HappyMe2009

Happy, a PB (Productive Burp) is what happens when you take bites that are too big and/or don't chew a bite as much as you should. I was guilty of practically inhaling some food because it had been 7 hours since I'd eaten last. You swallow and it feels like some giant wad is stuck in your esophagus. Then you start producing a lot of saliva (called "sliming" by most bandsters), and that is to pave the way for the stuck food to come back up easily. Then you don't really burp and you certainly don't heave like when you vomit ... the piece of food comes up hard and fast. On one forum, a guy thought he'd had projectile vomiting. BUT there is no stomach acid since the food never made it into your stomach, it is completely undigested food that you just swallowed and for most people who experience it, they can rest for a few minutes and then continue with their meal. It took me about 20 to feel comfortable/safe to swallow anything else. But it's not vomiting. And if you do vomit, it is either a virus, food poisoning OR something's wrong.

Gotcha! Thank you for the details... I LOVE details! I'm sure this won't be the last you hear of me... :biggrin:

Hi Happyme2009,

I know.. :frown:

I feel the same way about the vomitting.. Yikes!! I am also nervous about the fact that I am so short- 5'1" and am 300lbs. I'm not sure if they will even be able to do the surgery laparoscopically.. Anyone I know who has had this

procedure with this much weight was over 5' 4" .. I really

don't want to be cut and out of work for more than a week..

Anyway , Good luck to you and I hope I can make a decision soon. :smile2:

Thank you and Good Luck to you too! I am 5'9" and 243 lbs, so the doctor said my BMI is borderline. I hope that insurance approval doesn't get in my way... *crossing fingers*

Happy, if it's any help, I've NEVER vomited or come even close. Only 1 PB, which is nothing like vomiting and it was entirely my fault for eating too fast and not chewing my food well enough.

Whew.... that does help! I had assumed that tossing my Cookies was going to be a daily occurrence until I got my tool figured out. It's good to know that it doesn't have to be. Question: what is PB? :biggrin:

I am 5' 2" and was 271lbs the day of surgery...

I had surgery on Weds and was back to work on the following Monday. You can barely even see any scars on my stomach... it's almost like it never happened.

Vomiting... It's not vomiting as you know it... and it doesn't have to happen.

Imagine taking a hose and putting a band around it and trying to stuff a golf ball through it... is it going to fit? nope it's gotta come back up.

I say it's not vomiting because it never goes in the stomach... atleast for me. It sits on top of the band and if this happens all I really do is bend over and the pressure causes it to come right back up. My stomach doesn't spasm or contract like it would if I vomited or anything. That's graphic but that's how it works for me and has only happened a couple times.

I don't have 1 single problem with it if I slow down when I eat, take small bites, and chew it up well.... and the big one STOP when you're full.

This band is the best thing I ever did and if there was a job out there where I could just travel around telling people how wonderful it was I would be doing it.

THANK YOU for the information! I love this site and everyone 9so far) is so willing to share!

Hi!! We're in the same boat... I just made the decision to look into lap band surgery a couple of weeks ago. I stumbled upon this site and I love all the information here! I go to my seminar this coming Sunday and the doctor's office said that if my inusurance goes well I could have my surgery in a month! My MAIN concern is vomiting! I don't think there is a word or a smiley that can describe how much I HATE to vomit and it sounds like that is a part of lap band life until I get used to eating differently. :biggrin:

Well I made it! I am now banded:thumbup: I had my surgery yesterday, April 26th and am feeling GREAT. I was scared to death because I've never had surgery before. Let me tell you it was a breeze compared to what I had worked myself into believing it would be like! I did ,later, have to go to the ER because I was having trouble urinating and got a catheter, but they said this was a normal reaction that some people experience after general anesthesia. Other than that I feel like a million dollars. I am so excited to start my new life. I am having very little pain.My wife :tt1:was banded exactly one week ago and is also doing great.

So if any of you are out there worried about the surgery, don't be. I can tell you that the expeience that my wife and had was great and worth it! Good luck to you.:thumbup:

Yes I know I'm new to this and don't have all or many of the answers, but I' soooo glad I did it, and am looking forward to all the great advice we will receive from our fellow bandsters.

Congratulations! Thank you for your post. I am new to the whole concept and going to the seminar this coming Sunday..:tt2: Am I reading your ticker correctly.. you lost 7 pounds since yesterday???