hey guys, i had my first fill on 02/24 and i still dont feel much of a restriction!!! i find myself eating too much but lately i feel disconfort and allot of burping. my question is "how do i know when food is stuck?? what are the symptoms? any info will be gratly appreciated!!!

Tino

Tino, sadly most of us don't feel much restriction on the first fill (but fingers crossed that you are one of the lucky ones!!)

Believe me, you'll KNOW when you get stuck! You will feel a terrible pain in your chest, which usually leads to sliming and/or PBing (productive burping) and some may vomit. You have to make sure you are taking a break between bites/swallows to allow the food to go down and prevent backing up. Even if you're taking small bites, if they are too close together, it could also end up being the size of one big bite as it's making it's way down. Luckily, my surgeon does fills via fluoroscopy, so I got to see how slow everything moves through. It really helped me to visualize what is going inside when I'm eating....

Hope this helps somewhat! Good luck!

When I'm stuck I get a horrible pain in my chest, and at that moment I want to get it out. I try not to throw up I just wait it out until it passes, once it took a hour. Drinking makes it worse. I heard on here that some people start burping when they are full, that's there sign to stop eating.

Thanks for the info.. im happy with my LAPBAND i was banded 01/27/2010 and i have lost 30lbs just hoping i keep the weight lost down and i have to try and have more will power to not eat as much and hopefully with my 2nd fill i will feel a bit more restricted..goog luck to all of you in this journey..wish u the best!!!:smile2:

hey guys, i had my first fill on 02/24 and i still dont feel much of a restriction!!! i find myself eating too much but lately i feel disconfort and allot of burping. my question is "how do i know when food is stuck?? what are the symptoms? any info will be gratly appreciated!!!

Tino

Tino

That discomfort means that you have restriction - make sure you eat slowly, tiny bite and chew.

Being full now is diff feeling than our old full. It takes awhile to figure it out - but if you have eaten say 1/2 c of food and feel that discomfort stop eating you are most likely full..

Being stuck hurts - like a golf ball in your chest - slime (saliva) come pouring out of your mouth as your body is trying to get the food to go down - if it doesn't go down then it will come back up in a form of a bp..