Hi-I am getting banded in the morning and I have been so busy today at work I tripped on a box and accidently swallowed my gum!!!

Freaking out....this will not cause any issues tomorrow will it?

Ha! You'll be just fine. it'll move on through your system by tomorrow.

Lord, I hope so. I have not done that in 20 years!!!

Thx

Ha! You'll be just fine. it'll move on through your system by tomorrow.

I tell you what !!!!! You better hope you weren't banded and swallowed that gum. Or you would be going in for surgery,, all over again.

Were not allowed to chew gum where I had my surgery at, all, he explained why. How would you get it up if it went down??

Give it a thought,,,, do yourself a favor and give up the GUM.

Wow! I didn't know we couldn't chew gum so thanks for telling us that. I guess they would tell me that after surgery., but hearing why really drives it home. Ms. Texas Good Luck with your surgery. I also have surgery in the morning. Mine is scheduled for 9:30 a.m. Hope to see you around on the boards.

Hi guys! I am strongly thinking about getting banded. I am in Houston too and have researched docs there. I am leaning towards Dr. Reily with True Results. Any suggestions or comments? How long does it take to schedule surgery. My insurance won't cover it, so I will be paying out of pocket. Good luck to all of you!!!!

No one told me about the gum at all. The bad thing is I chew a pack a day.

It will be a hard habit to break but I will have to.

Dr. Hollis at TrueResults.

I started about 6 weeks ago.

I am paying for it myself as well.

My BMI is 35 and I only had one issue:sleep apnea, so the insurance would not cover it.

So $10k was spent last week and I am excited about tomorrow. Scared but ready.

The one thing I have notised is they are SUPER busy or understaffed so be prepared to wait....not just 30 mins but 1.5 to 2 hours per appointment.

Good Luck!

Weesie-Good Luck in the AM and for the entire journey afterwards!!!!

Prayer-Texas xXx

Will see you both in BANDLAND !

Shirley.

I have the no gum rule as well. My surgeon says you may have never swallowed a piece, but as soon as your are banded, you will!

I've never been a big gum chewer anyway, so no biggie to me.

Wow. i never heard about the no gum thing either. I'm glad I read it here before trying it after being banded. I really wish there was a central place all the information was posted on that surgeons agreed upon. it's so different from surgeon to surgeon.

Now that i think of it, I'd Hate to swallow gum while banded!

These boards are damn helpful.

xoxoxox

I tell you what !!!!! You better hope you weren't banded and swallowed that gum. Or you would be going in for surgery,, all over again.

Were not allowed to chew gum where I had my surgery at, all, he explained why. How would you get it up if it went down??

Give it a thought,,,, do yourself a favor and give up the GUM.

My doctor kind of laughs at the gum myth. He has even offered me some gum before while we were chatting at a conference.

As for swallowing it and needing surgery. I think that can sometimes be untrue. I swallowed my gum a few months ago when I was a little overfilled. I saw my doctor two days later and nothing was wrong. I happened to have a endoscope check 2 weeks later and the gum wasnt there.

So I survived swallowing gum and didn't need surgery or anything. I even told my doctor what I had done and he never told me to stop gum chewing. I think i'd die if I wasn't allowed it.

Has this actually ever happened to anyone? Or is it just something some doctors tell us ( like no caffine or carbonated drinks etc)

Mine told us that there has been many times that it goes down, and they end up in the E.R., and he tells them "It better not be Gum.. When he gets in there, it's Gum.

So for what it's worth. I don't dare touch it.

As far as carbonated drinks,,,, I forgot myself one hot summed day, and had a cold bottle of Root Beer. NEVER AGAIN ! All that carbination , it felt like a war was going on inside me.

So I don't touch it.

If you do? It truly shows that everyone is different.

My surgeon posted on his website that they aren't sure about carbonation.

My take on it, the digestive tract is not a closed system, so it does have somewhere to go. I have it from time to time. It can give me the hiccups. Diet drinks can increase appetite due to the chemicals in them. Non-diet drinks have calories that need to be taken into account in your meal planning.

My doctor never said not to chew gum.

I would like to hear a story from someone who has actually had gum stuck though.

My doctor has never had a banded patient have problems with gum... yet

Or is it just something some doctors tell us ( like no caffine or carbonated drinks etc)

NO CAFFEINE?! Now THAT is a deal-breaker for me... Please tell me that's just a baseless rumor...