janeykins1

A tip my doctor gave me for stuck episodes is to try a tablespoon of sour cream or olive oil. It does seem to help make food go through. I get in trouble if I don't chew well enough or eat too fast. I am also on the fence about more fills and think I am just about at the green zone. It is coming off but much slower than I had hoped.

Getting my 2nd fill on the 10th and hoping for some restriction. I can pretty much eat what I want and am still hungry most of the time. Trying to make good choices but the weight loss has stalled,

I got my first fill today and surprisingly no pain. He put in 5 cc instead of his normal of 4 because I have been so hungry. I did not know it took time for the fill to settle and that is a relief because I feel no restriction and still feel hungry after eating dinner. I cannot wait to get to the green zone and getting this hunger under control.

Do you have hiatal hernia? I had it found on EGD and it was fixed on 10/9 with my band. I have not had any reflux up into my throat since which is fabulous.

Getting my first fill on Tuesday next week and I am a bit nervous but hoping that it puts the damper on my hunger. I finally stopped eating puréed foods and started eating regular food just chewing very well hoping this would help the hunger but not really. No problems with vomiting or pain.

Three weeks in and I don't get a fill for a couple weeks. Definitely feeling hungry but am satisfied with much smaller portions. How hungry were you guys before your first fill? I am trying not to panic

Best of luck to you tomorrow. I am a week out today and the pain has not been too bad and I am impressed already how my appetite has decreased already.

I am a week out today and they told me only liquids that could go through a straw for 2 weeks so I am getting down cream of chicken or tomato soup and protein shakes. Then puréed foods for the next two weeks. Getting staples out tomorrow so I guess I will find out more about what I can purée

I am getting my staples removed tomorrow and am a bit apprehensive. Is it painful and do they usually put butterflies over afterward for support that they don't split open?

Sorry to hear so many of you are uncomfortable. I am six days out and I guess I am lucky, only had the side discomfort for the first few days. No pain other than a little soreness of the incisions that does not require pain meds anymore.

Lake Orion Michigan

Hang in there. I am six days out and off pain medication for 3 days and am very pleased. The soups and shakes are getting boring so I am looking forward to being able to eat real food again.