Sooo I took a bite of my food in a rush at work and didn't chew it very well! I have 4cc's in my band. It started to go down then i felt it get stuck but then i had HORRIBLE pressure like pain, almost chocking feeling at my port in my throat. My body kept trying to throw up (i dont throw up very well) but nothing would come up, and the little bit that did was just liquid. I returned to my meal 15 minutes later and slowed way down and eventually finished it but I still feel some pressure/tightness/pain from my "accident". Is this normal?

your band my be a little irritated for now. i would go to liquids for about a day and then you should be fine. if it still is a problem i'd go see the doc.

Yep, I often feel residual effects after being really stuck. And I have a bad habit of too big bites/not chewing enough. It's hard because I often don't have the amount of time I would like to eat (especially during work; I work in the courts so I can't ever take any extra time because court is starting and I don't want to upset the judge!). Gotta remember to take the small, blueberry sized bites and chew really well!!!

Very.........when I get stuck, I just forget trying to eat for a few hours....

I was told that sipping on pineapple juice helps when you are stuck. I haven't tried that yet. When I get stuck I usually get up and walk around. That seems to work for me.

Sometimes pineapple juice does work. But FYI if it doesn't work, spitting up pineapple juice is NASTY!!

You may want to keep a supply of chewable papaya pills at work. They may help with a stuck episode.

You shouldn't have continued trying to eat. You should have waited until you felt the pain /pressure disappear or felt the object move through.Putting more food ontop of something stuck usually just makes it worse.

You shouldn't have continued trying to eat. You should have waited until you felt the pain /pressure disappear or felt the object move through.Putting more food ontop of something stuck usually just makes it worse.

I have learned the hard way before by not waiting! Sometimes in the beginning it would take an hour or 2 before I felt like the pressure was gone. Now I really know the signs and stop before anything really gets stuck. I know it's hard to wait, especially when I was really hungry too. Of course that is when it would usually happen. I would be starving and couldn't wait to eat! But now, anytime I feel it slowing down I just step away from the plate!

You shouldn't have continued trying to eat. You should have waited until you felt the pain /pressure disappear or felt the object move through.Putting more food ontop of something stuck usually just makes it worse.

Oh trust me I didnt put ANYTHING on top of the food that got stuck lol. I felt it get stuck then i didnt eat for hours afterwards, i tried sipping Water but it just came back up anyway.