MrsMeep

Thank you for your reply. I think that I need to listen more closely to my body for that "whisper." Thank you for giving me that word. It really seems to fit what I need to be watching for. I'm sure that the episodes I've had are from getting stuck. I will continue to chew chew chew, and go slowly. I am trying to learn to eat mindfully. Blessings.......

Hi... :eek: This is my first post on LapBandTalk. I sure hope that I'm doing this right. I hate to make silly mistakes. :tt1: Anyway, I have a question that I hope some of you can answer for me. I have been banded about 3 months now, and have had two fills. After surgery and after my first fill, I had no restriction and therefore I had no change in my appetite and everything went down just fine. After my second fill, I got stuck and had the accompanying foaming and pain a few times. I don't know whether I ate too much, or didn't chew well enough. (Anyway, I'm trying to be more careful.) My question is.... how do I know I'm full? Will I PB only with getting stuck, or also with eating too much? I appreciate any and all knowledge and experience you might want to share with me. Thank you !

Hi Brandy... I got banded in Coos Bay by Dr. Tersigni Sept. 28, 2009. I've only had one fill. It didn't do anything. I live in Eugene and would be able to go to Corvallis more easily than I can go to Coos Bay. Do you know if he is doing fills there? I really like the way you described how he did your fill.

Thanks,

Peggy

Dr. Yarbrough was superb at doing my fills. I am very sad to see him leaving the bariatric center though. I do not know if he will be doing the same line of work in Corvallis or if he is moving onto to another one of his specialties he will be missed.

He is the only doc that I was able to get to fill my band all the way, have me stand up, take a drink, then he slowly released it till the Water trickled down.

That was the last fill I have ever had and that was in October of 2008... 7 months ago almost 8. Absolutely awesome. If he is practicing in Corvallis I will be sure to drive up there.