I don't think I can PB. I had two very painful episodes today, and while I do burp after awhile nothing comes up. I was a little concerned about this before banding since it doesn't seem like I have the reflux to vomit or bring anything back up (while I have vomited I'll have to say it is extremely rare). Is this possible?

No slime either. Some gurgling sounds and then I was able to burp twice (after about 15 minutes). First time was a bite of scrambled eggs, and then a bite of halibut. I had my small plate out for dinner, 1/4 of a small pototoe and about 1oz fish, but the first bite got me. The egg could have been from not chewing enough, but not so with the fish it was really little and even had a sour cream sauce to help it go down.

I'm 3 months out. This is the first day that I have been like this. But liquids are fine so I'm not worried about a slip or anything just think my band decided to get tighter on it's own.

Well everyone can be diffrent... as for me, some foods dont go down as well as others.. like no matter how lose or tight I am I can not eat chicken... You will learn what you can and can not eat. I hope thats all it is...

TrishS is right. I have found that I can't eat scrambled eggs at all. It used to be in the mornings only, but now I can't even eat them in the evening. Every day is different. I can eat chicken some days and other days I can't. My band is very picky. I never know what's going to work on any given day. I just make sure I keep a lot of Protein drinks and Protein Bars available for the days I feel very restricted so I'm at least getting in some kind of Protein and calories.

Good luck and try not to worry.

Tricia H

Live and learn I guess. I'll probably regret it in another few days, but I had some fill taken out today. Day two began with pressure in the band area without eating anything. I was able to drink just fine, but even yogurt hurt (not bad like the eggs and fish) but able to fill the uncomfortable pressure. Some mashed potatoes went down fine tonight, but I only have .8cc now. Hopefully it stays as tight as it feels tonight so that I lose, but can still eat.

Thanks for all of your posts, they were very helpful.

this sounds terrible is it very painful?

The unfill -- no didn't hurt a bit. The restriction when nothing is going down is painful.

but I had some fill taken out today.

You are a very responsible bandster. My band is fickle, too. It gets tighter at that time of the month, and some days eggs are great...other days they are difficult. If it's a tight time for whatever reason, I'm a bit more picky about my food and I eat less of it. An unfill is never a bad thing though. You can always put it back in later if needed. Too tight is no fun and not good for your band. I'm so proud of you!!!