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Ok, sliming is when you spit up excess saliva that your body produces because food is stuck. Pb is when you bring food back up after it is stuck, usually is accompanied by the saliva. I have no idea what the dry, gas vomiting is. I have never heard of it before, sorry.

Health reasons is why I did it. I had never had major surgery before and I was terrified. I wasn't to the point of wanting to do it for "looking better". I am, however, thrilled that I look a little better everyday. The best part was the day I realized I didn't hurt every single day that I walked around and could actually walk through the mall without feeling like I was 9 months pregnant with a backache. Also my feet no longer swell each day!

I agree with the previous posters, but most food I eat are not in dime sized bites, but I do take my time eating them. Pizza, however, I do eat small bites. I eat 1 piece, and it takes me longer than most people who have eaten 2-3 pieces.

Please take note and notice that katy said "tweak". That doesn't mean a regular fill. It sounds like you have good restriction, you just need the food to stay a little longer in your pouch. Be careful and proceed slowly. If after the fill you have any problems at all, get it taken out.

Danah it sounds like you have some restriction with your band from the swelling from surgery. Be thankful, that is a good thing. What probably happened is that the tea was in you "upper" pouch and had not gone down all the way. Even though it is liquid, I can at times, when I am tighter, feel my liquids take a tiny bit longer to go down. When you bent over so soon after drinking it, the tea came back up. If it happens again and you are worried, please call your surgeon to check and make sure. On wearing the spanx....can't help you there. I have only had two pairs of spanx and neither fit tight enough to do any good, much less any damage to me. I just don't like them. When I buy the size I am supposed to have they are WAY TOO LOOSE and don't help at all. All I can say is try them on, and if you feel any discomfort at all, then take it off. It sounds like your dinner is almost 2 weeks post op. You will probably be ok, but be careful of pulling the incision scabs. Oh, and do you really want to go to a formal dinner when all you can have is Soup? Do you have to go? Really think about that before you put yourself in a position to feel uncomfortable not being able to eat ,or worse, giving in to temptation and eating before you are supposed to. Good luck and let me know how it goes!

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If you have found a band surgeon, they can help you along. You really only need your PCP for a referral and the 6 month diet. Your surgeon can recommend the dr for the psyc eval and the other tests. They know where you will be going for the surgery. They also have nutritionists that they use for their pre and post op diets. If you have already attended a seminar, then call thier office and see what they think your next step needs to be. Congratulations on being halfway through with your 6 month diet. That is the longest part.

The "phlegm" sounds like excess saliva, which probably means, believe it or not, you may be too tight. That is why you are eating the junk slider foods. Do a eating check at your next meal. Make sure you are taking small bites and chewing well. If you are and you are still experiencing the sliming, then please consider going for a small unfill. Sometimes it only takes getting .5 cc taken out to make a world of difference. Just because you don't have a lot in your band, doesn't mean it isn't too tight. I only have 2 ccs in an 11cc band and I have really good restriction and this is after 8 months.

Crawfish are sooooo yummy! We are having a crawfish boil for Easter! I can hardly wait.:tongue_smilie:

I never feel the band except when I am getting a fill. Then it feels weird, but only until the fill is over with. I can, however, feel my port.

Considering you are really young and less than 100 to lose, you probably wont have an issue with loose skin. With the band, you should lose slowly enough that it will probably bounce back to normal. I gained 75 with my first child and didn't have skin problems after, because I was in my early 20s. NOW, however, I have major saggy going on...:tongue_smilie:

How long it takes depends on how many hoops your insurance company makes you jump through. It only took 3 weeks from my first phone call to the surgeon's office until my surgery. Good luck!

The thing that helps my chocolate craving is sf dark chocolate pudding. I eat 1-2 every day. Also, maybe once every two weeks I will eat a little dark chocolate, like the hershey special dark minis.

I decided to tell everyone. There are many people who can support me and also benefit from the surgery as well. Last year I had a coworker who had the surgery but didn't tell anyone. When people commented on how she was looking good or if they inquired, she just said she was eating less and exercising more. Technically it was true, but I remember thinking maybe I was a failure for not being able to do that. I found out later she was banded. I just thought it would've been better had she shared her experiences with others that could benefit from it. THAT is why I tell everyone who asks and some who don't.

Congratulations on the fill. Good luck!

Sorry to hear about the problems. I hope it clears up. Congratulations on the pool! I have GOT to get my behind to the gym. It should be safe for me to exercise again, dangit.

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Sliming is excess saliva that is produced to try to unstick food. Pbing is when the food doesn't go down by having the excess saliva, so it comes back up, accompanied by the previously mentioned saliva. Not as bad as throwing up, but not a fun time, either.

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I had great restriction and never pbed until I became too tight after my hysterectomy. My band doctor and my gyn surgeon both said an unfill prior to surgery were not necessary. They were wrong. I should have had one. I couldn't after surgery because my port was near a new incision from the hysterectomy. I waited it out and had to be really careful. Now I am hardly ever stuck and I still have good restriciton even though I have only had 2 small fills. Yesterday I ate a slice of pizza! I ate is slowly and carefully, but I ate and enjoyed every bite! As long as you aren't too tight and you eat carefully, you shouldn't have a problem. Constant pbing is a sign of a problem and many ignore it because they are afraid to lose restriction.

I am with restless. You may want to log what you normally eat and see what the calorie count is. You may find it is way too low for you activity level. Your body may think you are starving it. I consume 1200-1500 calories per day. I eat what I want, for the most part, and I am almost consistently losing 1-2 lbs per week. I have lost 77 lbs in 8 months. I even ate pizza yesterday. The difference is, I ate 1 piece instead of 3! I still drink my venti non fat mochas and my coffee. I enjoy my food.

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See, I couldn't handle being that restricted. Mine doesn't feel like that, but it sounds like you are just a little tighter than mine. Many people like to be that tight. If you can eat and it doesn't bother you, then leave it. If it stops you from eating the foods you are supposed to eat, then go get a little taken out. I wouldn't leave the dr's office with my first fill until Water went down easily. They put 2ccs in me and water was slow, so they took 1cc out. I am 8 months post op and still only have 2ccs.

Whether or not the fill has to be taken out depends on whether or not you experience morning sickness and how many calories you can consume with your fill. My friend just became pregnant and she is allowed to stay filled as long as she can consume 1800 calories per day and is not sick. She hasn't had to have an unfill yet, but she is only near the end of the first trimester. It is up to your obgyn and your band dr as to whether they think you need an unfill or not.