you swallow that bite of food and instantly realize you are gonna get stuck!

You just wait

and BAM there it is!

It's a bit like when you are about to crash and your life starts flashing before you and you know that there is nothing you can do to stop it.

Yeah... OUCH!

Saw the title for this thread and starting singing "Time Warp"!

I don't realize I'm in trouble until it's too late. After having to have a 4 cc unfill last week, and finally getting some of my precious fill back this week, I'm vowing to be the most compliant bander there ever was. I don't want to play around with "so what if I get stuck, I'll just urp it up" anymore!! Now it's time to baby my band and take care of it so it will last for a long, long time!

So how to avoid that? And since it hasn't happened to me yet, how do you know?

Yeah, for me, it's chew, swallow(little inside voice says, dumba$$) and then I wait till the pressure starts.

tmf

Yep! I knew I would have some issues as I vacation in Vegas. My band fill was moved from mid July to August 2...right before vacation. I had my surgeon do a 1/4cc fill. Boy am I glad because I usuly have issues the first two weeks of a fill in that I can't always eat foods I normally eat. Band is a toddler and so am I!!!! It seems that of course the first few days I'm in full liquids but it takes the second week to slowly introduce my regular foods back in. I tried a half if a buffalo burger at Fuddruckers... Ain't gonna happen. My night was ruined, was on Zofran and could barely get a 1/2 cup ice cream down. However, I was in sun all day in hot Vegas so maybe that changed things.

My point is...take it slow after fills because it may change your eating and your habits as well. I am learning that I must take smaller bites and chew, chew, chew. Some textures do not work for me when it does for others. I think everyone is different. I can't have any type of bread or dry meat period. Good news is that I'm down 4 pounds!