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You should be on liquids only for a few days and drink hot fluids. Many here swear by papaya enzyme for stuck too. The liquids for two days is to let the swelling go down.

I was allowed to drink while on post op liquid phase. I asked in my 1 week post op and they said you can drink now. Again i didn't want to overdo it just had a glass of wine being that I haven't had food in 4 weeks! They also tell us that we can drink some alcohol before dinner to help relax things.

i have this too and when i've been stuck its cuz i went all day w/o eating and i was starving. They told me at my support group that I should take a bite and come back to eating in 20 mins to minimize this. But my problem is that I don't know what is what - this is a learning curve for me BUT every day my tightness is different its making me crazy !

Funny I was just posting this in September support... YES me too! and it IS hormonal but i'm actually also very volatile like yesterday i got stuck on 3 bites - granted it was steak but I've had it before (maybe I overcooked it)... today i ate like 6 oz of chicken w/ peppers and onions and zuchinni and BEFORE that i had an oz of cheese w/ crackers. Technically today i should be on liquids but I was ravenous 2 hours after the shake so i figured well how swollen can i be? My PB's have been mild like 15 mins not wretching or anything.

Boy one minute I'm too tight and PB'ing on 3 bites of something and the next I am eating the house down. I don't get this!! I did hear it changes from day to day. I am PMS'ing. I guess that could be why I can eat anything? I managed to have chicken breast a whole 6 oz and veggies and not get stuck most times (actually all times) I have gotten stuck. I now own papaya enzymes! I have had 3 pb's since my fill oct 14 - not terrible -lasted about 15 mins. except that one incident at work was bad but again it was quick and over.

Nicole - Dr Ren banded me, I used

Yea its good to keep track - go on sparkpeople.com or dailyplate.com (this one has an Iphone app too) - i use this one as it has exercise too

That is quite interesting they told me you feel the cold water and they do say to drink hot water if you are stuck though that didn't work well for me. One of the surgeons at NYU recommends a drink (wine) if it weren't for the empty calories I wouldn't mind that one! occassionally fine or after I lost my weight but now no.

Thanks Tawonda... can you go for a fill sooner? I have another fill in 2 weeks and i'm seriously wondering if i should cancel the only thing is this one is my first visit w/ my surgeon. I have been told that some days are worse than others for whatever reason. Of course I think I should just QUIT trying to eat the problem foods like steak and chicken!

Guys I'm having trouble... i've had about 3 pb's one was bad the other two minor... since my fill. The thing is that it is inconsistent so I never know what I'm getting. Some times I'm starving.. and can eat anything and other times chicken (the culprit will get me). So today was starving day I actually had a slice of pizza slowly (PMS - lapband isn't doing anything for that :thumbup:... then I had filet mignon which was like butter last time and i got the really expensive one (organic a fortune)... and it was tougher meat this time and PB again. I'm annoyed cuz now I have this filet mignon so I pureed it. As liquid as can be I have to be on liquids for two days or this cycle can go on (though I don't feel sore)... anyone have any words of wisdom?

After you had the bathroom episode did you do liquids (in fact does your doc have u do liquids at all after a fill?) if not try that first. If you had PB's you can end up sore and swollen and going on liquids will help or else you get into a vicious cycle.

How much did you get - i was on the high side at 4.7 (actually they started with 5.5 i had them take some out) on a 10cc lap band. I couldn't eat anything for a couple of days. I had pressure just drinking liquids.

It didn't really hurt but it was shocking and I was not ready for such a quick errr response. So moral of the story if you are stuck do not drink hot water unless you are home and want to get rid of the stuff. I mean i felt better after the only thing was i didn't now and i almost threw up in front of my coworker! But if in distress next time i'll just take the water w/ me to the bathroom... again i could have waited this one out. Its been chicken twice w/ me now.

let me know if anyone can figure out eggplants - when I tried i used cooking spray on both side and baked but they came out bad. maybe i cut them too thin

Definitely get the liquid metformin that pill I would be cutting in 4's if not crushing it entirely. They say the pills should be m&M size. I think I didn't take them till I was ok w/ mushies because I had some trouble w/ Water even. And these pills are the smaller ones no way i would be taking metformin. As i was complaining about eating too much above the very next day I had a bad stuck experience you can read about it in the main post op forum. But in short - i wasn't stuck too bad just some pressure but i figured i would expedite the process by drinking hot (I was told that can help BUT apparently sometimes it helps bring things up) and I got nauseous and ran to bathroom about 20 feet awayt (at work) and didn't even make it I coughed up and froth literally came out of my nose. Lesson learned I am chewing way better and eating MUCH slower. I went on liquids for part of the day then mushies for 2 days after that i'm ok now. How long are you on liquids then mushies? How did it feel when they did the fill.

