I made the next step this morning to mushy food ( a banana) and I'm feeling not pain, but a "gas" type feeling on the top of my stomach like someone is sitting on my chest... also the first hint of nausea since getting the band, did I do something wrong? Is this normal? I dont feel it in my throat or my lower stomach, its right at the top... I've heard many many horror stories of people eating food too fast after surgery and having their band slip. I dont feel pain or feel like vomitting, but now I'm really scared about eating anything!

You might just be stuck.

Gerry,

I'm 14 days out myself, the pressure is the food, "hitting" our new walls of our "new" stomach I think. Did you take small bites? wait a few minutes inbetween?. its hard especially when we are used to eaten like someone's gonna ****** it out of our hands . Monday I had some beans/avacado, I ate too fast, too big bites, and I was still feeling it today, yesterday it was all liquids.

I would just do liquids if I were you, maybe that will help. Apparently when you get stuck, everyone has a different approach, whether it be throwing up, drinking pineapple juice. burping. Good luck!

You may have eaten too much. If I eat a bite or two too many I get that pressure feeling. I have never gotten sick after eating too much, I just get that pressure. I say just wait for an hour then try sipping on some Water. Maybe you just aren't ready for bananas yet ??? The soft foods were a little hard for me to adjust to as well. I just added them slowly and chewed them until there was nothing left to chew. But I am not a dr and if you continue to have issues with this stage you should call your dr.

Good luck to you =0)

That feeling of pressure usually means that your esophagus is unhappy about what you just ate. Did you mash the banana before you ate it? If not, that's probably why it's bothering you. When something like that happens, it's a good idea to revert to your previous diet phase (in your case, liquids) for 24 hours to let everything in there calm down. If the discomfort continues and/or becomes severe, and/or you aren't able to swallow liquids, call your surgeon ASAP.

I don't know why bananas are problematic because they seem so soft and friendly, but even now I have to be careful of them.