. I didn't think I was that tight, but I guess I retain more Water than I previously thought as about a week before TOM I get really tight. We have had some stress here too which I think is contributing to the tightness.

I actually woke up in the middle of the night and could feel my band being tight. No food or drink and I could feel it. I drank plenty of Water and within an hour or two I couldn't feel a thing.

I'm pretty sure I'm chewing well enough. Sometimes though, even the tiniest bite, super well chewed will go down like someone is dragging a rake against the inside of my sternum. It hurts! The slime being "stuck" just creates more slime! Viscous circle.:biggrin:

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I have had my band for almost 2 years now and I have never heard of slime. Could it be because of too muc restriction.

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I got my band sep2007 have had 4 fills, only time i slime is when being sick as in vomitting - and that only happens if i ate to fast, maybe discuss with your doctor could be that you to tight or eating to fast.

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I'm so sorry you are sliming so much. I've never slimed or PB'd but I have a question. Do you switch to liquids for 24 hours after you slime? If not, maybe you should try it. Maybe you're stoma is really irritated and needs time to settle. Just a suggestion. If it doesn't get better you probably need to get a small unfill.

I really hope it gets better soon.

Get luck!

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