Oh my! I got stuck last night and about scared myself silly! I was banded in Sept. and have thought I was learning how to eat correctly, etc. The fill I got last week has turned everything on its ear though. I have obviously not learned enough up til now because now I am finding out what all the more experienced folks have warned about the tiny bites and slowing waaay down really mean!

I ate half a baked chicken thigh last night, pretty much without thinking, because halfway through the last bite I started hurting and pb'ing. I had to spit out what was in my mouth...and for a few minutes couldn't even swallow my own secretions! I know this is TMI, but for those of you new to this who haven't been stuck yet...I seriously don't recommend it!

I'm going back on soft foods today to give it a rest, then back to square one with my eating lessons: tiny bites, go slow, chew until my jaw aches.

Omg. That happens to all of us at one point. Yes, it's scary. But that's how we learn. Good Luck.

I had the same thing last night with chicken. OMG....terrible!

Oh my! I got stuck last night and about scared myself silly! I was banded in Sept. and have thought I was learning how to eat correctly' date=' etc. The fill I got last week has turned everything on its ear though. I have obviously not learned enough up til now because now I am finding out what all the more experienced folks have warned about the tiny bites and slowing waaay down really mean!

I ate half a baked chicken thigh last night, pretty much without thinking, because halfway through the last bite I started hurting and pb'ing. I had to spit out what was in my mouth...and for a few minutes couldn't even swallow my own secretions! I know this is TMI, but for those of you new to this who haven't been stuck yet...I seriously don't recommend it!

I'm going back on soft foods today to give it a rest, then back to square one with my eating lessons: tiny bites, go slow, chew until my jaw aches.[/quote']

Wow.. I was just searching other post to see if this happens often.. had a fill on Monday and found out last night that I too haven't learned how to properly chew.. thanks for the info.. back to softs myself..

Someone told me to put your fingers down your throat if you are really stuck. I never have but I would think that would be wrong to do

What is pb-ing? I keep seeing it mentioned, but have no idea what it means. Is there a "band lingo" thread?

What is pb-ing? I keep seeing it mentioned, but have no idea what it means. Is there a "band lingo" thread?

It's when the food you just ate comes back up - no stomach acid involved, so it's not really vomit. Some people just burp and it comes up, other are more violent (like me, it's just like vomiting except it's just food). The first year or so after surgery for me it would be accompanied by major gobs of "goo" (saliva built up in your esophagus. Looks like a jellyfish in the toilet (sorry if tmi).

Hope that helps. Oh, and PB stands for Productive Burp

Marci

So is there a difference between sliming and just lots of mucous production? I've had the thing where mucous keep coming and I have to spit into a cup constantly. But I've never had anything that looked like a jellyfish in the toilet!

I'm not sure about the jellyfish...I couldn't let myself actually bring it up, but I was oh so close! I'll be interested in the answer too.

It's happened to me a couple of times, both when I was eating and distracted and forgot the golden rules. The first time I sat there trying to tough it out, it hurt, it filled my mouth over and over with slime, my nose run and my eyes watered. And I hiccuped. It was awful, but it eventually went down. The second time, I went into the bathroom, leaned way over the toilet and just kinda gacked it up (think cat with a hairball). Yes, food-jellyfish. That time I felt better almost immediately, and could actually go back and eventually finish my food --- carefully of course. I am not sure why anyone would leave something stuck when there is a simple solution right there?

The first time I was really stuck was very scary too. I often don't feel stuck until a few bites in as well. Take your time and rest between bites. Also cut your protein really small, like the size of a pencil eraser, I was told. That should help.

The very first time I slimed, I coughed and the jellyfish ended up on the front of my tee shirt. It was gross. Now, if I PB (very rarely) it always waits till I'm near a toilet and there's not so much "goo" it's mainly just food that comes up. Ah, the good ole days....

Marci