I am three months out and today I had my first stuck episode. I took too big of a bite of tilapia and boy, did I pay for it! The feeling is beyond anything I have ever experienced. It hurts, it stings, its uncomfortable...takes my breath away! I ran to the fridge and sipped on one Water. It slowly went down but it hurt like a mother...

Long story short, I managed to survive. I always wondered what it felt like being stuck and I am no longer curious.

Thanks for listening !

im sooo scared of that happening to me!

im sooo scared of that happening to me!

I remember the first time I got stuck... Oh man, did I ever think I was going to die! I think I was almost 5 months post op the first time, such a horrible horrible and scary feeling.

It's the worst feeling ever! Just be glad it didn't happen in public. A few tipes to avoid being stuck:

1. Chew, chew, chew

2. Don't stand around the kitchen pooppingthings into your mouth, you're more apt to swallow a bigger piece of something then get stuck

3. Avoid dry textured meats. Make sure your meats and moist.

4. When at a resturant avoid the bread basket. This happened to me and it ruined my entire dinner. I ran to the bathroom 5 times and vomited twice-why risk it?

Any of you out in the Bandland who have never been stuck-count your blessings because it is the worst pain ever!

I have been stuck a few times, but am starting to learn what if feels like right before getting stuck. It has helped me to stop eating until the food passes and then trying again with a small bite and eating slowly so that I don't get stuck. After my fourth fill yesterday I got stuck this morning on a calcium capsule and had to wait for it to dissolve before I could drink my protein drink. I'm going to move taking these capsules to the evening when I'm not as tight. This knowing how to avoid the horrible stuck feeling is all a part of making the band work for us. Good luck and say no to being stuck.

I learned the hard way too. I noticed that when I'm hungry I take bigger bites with less chewing.... BOY... did I ever learn not to RUSH when hungry. Stuck is NOT fun....unfortunately, it's taken me about 3 or 4 stuck episodes to figure that out.

I learned the hard way too. I noticed that when I'm hungry I take bigger bites with less chewing.... BOY... did I ever learn not to RUSH when hungry. Stuck is NOT fun....unfortunately, it's taken me about 3 or 4 stuck episodes to figure that out.

Unfortunately, the hard way is the only way to learn!

I learned the hard way too. I noticed that when I'm hungry I take bigger bites with less chewing.... BOY... did I ever learn not to RUSH when hungry. Stuck is NOT fun....unfortunately, it's taken me about 3 or 4 stuck episodes to figure that out.

Once I discovered this exact thing about myself, I started a habit of pausing before my first bite to remind myself I am banded and that I need to eat slowly, take small bites, and chew, chew, chew!!! It really helped me to stop that first bite symdrome!