EricBermudez

I ve heard several bandsters open their bands in the morning either with hot liquids or iced drinks. Mine works better with cold drinks....

In my case pop corn sticks easily in my band. Pop Corn is lightweight, I have trouble eating food that is lightweight.

I started drinking carbonated beverages about 2 years after surgery. Maybe the pouch got larger, or after a while you are able to manage that kind of drinks.

I have trouble eating salads, I believe that is because they are light in weight so the do not cause pressure, so it is difficult to pass the restriction. I believe this time you are having more restriction maybe because the band could be place higher than before. In my case my band is in a higher position, so it is more difficult to eat solid food.

Been banded for more then 5 years and no problems at all.

I am the other way around; my band gets looser after any kind of physical activity!!!!

I started suffering insomnia when I almost reached my weight goal. I believe that as you get thinner you feel better and get Hyper. I was unfilled 2 months ago and regained 30 Lbs. and started feeling sleepy and started sweating and feeling hot. I just had my fill 2 weeks ago and started loosing weight and started to feel better in terms of activeness.

I am from San Jose Costa Rica, even the fills down here are very cheap $40. My DR. uses a special needle that has another needle inside, so when he punctures the port it wont make as much damage as a normal syringe also the needle is round edged all around. He uses a special syringe made especially for the fills, and HE STILL THROWS THE SYRINGE WITH THE NEEDLE AWAY. By doing this he prevents a port infection. BEWARE:embarassed::embarassed:

Cloe I am happy this quote from Wheetsin helped you. Wheetsin is the one we should say thanks to. I need to learn how to post a quote correctly.!!!

Hi, I believe you do not have enough restriction. Even if the band is unfilled you will notice a little bit of restriction. About the bread it is difficult once the band restricts enough. Let us know how many c.c. you got ( if any). Sometimes it takes several fills to feel the band working.

Thanks for all that feedback. I drink 30 minutes before eating. Tried eating solids first but does not work.

I have my Lapband in a higher position than normal ( Dr. told me that is the way they are putting it on people that suffer from compulsive eating disorders), so my way of eating is different. As my band is higher I have bigger chances of PBing. This is my problem>>>> For me to start eating solids I must drink a large glass of liquid to open the band. I believe the weight of the liquid produces pressure and makes food pass easier. I need to drink Iced Water and it takes me like 30 minutes to really start eating solids ( 1 hour in mornings ). I heard some Bandsters take Hot drinks to start opening the Band, which sounds more logical, cause the heat makes the band "softer". But for me there is no way I can open with hot drinks ( it has to be with ice). How many of you guys drink hot or cold????

I usually make an unfill once a year, because I just feel its good to give that area a rest. Everytime I make the unfill I do tests to check if I have erosion, and eat whatever I want to remember myself how does it feel to eat normally. When it is time to refill, my Dr. usually fills mty band 2.2 C.C., after a week he finnaly adds solution to 2.7 C.C which is my normal fill level. That way I start getting used to the fill again. I have no signs of erosion or complications up to date.

Well, I have the same 4c.c. band and have about 2.7 c.c. and since I started with 2.2 C.C I had trouble mostly in the mornings. I start drinking liquids very slowly, once I feel liquid passes I eat something solid. Some bandsters said the usually drink hot liquids; cold liquids work better on me. When I had 2.2 C.C. once I could let liquid pass I could eat anything I wanted, since I have 2.7 C.C. I open the band with liquid, but eat very little. Sometimes you have the same restriction at the beginning no matter how many c.c. once you can pass liquid, the solids make the difference depending on the c.c. variation. For me it is very difficult to eat on every meal, cause of the proccess I got to do with the liquids ( its worst on mornings ). Sometimes I do not eat dinner, just a glass of milk. Hope this helps!!!

After a week surgery I started eating very soft mashed potatoes, and put in a blender a piece of steak with gravy to make it like a puree. You have to avoid the solids. So you can put anything in the blender. On the 3rd day of surgery I was eating McD. Sundaes and shakes instead of a meal, just for variety. Eat mashed potatoes,guacamole, Hummus,refried beans,sour cream with ONLY 2 soda crackers ( you must chew about 30 times ) , also I ated about 10 Froot loops very slowly with milk 1 at a time about 1 per minute and drink it with any liquid. Eating like this will make the food pass throught without clogging where the stomach is restricted with the band. If you eat the froot loops at once it will clog and start making pressure.You must eat very slow and dissolve it with water. The liquid and mushie diet is just to make the band attach well to the stomach the more you wait the better.Remember you may have about 10-20 % restriction even if the band is not filled. Do not worry about gaining weight during this period; you will have plenty of time after the band is filled. The most important thing is to add varity during those 4-6 weeks of liquids and mushies. Just try not to force the band once you feel a little pain try eating slower.