Thanks this is a learning experience for me today I went to support group and that was helpful too... i seem to have the first bite thing going on too.. so i really did not overeat, but I am probably guilty of not chewing; and i could have just waited it out but thought the hot Water would expedite - live and learn. I am surprised that my coworkers actually were so engrossed in their work that they did not notice what went on before I hit the bathroom door :thumbup:

Kiz - so either let it be (if not in distress) or do the papaya enzyme right? Where do you even get that? I don't think i have seen any in the big drug chains store. Do i have to be on liquids tomorrow or try to eat slowly and see what happens? I only did liquids for about 5 hours after. food is ok but I have to eat even SLOWER than usual

Did you guys go on liquids after? I'm not feeling sore as of yet - I did liquid after that had dinner but still a bit came up so I'm not right yet. I should prob be doing liquid tomrrow but i am hungry on the liquid which tells me I am not that swollen.

Do you guys think we should just do another since now everyone is on board (many more members now than the poll days) as the earlier polls were all over the place and people didn't know about them - we can post in the main thread in pre op and link the poll to here?

I can view the spreadsheet and I tried to enter my info but I can't seem to save it?

agree i was told if i can't keep solids down after the 4th or 5th day to go back for an unfill. Though I did have an episode today for the first time which taught me I better eat slower thank I think I should eat!

Oh are you handling the wraps with fills? I am afraid to try those. I used to make really great chicken fajitas - chicken breast, peppers and onions on the grill, toast the wrap and put the greek yogurt on as sour cream. YUMMY - i'm afraid to eat that now though. I eat at least 80. I can go over 100 sometimes when I eat fish.

I don't know either this is a journey for me too I think the fills are very very important and how they handle that. Other than that - I mean I haven't had any thing that I HAD to talk to my doctor about - an occasional question on the nutrition aspect. (emailed Nutritionist). Today I threw up was thinking of email the nurse but I'll wait and see - i think i just ate too fast. I am eating like a baby now :thumbup: If I had pain I would be on liquids but I'm ok. I would be curious to hear your views on the aftercare as we all progress along the journey.

Hi gang - ok so a week after my first fill - I must have eaten chicken too fast.. and I got the pressure in my chest which i figured was just full but it wasn't going down. So I'm trying to burp up and nothing.. then I remembered they told me to drink hot Water - WELL that would be ok if I were home but I was at work. Suddenly I felt nauseous and before I can even make it to the bathroom door I almost projectiled foam and it even came out of my nose too! At work!!! HORRIFYING!!!! It seemed like I was having a coughing choking fit with gurgloing, but maybe my coworkers were polite and pretended not to notice they all know I had this surgery. So I made it to the bathroom and threw up (not wretching type throw up; it just plopped up but there was a bit of push there too). Sorry this is gross.. so what are u supposed to do - sounds like forget the water and wait it out??? When you throw up do you only throw up what is in the pouch or do you also push thru the lower contents thru the stoma to the pouch? I mean can that happen (that sounds like it would be bad). Is this something I should report to my doctor or its part of the growing pains? How do I know if I should worry - ie pb sounds ok - a little more than pb ie some exertion sounds like throwing up. SO confused. Lastly - I think i figured out the difference between stuck and normal pressure? If you can get some air out thats ok but once no air (burps) come out then your stuck?

Congrats on the 10% - I'm at 10 % too YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am feeling like I can eat more now - 6 days post fill but it is STILL less than what it was before. And today I ate mushies and that is probably part of the problem. I need ideas on food I think for work... what are you guys doing? How is salad's going down w/ fills?