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Well, PBing (I just call it "throwing up") does relieve the awful burning sensation in the middle of your gut so it is "good" in that it relieves that feeling. It is bad because you aren't really supposed to be eating/drinking in a way that makes you throw up. That is, you shouldn't drink and eat at the same time (this is one of my big problems), you shouldn't be eating fast, you shouldn't be eating a lot at a time--all these things will make you PB. Apparently also, PBing too much or throwing up too much can lead to a band slip so it is bad. Plus it is no way to live, especially if you PB/throw up a lot (after every meal).

Welcome to the lapband life. You will experience pain upon eating all the time or, at the very least, frequently. It is just part of having a lapband.

It stands for "poductive burping" which is when you burp which can relieve pressure on your band or actually spew out the food/liquid in your pouch. It is not like vomiting food in your stomach--it feels and tastes different (no stomach acid).

Maybe start taking them at night as I have found that the band loosens up throughout the day.

I haven't lost weight in 6 months :smile2: due to just not trying. I really need a kick in the butt. Now that the weather is starting to get cooler, I am beginning to walk again. I want to lose about 10-15 pounds by Christmas--get me down to 200 pounds which will be nice!

What I do when I feel like I've lost motivation is start Jenny Craig. Having to weigh in every week is more motivation than a date with my surgeon that is two months away. Plus, get a fill if you haven't gone in a long time--that will force you to eat more carefully, if only for a few weeks.

Yesterday, I started having pretty bad twinges of pain in the general region of my band. I started getting paranoid that my band has slipped. I'll admit, I do regurgitate quite often especially after my last fill (which had to be adjusted because I was too tight). But my acid reflux is gone since I got my fill adjusted. So I'm not sure about the slip. I then had a thought that maybe I'm having a gall stone attack (which I've never had) because of my age and the symptons. Anyone here have the band and THEN had problems with your gallbladder?

I'm in too. I'm going for 18 pounds in two months which I might not make but it's a good goal!

Thanks everyone for the advice. I really need a small unfill. Guess I'll call the doctor today! The reflux is the worst thing since I can't sleep.

Hello. I had a fill on Oct. 9th that is currently kicking my butt! I can tell that I am almost too tight, if not too tight. Almost because I can eat--very little, but still, I can eat. Almost because I can drink--very little, especially in the morning, but I can drink. Too tight because I developed a night cough and acid reflux which I am treating with over the counter drugs and apple cidar vinegar. Too tight because I PB/vomit more than 3 times a day--once on Protein drink with two pills. My question is: Okay, I'm almost too tight, but I've lost more than 10 pounds in less than two weeks. Won't this weight loss (and more loss in the future) "loosen" my band a bit so that I don't need an unfill? I really don't want to get an unfill primarily because it entails a lengthy drive in DC traffic! BTW, when I called my doctor's office last week (only about 5 days after the fill), they told me to wait two weeks before thinking about getting an unfill. At that point I was more uncomfortable than I am now. Will weight loss alone do the trick?

I never had any issues with reflux until my last fill which was Friday, October 9, 2009. I am barely able to sleep because of it! I JUST called my surgeon's office and they said that if I am able to eat and drink--which I can but barely--that I should wait at least two weeks. ugh!

I've lost the weight fairly slowly partly because there was a three month lag between fills at one point. That said, by my first year anniversary (next month), I will have lost about 60 pounds. Not as much as I'd hoped, but I'll take it!

I PB at a lot of my meals but that's because I STILL (even after almost a year) can't get used to not drinking with meals. But I can totally identify why I'm doing it. If you're "thowing up" (PBing?) with EVERY meal and there doesn't seem to be a logical reason, you should check with your doctor.

I've had my band almost a year and there are still times when I mess up and eat one bite too many or take a sip of Water or soda when I shouldn't (this is my big mistake usually). I definitely don't give myself too much food now and I generally chew pretty well but it is the "one bite more" that I still struggle with! Good luck and give yourself a break--three months is not very long in the grand scheme of things!

I think one key is to keep going to your surgeon and keep getting fills if you're not losing weight. I went in for my fourth fill recently and had "only" lost five pounds in the two months since my last fill. I told the surgeon's assistant (who weighed me) that I was feeling a little discouraged. She said, "At least you came back in..." I was shocked and said, "Of course I did! I KNOW I will lose this weight--just slower than I thought I would!" I got the impression from her that a lot of people just stop going back for fills and visits to their surgeons. Don't give up! (BTW: I had my fourth fill 12 days ago and I've lost 3 pounds since then--yeah!)