I was banded on the 16th of Dec, and had one minor fill of about 1cc Jan 17 so far. I have been losing weight pretty well, but still hungry a lot, although I have force my self to not eat too much and lost 8 more pounds since the Jan fill, total of about 24lbs. Well, yesterday I get a fill and the doctor puts in 2.4cc's and tells me to take it easy for the rest of the day and ease back into regular foods because it was a big fill. I have been stuck before, but for the most part could eat pretty "regular". So for lunch today I try a piece of chicken breast, knowing in the back of my head I am probably going to be too tight for this. Sure enough, three bites into it I get that feeling in my stomach of "uh oh, what the hell did you just do to me, you idiot!"....then proceed to burp and burp then finally vomit, all this while at work. Luckily no one was around to experience it.

The point is, I should have known better, and this was a perfect example of not being smart, listening to the doctor, and anything else I know I should or should not do. Oh well, I feel better now, just not hungry and will have to go with mushy type food or a Protein shake later. I just want to point out to those wondering what it means to be smart about what you eat and how you do it.

something similar happened to me last weekend. I got my first fill in over 18 months last Tuesday (2/7). I did liquids/soft solids for the first two days, but my husband and I went to dinner on Saturday for Valentines day...Mexican food. I ordered enchiladas, took way too big of a bite and had to run for the bathroom...not fun!

I think subconsciously, I was trying to "test" my band to make sure it was still working...well it is! Haven't had any episodes since then, and I am down 8 pounds since my fill last week!

I know what you mean. I had a fill last week of .3 and I am very tight even in the mornings. The food will go down but it takes a long time. And my patience is very short. So I end up feeling very stuck and throwing up. Today I thought I would change it up a little for breakfast I had a Total Lean shake from GNC 25g protein. Snacked on almonds. I had lunch at 12:30p.m. which consisted of boiled chicken and pastini, boiled really soft. Took a few bites and could eat no more. Started feeling the slime coming up. Went to bathroom and threw up some mucus. Waited for about 2 hours my stomach started growling so I figured I was hungry, heated up what I didn't at lunch time and ate it slowly and chewed, no problem. Even waited a little bit and had a fruit cup. I feel just fine now. I am 17 months out and have lost 114 lbs. Thought these problems will be over, but I guess they never will. I feel I am starting all over again.

Oh my...this makes me even more confused about what to do. I was banded 11/22 and haven't had any fills yet. I have lost 37 pounds since surgery and was not required to do a pre-surgery diet.

I sort of want a fill, even though I am steadily losing weight, because I get hungry (just don't eat), I eat and don't get full (just stop eating), and I can eat any and everything I want, including breads, pastas, meats, rice, etc (just won't eat a lot of it). I feel as if I am doing all of the work...so what did I get this thing for???

But then when I read about food get stuck and vomiting after fills...I'm like...no way....I will keep doing what I am doing.

I go back to the doctor next week, and not sure what I should do...to fill or not to fill...that is the question!

When I go in for my fill my doctor asks me if I am eating pasta, rice and bread and if I say I am then he gives me a fill. He doesn't want me eating carbs. He said I should be eating every 4-5 hours if not then I probably need a fill. My problem is night eating not sure if it's head hunger or not. It is probably head hunger, because I feel stuffed after eating. I am so miserable. He also does his fills with flouroscopy, so he can tell how open I am. The last fill I only got .3 and he told me he is not giving me anymore fills for awhile. But I feel I am at my green zone. I am eating so much least and at night I don't feel hungry anymore. So let's see how long this lasts.

I hope Tue when I see my Dr he gives me my next fill and it really makes a difference. I eat less than what I used to, but not what I would call a huge difference. I sometimes fill full for a long time with a heavy meal, but no restriction or burping or any of that. Except that full feeling at times, I dont really know I have a band ---yet.

I hadn't had a fill since the end of November. I had no issues at all over the holidays and then last week made some curry chicken soup with chicken thighs and ate way too fast and boom! stuck. It wouldn't pass. I went into my dr. the next day and she had to take out .75. So much better! That was last Thursday. Yesterday I got a .5 fill back in. On soft foods today and tomorrow. I definitely learned my lesson to slow down and pay attention. I have been kind of slacking lately so maybe that is what I needed, a painful reminder to make good choices and eat slowly!

All this posts make me wonder if my band is right Ive been banded since June 2011 and Ive been having fluid added once a month since then. Ive been loosing weight but im constantly hungry