Worried about Slippage or something?

[sillygrilly 0]

I had surgery in May and am having some discomfort and pain in near and surrounding my port. I am def eating more then 1cup of food at a meal. I have 3.5cc in the band. I have things get stuck alot and ten to burp from it a tremendous amount. Should I be worried?

[jencys 2]

It sounds like your either too tight, or eating too much/too fast. It's very important that you eat very small bites very slowly. My band can fluctuate from day to day, so things you ate yesterday might not be able to eat today. If you are eating small amounts very slowly and still getting stuck, you may need to have an unfill on your band.

[ParrotheadCathy 0]

Pain around your port is going to be unrelated to your eating habits. But, remember that your port it either stitched to muscle (the Lap Band brand port) or crimped onto the muscle with metal crimps (the Realize brand port). If you are exercising in a way that pulls on your abdominal muscles, that can be to blame.

I would suggest that you do a couple of things.

1. Cut your all the food on your plate into small bites ... about the size of a nickel.

2. Now it's time to learn how to slow down by taking a bite, putting your fork down, chewing well, swallowing and then and only then should you pick up your fork again.

I burp or hiccup once I am full. It's a big "stop eating" sign. Even if you've eaten what you consider less than you want/need, stop. I was not told I could eat a cup of food or 3/4 cup or whatever. I was told a meal should be 3 oz of lean Protein, which is about the size of a deck of cards, a steamed or raw vegetable choice and a single serving of a whole grain carb. So maybe try that instead.

I also can burp like nobody's business when I am hungry, so usually my drive home in the evenings is punctuated by "sound effects" LOL.