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hi there i had my first fill friday i was on liquids for the day and then solids the next now i can barely get one egg down when do you know when you are full before you feel the food all the way up your throat i can barley eat any solids liquids are ok do you thing it is to much of a restriction i am scared to advance to meats i dont want that hurt stuck feeling in my chest thnks julie

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Guest j. lynn

hi there i had my first fill friday i was on liquids for the day and then solids the next now i can barely get one egg down when do you know when you are full before you feel the food all the way up your throat i can barley eat any solids liquids are ok do you thing it is to much of a restriction i am scared to advance to meats i dont want that hurt stuck feeling in my chest thnks julie

Yeah, I think you might be too tight, but it's only been a day right? As long as you can get liquids down, I would give it a week of just being on liquids. You might really loosen up in a day or two.

That said, eggs are also known to be a common problem among bandsters. So, stay on liquids/mushies for a few days. As long as those are going okay, go to more solid food. It may just be that you are swollen from the fill or don't tolerate eggs. Both are common.

jayme

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What Jayme said. I had real problems with eggs for the first 18 months after banding. If you can drink thick liquids I don't think you need to leap to the conclusion that you're too tight. This is the hard part, though, really learning what it means to eat slowly, take tiny, bites, and CHEW. This is restriction, and it will take getting used to.

Try chili, egg salad (which for some reason is easier than scrambled eggs), and mushy foods for a few days. Pay attention to how you're feeling and don't take that next bite if you feel any discomfort. Good luck!!

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thanks everyone i thought i had resriction without a fill was i wrong now i know what it feels like i am taking your advice and rethinking how i cheww and pace myself the doc told me it would be very small portions i didnt relize how small it really is i getting to know when enough is enough when i get that feeling i stop right away instead of pushing it i know now it won,t digest and go down right away thaks again julie

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yup, eggs are often not band friendly. welcome to restriction! i would move onto something like tuna, chili, even a moist chicken breast. remember, the idea is to get restriction so that you eat LESS. Hard Proteins is the goal, but make sure you ARE able to get your liquids in. It's amazing how very little of food we can get by on, but the liquids are absolutely necessary.

Good luck!

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