genesishanna

All day I have had this lumpy/stuck kind of feeling somewhere in my throat area. I have been able to breath and eat (salad and nuts) and they go down just fine. I just have no clue what this feeling is. It started early this morning and I had not had anything to eat or drink by then. It hasnt moved with liquids and I can breath fine. Has anyone every experienced anything even similar to this?

I know its hard and I didn't believe it would come, but that half a fill made a big difference.

I was banded almost 6 months ago and I just had my 5th fill before I felt restriction. Talk about feeling like a failure. I was losing and gaining the same 8 pounds for 4 months, it sucked! I felt like such a failure because I went back to eating anything since I truly had no restriction. My 4th fill was my biggest, 2cc's which brought me up to 6cc's total. With that, It was hard for me to digest chicken breast that was it. When I went back to the doctor I figured I would need another 2cc's to get this thing working and he only gave me .5cc (thats all) I was sure I would fail since I didnt see a difference between 6cc's and 6.5cc's. But wouldnt you know GREENZONE! It finally worked. Please be patient that my only advice to you. Everyone is different on here so you may not always find the answer that will work for you, but one thing that will work in the long run is patience.

YES!!!!! I lost weight before Zumba, but I lost inches with it. I had the DVD's for months before surgery. ABout 3 months after surgery and friend invited me to a class and I was hooked. I dusted off those DVD's and now I do Zumba at least 4-5 times a week. I love it and I am not an exercise person at all... well at least I wasnt until recently.

I eat tooo many nuts and now that I am at what I think is my green zone, I get my fill of them much quicker than before. Popcorn and gum have never been a problem. I even swallowed my gum once while banded. Honestly I was so nervous, but like anything else it passed eventually. I chew gum every single weekday while at work, but I only chew half a stick at a time which worked in my favor when I swallowed it.

So far I am 3 months post op, Ive had my 3rd fill and not much restriction. I will say that I no longer go for 2nd's when I am eating a meal, but other than that I can eat anything I desire. I am still trying to be careful of what I eat, without depriving myself. It seems to work. I have also become a Zumba fanatic, I just cant seem to get enough. Im thankful for my band, but I have learned not to completely rely on it. I have to put forth the effort in other ways if I really want to make this thing work. Its been slow progression, but as long as I get to my goal I will be alright.

Hi, I had an interesting conversation with my doc last night when I went in for my fill. I thought I'd share some advice she gave me. When we were talking about my upcoming trip to LA, she immediately asked how soon I was going and said not to eat a big solid meal right before or during the flight. Here's why - when she and her husband were flying to Mexico, her husband partially inflated a neck pillow. After takeoff, they noticed that the pillow was now extremely filled due to the change in air pressure. They let some air out of it and a few minutes later it was again filled to the max! She said it was an amazing visual and something she wanted to share with her patients. Basically, you're not at risk of bursting your band or anything, but it WILL tighten your band, and therefore eating while in flight could be a problem and make my tummy upset :thumbup: (she thought drinking would be okay). Her advice was to just have a light soup or something for dinner before I fly, but then just have water while in flight, so I don't get uncomfortable from changes in the band while in the pressurized cabin. Has anyone else heard this advice? My doc is pretty sharp, so I'm not taking any chances!! Source: Flying with a band - advice from my Doc

This post scares the me terribly! I had my first fill today, but I fly on Sunday for my 7 day cruise. The doctor knows I am going so he only gave me 1.8 cc's. He didnt want me to go with no restriction since my appetite have been picking up lately. He just told me to let me know if everything feels oka by friday so they can remove the fluid if necessary. I just have to pray and have faith that everything will go well.

I am happy I found this post because the 2 time I feel like I overate, it was confirmed with a headache both times. Once my food was fully digested the headache went away.

I sure will, thanks for the encouragement - Nicole

Thanks for your post, Im not going to beat myself up about it too bad. I was just so surprised that I was able to take in so much and was trying to figure out why. The soup had 220 calories, so I was ok in that area. Im still new to this so the smallest thing will freak me out just a little. I wish you the best with your band - Nicole

Ive done pretty well with portion control. I am 4 weeks post op and have never gone over 4-8 ounces (with no fill). Today I had a bowl of Broccoli and Cheese soup from Subway. I was able to finish the whole bowl which was 310 grams (abt 11 oz). Then I slowly ate 1 chicken wing portion for the first time since surgery. Do you think that was too much. I think I was able to eat so much soup because it was like drinking liquid. I know I need to take responsibibility with portion control, but Im just surprised that I was able to finish it with no problem.

I ate so well during the mushy stage. Ipre- prepared food such as egg salad and pureed chicken salad ( puree the chicken first). I also ate cream of wheat with low-fat milk and splenda , which was surprisingly great! I made Turkey wings and string beans for my family and pureed it in the blender and it maintained its great taste, despite the texture. Someone on here told me to use the lowfat refried beans, heat up aby 2-3 oz, spinkle with some low fat cheese and but taco sauce on it. It taste just like the inside of a burrito. On fast food days I brought home Wendy's chili and pureed it in the blender for another delicious treat. Last but not least, Maryland crab soup blended together was soooo good. The key is to take the same foods you would usually eat and puree it, just make sure its healthy choices.

OMG.... I thought I was the only one! I fantasized about licking pizza or something. It was the craziest thing and my friends would laugh at me because of it. Not being able to eat will give you some crazy thoughts, but trust me you are not alone! Funny thing I had some pizza in front of me the other day. My plan was to take the cheese of and suck on it (don't judge me) then I was gonna lick all the sauce off. I fantasized about it. Funny thing is when I went to tear a tiny peice of the cheese off, I lost my appetite. I just had no desire for the pizza at all and I am just 3 1/2 weeks post op. This band will make you think ( and do) some crazy things.