Is there such thing as "stretching your band"? Is it adjustable without surgery (by going back to something like small portions of mushy foods or liquids) for a few days?

After being down about 65Lbs since late August, I have gained about 3-4 LBS since Dec 25th (I didnt need surgery because I was loaded with discipline.( A few times while trying to swallow, I was in pain followed by sliming and PBs. Not a habit I want to get into but am not going to beat myself up as long as the damage wasnt permanent.

Input would be appreciated.

I'm a new bandster...what is sliming & PBs? Thanks!

Is there such thing as "stretching your band"? Is it adjustable without surgery (by going back to something like small portions of mushy foods or liquids) for a few days?

After being down about 65Lbs since late August, I have gained about 3-4 LBS since Dec 25th (I didnt need surgery because I was loaded with discipline.( A few times while trying to swallow, I was in pain followed by sliming and PBs. Not a habit I want to get into but am not going to beat myself up as long as the damage wasnt permanent.

Input would be appreciated.

I don't know if you can stretch you band, but you CAN stretch your pouch. If you feel you need to "get in touch" with your band and rediscipline yourself to correct portion sizes, try the 5 day pouch test. Do a search on this forum for it and you should be able to find it. If not, search yahoo and it will come up. It has you follow liquids, then mushies, then soft Protein, etc for 5 days and it should help you get back on track and allow any swelling you have from the pbing subside.

Sliming is when your mouth fills with nasty slick saliva and it just keeps coming. Generally, I have to stand in front of a trach can or toilet spitting when this happens....not too fun

PB- Productive Burping. This happens when food gets stuck and forces you to burp. This is burping up food..more like throwing up but not bile.

I think that people can avoid these things by making the right choices but am unsure.

The band does relax over the time - the band itself is not 100% impermeable and will lose a bit of fluid throughout the months. This may give the impression that it has stretched but it's not the case.

After being down about 65Lbs since late August, I have gained about 3-4 LBS since Dec 25th (I didnt need surgery because I was loaded with discipline.( A few times while trying to swallow, I was in pain followed by sliming and PBs. Not a habit I want to get into but am not going to beat myself up as long as the damage wasnt permanent.

Input would be appreciated.

If you are sliming and PBing, you have restriction and just ate too much...assuming you are taking small bites, chewing well and eating slowly.

If you did none of these things and that's what caused the sliming and PBing and now you're worried your band is stretched, then not according to my doc. You'd have to seriously abuse your band and pouch for some time before doing that kind of damage...and I would think, seriously masochistic, to deal with the Pbing, slime and pain that would involve.

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Thanks all. Very helpfull.