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Since I have been banded, I have noticed that when I get really stressed out or am in a really upsetting situation, it feels like my band cinches up on me, and gets me almost sick to my stomach. Does anyone else get a feeling like this? What the heck is this all about? Any clues??

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I haven't experienced this, but I'm pretty laid back as a general rule. Lastnight was really stressful (JFK Airport is amazingly loud!) and my band wasn't happy, but I was also dealing with residual heat issues.

This is something interesting to watch though.

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Stress does it, the weather does it, being dehydrated does it, heck, probably the moon does it. For the most part, it's related to Water retention, but I don't know why stress does it. I actually had to go get a little unfill because I had a very stressful family thing going on and I just couldn't eat ANYTHING. I was really too tight to begin with and eating mostly mushy stuff, or chowdery Soups, but this thing hit and it was liquids all the way. *shrug*

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Oh yes! stress

I was in a deposition a few months ago, we broke for lunch...it did not stay down.

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Thanks for the input. Glad to know Im not alone...too bad we have to deal with it, but I wouldn't change my band for anything. Guess its just a good reason to try and remain calm....Like vinesqueen How you do it mamma! Good for you! Heres something else that was a little weird. I went to a concert the other night...ROB ZOMBIE....and the music was really loud. I swore that the bass was bouncing off my band. I thought I felt the thing vibrating in there...WEIRD FEELING! That just could have been the reverb going thru me and my mind playing tricks on me, I dunno...but it felt WEEEIIRD..I like all things weird though. :D I will talk to you later!

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Stress can make a huge difference & major tightening. When my dh was in the hospital, I'd walk through the doors & feel my stomach clenchng up! I had to have a partial unfill it was so bad.

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