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I had the lapband surgery in Tucson, Az on July 29th and had my 6 week fill (1 cc) on September 6th. My doctor told me that I probably wouldn't feel the restriction and mostly have not. I find that sometimes I feel restricted and other times I do not. Is this just all in my head or does it work this way? Is this normal?

Does overeating "hurt" the fill or the band? I am trying not to, but I have had trouble a few times.

Also, there's a lot of talk about "PB ing" or productive burping. What exactly is that? Seriously, I am not sure if I've done it. I vomited once. Is this PB? Are you supposed to go on liquids after doing this?

Thanks for the insights in advance.

Josefa

Down @ 20 pounds.

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overeating can stretch your pouch so it needs to be avoided at all costs. A pb is where the food is stuck, your mouth will Water and you will produce a slime. If you vomit , many doctors do reccomend liquids for 24 hours after a PB, for the simple fact that your esophagus swells up wich will only make it happen again the next time you eat solids, this happend to me where I did nto do liquids after a PB and I got a bad case of esophagitis, very painful not fun I was only able to do liquids for 3 weeks. Pbing often also can result in your band slipping so try to avoid it . The band is fickle, somedays I have great restriction and other days I dont, there are also foods that the band just does NOT restrict this is why your hard Proteins like chiken are best, the band will restrict them where as mashed potatoes wont be restricted, the band will not restrict softer foods and most junk foods, stick to hard proteins , veggies, stay away from softer foods. If you are eating these types of food they pass thorugh the pouch quicker and you get hungry again quicker. For me alot of my restriction comes from the foods I eat. Hope this helps you some. Congratulations on your new band, I wish you lots of success :rolleyes:

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