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Has anyone experienced having more band restriction when under a lot of stress? I haven't had a fill in 2 months but lately my band gets tighter when I experience a lot of stress. Anyone ever have this happen? It seems like when my stress level is down I have no problem. But when I have a bad day at work with lots of stress, I can't get anything to go down. Has anyone experienced this problem? :cool:

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YES. I have no idea if it's pyschological or something real, but yeah! I was recently under a bunch of stress and was so tight I couldn't get anything down....well, now I'm not as stressed (last couple of weeks) and am thinking of getting a fill.

I haven't lost weight, but I can eat now. I'm worried stress will come back - but I think on those days I'll stick w/my Protein Shakes. :cool:

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I was told at my surgeon's office that stress does tighten the band. The band is around a muscle (stomach) and when we get stressed it tightens up. So, the problem is not the band, but we need to get rid of stress!! Be well.

Fran

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YES!! This past week I have had a LOT of stress and I noticed my band was pretty tight. Just a couple of weeks ago I could almost eat like a horse and was going to ask the doctor for a fill. Glad I read your post. I was beginning to think something was wrong with me!

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