joannedt

Is the inability to drink coffee in the morning and frequent stuck episodes a sign that I'm too tight? My doctors office feels this is normal but I hate it!

Funny you posted this today. I just got off the phone with my surgeons office. I asked them if its normal that I can't drink my coffee in the morning. They said yes! I get stuck every flipping time I try to eat as well. I'm miserable with the band. I've decided to get a very small .1 unfill tomorrow. I can't live this way! Hopefully I'll love my band tomorrow.

Non scale victory

I agree with Missy. Time for a fill!

First fill at four weeks then every two weeks after that until I hit the green zone.

I've been stuck for hours and hours. Not fun. I've tried pineapple juice, papaya enzymes, soda. Nothing works on me. My doctor told me if I'm stuck on a protein, use a teaspoon of meat tenderizer with a shot of warm water. Haven't tried that yet.

Congratulations! You're gonna do great!

Well, I was able to get to my doctors office by 10am. I was so miserable, that I laid down in his waiting room! He removed ALL Fluid from my band. That Water he gave me was the best thing I've ever tasted! I told him I was concerned about a slip since I threw up so many times. He would have done an ex ray immediately if it wasn't for the hospital not having an opening until 2, which was too close to the time I need to pick up my kids from school. So I chose to go home and see how I feel tomorrow and keep an eye out for symptoms. Since I didn't sleep at all last night, I'm off to take a nap. Thank you LBT family for helping me through this horrible experience! P.S. when they weighed me today, I was floored to see that I am officially at my goal weight of 145! Yippee!

I have somewhere around 6cc's in a 10 cc band. I got stuck on shredded beef. It's not fun being stuck. This is a record long time to be stuck! A note on dehydration The U.S. Forestry Service survival training guide suggests 3 days without Water is a serious threat to survival.

I called my doctor. He told me to just come to his office in the morning. In the meantime, I'm sucking on ice chips. Thanks for all your help!

Do you think dehydration is a major concern at this point?

I also worry about going to the ER and having an unexperienced doctor try to unfill me! They could damage my port or tubing if not done properly.