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sometimes when I eat my chest hurts ubder the breast bone? Not to terrible painful. Just wondering?

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It could be you are eating to fast or taking large bites. I make chicken breast with salsa and sometimes I think the spiciness irritates my pouch. Please note that my doctor says if you can't eat 3oz of solid Protein you are to tight. Could that be your problem?

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mine does too, just banded on Friday and I have the same question!! Still on liquids and its doing it!! i hope someone has an answer!

sometimes when I eat my chest hurts ubder the breast bone? Not to terrible painful. Just wondering?

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This is usually my cue that I have eaten too much. Like right now (ugh).

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maybe a combo of eating too fast and maybe too much. I am still learning.

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Mine hurts to sometimes...but it will be later on in the evening way after I have eaten...strange. Doesn't happen all the time though. It did hurt yesterday and I wondered if I had ate to much Easter lunch yesterday? Banded 3/16/11

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Thats usually a clue for me that I've eaten too much, taken too big of a bite, or eaten way too fast.

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Usually means I have eated too fast, eaten something that is going to disagree with my band that day or just plain too much!

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That's your cue you are full! I remember post surgery I thot that was so wierd, but it was a way that I knew when I needed to stop! It is hard to learn to feel when you are full - you will in time. Even now, though, if I eat something too fast I get that pain - it is like something is stuck there. :blink: No fun!

Kim

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For me,, I measure my food. If it says 4oz. I'm good right ! NO WAY ! I have to stop at 3oz. that's when I start to feel that pouch get full. If I go the extra 1oz. it hurts ! ! ! So it's 3 for me, and in a while if I want,I can go back and get the other ounce.

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mine does too, just banded on Friday and I have the same question!! Still on liquids and its doing it!! i hope someone has an answer!

I was banded last Tuesday and I woke up with sharp pain under breast bone area yesterday and today. I had some pain in upper chest before. I called my doc's office and spoke with the nurse. She said it could be the air/ gas from surgery moving in my body. I guess everyone is different. Some people don't even get the gas pains. I hope it goes away for us soon!

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I was just banded on the 18th (4/18) and on Easter I decided that I couldn't stand the liquid anymore and really wanted some mushie stuff. I wasn't digging into the ham or anything like that but I tried some mashed sweet potatoes and some mashes potato salad....and I took too big of bites and I got that uncomfortable stuck feeling. I sat up straight took a little drink and down it went. Not painful but uncomfortable....sort of like "whoa, slow down". It is going to be a process to learn and breaking old habits. I think that is what you are feeling. I'm not supposed to be "eating" anything yet but this liquid is OLD! I don't have any fill yet and won't get one till June.....slow down, small bites and chew chew chew. I will have to remind myself of this alot!

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