I have full upper dentures the are not easy to chew with. My concern is that I will not chew my food well enough and I will get "stuck". I am thinking that maybe I should reconsider having the band.

I've got a full upper, and have no problems whatsoever. Certainly don't let that be the deciding factor!

I see we're similar age so feel free to ask me anything!

Sharon

About 20 years ago I fainted and messed up my mouth nicely. After years of root canal this, cap that, enjoy your partial bridge, will that be cash or charge?, and "maybe you can hang onto them another year or 2". I could barely chew with them anyway, so took the plunge.

Uppers and lowers are rough. When I am home alone I take them out as often as not, to eat.

Anyway, I have been really worried about this myself. There is something about having all this plastic in my mouth, it's difficult to feel the size of the food. No big deal now, I have always been a fast eater and bad chewer, but I hope I can relearn well enough to chew up solid food thoroughly enough once banded.

You sound just like me. At home I almost never have my dentures in. I think my dentures are part of the reason I regain 120 pound weight loss. It is really hard to chew the good food. Since I started this lap band process I have been using my teeth to chew and chew and chew. However I still fear that it won't be enough. When are you to be banded?

Michele

If all goes well my date should be mid-September. I just got a call from my surgeons office saying he wants me to have a ct scan of my abdomen now, due to something they saw on the ultrasound, which he suspects might be a hernia in the umbilical region. I don't think I will be able to pay for hiatal hernia, lapband and #3 hernia repair, really need to talk to the surgeon about all this.

Keep me posted. I will be praying for you.

Michele