Heathermarie0407

When I am stuck i feel extreme pressure and pain in my chest. I want to burp alot and have throw up. When you get stuck you will know it! I find that getting up walking around and putting my hands up on a wall and leaning into the wall really help. Whatever you do, don't drink a thing until it passes! Just makes it worse. But good news today I ate semi solid food (homemade taco bowl thingy) and did not get stuck my entire meal!!! The heavens rang, the angels sang, it was amazing. I took small bites, chewed alot, and took long breaks between bites. What a relief, this is the first solidish food I've been able to eat without getting stuck since my fill on Monday.

Who Is your doctor?

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I really need to get some baby spoons! That's a good mental picture of a funnel. I havnt even tried any solid protien with this fill yet... I need to get it figured out so I can try some!

Yes I am finding that out! I dont know how many times I've read, take small bites, eat slowly, chew chew chew while preparing for surgery. But you can read that a thousand times and have no idea what it means until your getting stuck every time you eat!

Oh my, no wonder in getting stuck! I guess I just didn't realize how small small is. Thanks so much!

As my first fill on Monday of this week. I'm trying to get back on normal food, but I'm having the hardest time. I am getting stuck everytime I eat! How small of bites do I really need to be taking and how long do I really need to be chewing? I dont think I am too tight because he did my fill under flouro. I started out with one cc, Monday he added 1.6 ccs. I really think the reason I am getting stuck is user error, so my question is exactly how do you eat to avoid getting stuck?

You are probably still swollen from surgery.

Soft foods, like sliders? Assuming your not to tight or some other complication is happening, sounds like you may be eating too fast, taking too big of bites, or not chewing well enough. If you only eat soft foods that slide right through your band then your band probably isn't doing much for you. The purpose of the band is to keep you food in your pouch longer, making you feel fuller longer. But if all you eating is soft stuff that doesn't stay in you pouch, your doing yourself and you band a disservice. Try eating slowly, take small bites and chew chew chew. All that being said there are some foods that alot of banders will simply not be able to eat. I hope you figure it out! Good luck and hugs.

Before I was banded one time I took a large gel capsule and it got hung up. My throat hurt for days and i felt like the capsule was in my throat .The conclusion that I came to was that the capsule had busted while in my throat and the liquid irratated my throat.

Dr lutrell has an office in little rock, Jacksonville and Russellville. Not sure which is closest to you. Google Rex lutrell he comes right up

Lori, I live in arkansas my dr is dr lutrell. He has paper taped to his counter that lists prices for everything, it lists fills for patients that are not his. I don't know that particulars but it's worth checking into if you havnt already. He is a great doctor! Love him and his staff

I should also say that whichever I use I apply right out of the shower, every day, as a preventative. Healing an already there rash or broken skin is a whole other story.

Stick deodorant works wonders. I have also done baby powder. They both work wonderful. I tend to prefer powder because I can poof it all over my thighs and stomach to stay dry and fresh.

I eat scrambled eggs almost every morning with salsa, yum!

Dr lutrell is doing them at one clinic for under 10,000. I can't remmber all the particulars but google Rex lutrell and it's on his web page. He did my surgery and so far I har been very please with him and his staff. very kind and organized office! Love them

I did. When I was researching I found that it was a new requirement for most UHc plans. It really isn't that bad! Honestly it flies by.

I've lost about 30 lbs without much effort. Just stuck to all the liquids, mushy. Then ate till I was full, only. I have not started exsercising yet. My port is still tender at times.

I still have a little lingering port pain. My incisions are itching like crazy! I have pretty much gotta back to a normal diet, just have to make sure to take small bites, chew, and eat slowly. At my two week check up the surgeon told me to call and schedule a fill when I feel like I need one, just to be sure that all my port pain is gone because he would have to push on my stomach to find the port. I still can't take my anti depressant, it makes me sick.... Not good! Any way I am starting to feel like a normal person again! Yay!

I don't think salad would be a mushie, unless it's a tune salad. Beans are great for mushies.

Walk ten minutes every hour. That's what my surgeon told me to do I did it and had the most minamal problems with gas

I measure my serving to no more than a cup but usually less. And between breakfast and dinner I usually just don't even think about food at all! It's amazing. I do struggle at night to not snack and not eat out f boredom.

Doing great here! Moved on to mushies, what are y'all eating? Also I forget to eat alot ,