i was banded july 19 2012 and had 3 fills since then last one monday oct 29 and not sure how to feel restriction ? i take a bite or 2 chew and i stop and i feel food in esphagus for about 2 to 3 hrs feels un comfortable is this normal sometimes its so uncomfortable i force my self to throw up? i know thats not good? i tend to eat better at night? easier to eat junk food then the healthy stuff ? why? help!!!

Junk food chips, cookies ice cream. are sliders and they slide through the band .... Why.... well because you have them in the house.

Your band may be to tight.. or you may eating to big of bites the size of a pencil eraser is what my Dr said after a fill. Your band is loser at night and tighter in the morning. I eat in the AM when I get hungry not at a specific time..It is just easier.

If you cant eat food then you're too tight. Go get an unfill or you're still swollen when did you get filled and did you wait three days before you went back to solids?

You may need a tiny de-fill.

Most doctors require you to clear liquids for 24 hours after a fill... but each doctor is different.

Tom, Toronto

Banded July 6 06

Wt. Loss: 156 lbs

tomander@bell.net

I agree. I think you should just call your doc. It's so hard to know when to make that call. I had to do soft mushies two weeks after fill but kept it fairly healthy, by this third week I'm normal but eating about 1/4 cup food, drinking fine, in green zone...but there were a few days that were questionable last week as to whether to unfill or wait it out. Your doc and your body knows best:)

I agree with others, it sounds like you are a bit too tight. If all you can eat is junk and sliders, you will end up gaining weight. Call your doc and tell them the problems you're having.