i had my 3rd fill yesterday and today i every time i have had a meal i have gotten something stuck. what should i do ? does this mean i will never be able to tolerate the foods im getting stuck or is it temporary since the fill was just yesterday ?

Judy - sorry about your mom, but it's great you were able to spend such a nice afternoon with her. We're having our Mother's Day dinner tonight and are taking my mom to a Greek restaurant. I had a fill about 2 weeks about and only now am I noticing the tightness. I was stuck all day yesterday, even on soups. This morning, coffee. However, I wonder about my allergies....they are really bad this spring so far (the dandelions are everywhere!) so I (sorry, if TMI) wonder if I'm having a lot of mucous. I just took a Reactin so hopefully that will help.

i am much better now ... i can eat normally now i just needed to let the fill adjust and perhaps the swelling to go down but on the 3rd day i was back to normal

Sounds to me like you are getting the hang of it! Always go easy after a fill. As you get more fill in your band, you will actually be able to feel the band getting tighter around the stomach as the saline is added. It is a very odd sensation. If they draw all the Fluid out and put it back in to check the amount, that is quite a bit of trauma.

Thinks of havivg a belt around your waist pulled too tight. Thighten it more, it is going to get aggravated. Loosen it all the way and then slam it tight again, and it will be even MORE aggravated. My surgeon says liquids for the remainder of the fill day...I am more conservative in these later fills. I domshakes and mushies for a couple of days until my band and stomach area feel normal.

Judy - sorry about your mom, but it's great you were able to spend such a nice afternoon with her. We're having our Mother's Day dinner tonight and are taking my mom to a Greek restaurant. I had a fill about 2 weeks about and only now am I noticing the tightness. I was stuck all day yesterday, even on soups. This morning, coffee. However, I wonder about my allergies....they are really bad this spring so far (the dandelions are everywhere!) so I (sorry, if TMI) wonder if I'm having a lot of mucous. I just took a Reactin so hopefully that will help.

hi Shauna.. how was the meal with your mum at the Greek restaurant?? i love Greek food. What did you eat?? i havent been out like that for a meal since i was banded.

i reckon the band would tighten somewhat if you are suffering allergies..its that time of year for you alll... Im so lucky i dont have that problem.

Didnt you notice the tightness from your 2nd fill straight away?? thats amazing. YOu are so different to what im experiencing right now. Actually im tight, have been even just with no fill. I was just starting to loosen up a little bit post op when i had my first fill. i had 3ccs. now im having trouble again with protein(meat) big time. lol. im eating just a couple of mouthfuls of fish today to keep my intake of solid protein up a bit more. im still having a lot of thick soups. i do put heaps of chick peas etc in it so im getting some protein but its not as much as meat and fish.

Did the Reactin help you?? i take antihistimines if i need to sleep well of a night... i dont use them much though.