I would love to know how often you PB? Also, if you have slipped do you feel it was from PB'ing?

AND finally -anybody found anything that helps????

THANKS!

Lins

BandaCat, you may have to start paying closer attention to what you eating as well as chewing more. I've found numerous things my band will not tolerate, no matter how well it's chewed.

If you continue to pb, you definitely need to get a slight unfill, I've had to return for unfills a couple of times. Once I hung in there for a month, thinking it would be better, only to still have a little taken out.

I pb almost every meal now, I am actually getting used to it as sad as that sounds. I think it is more what I eat, and not chewing so good.

I have never PB'd in the 6 months that I have had my band. I have great restriction now and I get "first bite syndrome" and have felt a little stuck if I eat too fast but I have learned to listen to those signs and SLOW DOWN.

Is it still considered PBing when you just slime, and no throw up? I have slimed and had the golf ball about 4 times in 2 months since my first fill, but it eventually went down every time so far. I was close once on a piece of steak and almost gave in to tossing it up. I have been afraid of steak since.

EVERYDAY.....at least once up to MANY!

I've PB'd 3 times. It has been 6-10 days after a fill. Twice I couldn't recover and had to go in for unfills. By recover I mean move from a few sips of liquids to anything else. The third time I was able to recover from it after several hours and the fill was OK.

One time - in almost 10 mos. And it was totally due to my not paying attention.

Walking, talking and eating a sandwich on chiabatta bread - dense, thick, dry bread - FIRST thing in the morning. Not such a good idea.

So long as I sit down and chew - I can eat the Chiabatta bread - but not first thing in the morning while I am chattering away, traipsing around the house.

I didn't even get decent restriction until two weeks ago - and no PB's since the fill.

PB's are not supposed to be the norm.

I was told if you PB very much, you could cause your band to slip. I believe she said more than once a month. I would be really concerned if I was PBing everyday.

Too Dog Gone Many Times A Day!!!

This was ages ago that I voted but a year down the track now and I've still not PB'd. Like Drewslou I can get stuck if I eat too fast but I've learned to slow down and stop when I've had enough and so far its served me well.

I think a good way of remembering PB is "PAYBACK" as a newly banded member I haven't yet experienced but i think i came close today by eating too fast ....Old habits hard to break That golfball sounds familiar although nothing came back but believe me that was close enough to not wanting to have my band Payback in future....

Man, I PB almost every day - I am so hard headed - I want that last greedy bite of whatever, and bam, gotta run to the bathroom...I just can't get it through my thick skull...

Man, I PB almost every day - I am so hard headed - I want that last greedy bite of whatever, and bam, gotta run to the bathroom...I just can't get it through my thick skull...

That describes me too, when will I ever learn!

Laura x

I think what saves me from PB's (so far) is that I have forever had a slight case of emetophobia. It's not serious enough to warrent concern but it does make me fear PB's enough to where I go out of my way to avoid it. It's probably why I'm still losing weight. (although I haven't figured out how to move my ticker thingy, lol)

BTW..Anyone else out there who was banded by Dr Rodriguez in Acuna? I'd love to here from ya

:ranger:

I've been doing it about 2x a month ... almost always when I eat too fast, especially towards the end of a meal. I should be more careful, because I slipped my first band and I may thus be prone to slippage. My surgeon put a stitch to form a "bump" right above the band on the front side of my stomach to help prevent slippage w/my second band. This is a technique she learned from Dr. Ponce in Georgia. I hope it works because I have definitely put it to the test...