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wed 2pm ate a vegan meatball ( with my hand, NOT A SMALL FORK ) so took a big bite (7.5 cc in band) got stuck, DUHHHHHH , pain pain pain throw up throw up, rushed to my surgeon's office at 10pm for a unfill and xray, BAND SLIPPED =( Rushed to the hospital for emergency repair surgery...... NOW WHAT I LEARNED TODAY AT THE DR OFFICE!!!! so after i had my staples out, and got my fill 4.00 cc now, and talked to my surgeon for a few minutes about everything i was on my way out, i stopped at the xray tech to ask him if there was any chance of him finding my xray pics from last wed. he said sure!! Lets look, so he found me and i saw my slipped band, OMG it was crazy, i had 2 stomach's !!! and also the band was way down, and u could see that it was at the wrong angle. It was amazing to see that!!! Also he had some pics of people that were "STUCK" and had foos stuck in their pouch, it was such a learning to see such things!! He showed me my normal band when i swallowed the drink stuff and cleary saw the little tiny trail of liquid that is supposed to go through my band, and then when my band had slipped how the path of liquid was across the top of my stomach cuz the band had slipped. AMAZING !!! We started to talk about the band and the pouch, he explained it as a funnel, and just as a funnel can get clogged up , so does our band if we eat to fast, ot dont chew enough. Also he pointed out that when the band is placed you have about the size of your THUMB of a opening for the food to to pass through and go to your stomach, and slowly with fills the opening is about the SIZE OF YOUR PINKY !!! If you thing about it, we learn all about the outside and never the inside, If i had a idea the the size of my pouch hole to go to my tummy was the width if a half of a popcicle stick i never would have taken that bite, It AMAZED me to think about the size of the opening of the hole that our foods passes through, the hole in our funnel per say. I am in complete awwwww knowing this now, i never thought if the size of the actual passthrough of the food, DID ANYBODY ELSE? I mean when we get fills who is thinking about how much smaller the hole is getting and what size it actually is ????? when its in the perspective to the size of your pinky, im sure we would eat a little different, i know i am. I always chew chew chew, but from now on I am chew, stop rest, chew stop rest, I NEVER EVER want to be stuck again, that was the worst pain ever, but im glad of what came out of it !!! There is a APP on my ipone called MY BAND FILL, they reccommend it to me, you can pot in your fill amount and it shows u how big your hole is ! ITS GREAT !!!!! Melissa

I think that a more specific question would have elicited more responses. There's nothing I could say everyone hasn't heard many times already. I exercised like a madwoman and ate no carbs for a year basically. It was hard, but not THAT hard. I did drink alcohol, steal french fries from my children's plates and eat dessert in moderation and have a skim latte or two every day. My top three tips would be to lift weights in addition to doing cardio, eat lots of fish, and to banish bagels and muffins forever. Good luck! There are many many satisfied vets out there. There are also only so many "any suggestions for mushies" questions you can answer!

I know you're scared - I was scared too. I was fine up until I had to walk "behind the door" from the waiting room into the surgery area and at that point I burst into tears and had to bawl in the bathroom for about 15 minutes. After that I was fine. You are doing the right thing. You won't be thinking that for about a week after surgery, but that goes away. I am so thankful I had this surgery, and I have such a positive outlook on life now. I get compliments just about every day, and I still have a long, long way to go. As someone else said, if you weren't scared of surgery, something would be wrong with you. It's like being scared to stand in front of a group of people and speak - everyone gets scared, nervous, anxious. But that is the great thing about being alive - you get through situations with courage and strength and you become a better person for it. Good luck and come see us when you're on the other side - we will be here for you!

I love OA too. It has been very helpful and supportive. I especially like the podcasts from www.oalaig.com. I knew my weight problem was more than just have too big of a portion at dinner. I was eating to deal with life. I know I have a lot of work ahead of me. But at least, now I know I'm going in the right direction and there is a lot of help and encouragement along the way.

I'm no doctor but cutting back on weight-lifting is silly. Weight-lifting is EXTREMELY beneficial when it comes to weight loss as it helps to ensure that the weight you're losing isn't muscle mass, but fat. And in the case I've a disabled person, it's even better. I've seen much better results from the last few weeks when I've been seriously weight-lifting when compared to the times I was running for an hour on the treadmill. I'd reconsider. My 2 cents.

Losing 1 - 2lbs per week is generally regarded as a safe rate of weight-loss. It looks like you averaged closer to 4lbs a week. I vaguely remember the pre-op materials saying losing weight too quickly can weaken your heart and cause dangerously low levels of potassium and other vitamins/minerals. Your Doc is just trying to make sure you stay healthy. You'll get rid of that last 76lbs soon enough! Don't worry!

Would yoou change how you feel about him if he changed, if got fat skinny went to war and lost a leg- this is all outward, love is inside unconditional, but for us to really love another, we want te best for them. to be healthy- happy fullilled, and satisfied we have done our best. time to get our eyes off looks and look deeper into our hearts

One big concern I would have is WHERE in Mexico. There are some areas that are literally a warzone. Research the location carefully.

Welcome to the site! I know I'm not a mod... but I would like to ask you to use the SEARCH function in the forum. Being 'stuck' and having slime / PB episodes have been thoroughly discussed in the forum. This way, I think, we'll have all the information streamlined...and not scattered everywhere. P.S. I think this is one of the things you should have learned BEFORE having your surgery.

I have posted on here about a similar topic, but this time I think I may be screwed... I keep a very tight band, and get stuck pretty often. However, last night I drank several margarettas (first time I have drank in 2+ years) and ate pretty soon after...EVERYTHING went down. Woke up this morning, and everything is going down, this evening , everything is going down...this has NEVER happend. i feel no pain, no sickness, and if I drink after I weat, I can feew a little bit of tightness/restriction. Did my band slip? Did I enlarge my pouch? My husband is home from iraq for two weeks, and I DO NOT want to make a doctor run if not needed , or to worry him, but I am FLIPPING out!!!