So, yesterday I had my first stuck episode ever. Have had the band now for over a year. Don't even know really what happened yesterday other than at lunch I had cauliflower and cheese then at 230 I took my vitamins. I started feeling like I was hungry and I was at work so I tried just like 3 cashew halves pieces. Next thing I know I am having like a spasm where my band is and slime. I was PB'ing and in alot of pain. I had to leave work and go home. I gagged and gagged with slime until about 630 yesterday evening. I am in ND and it warmed up here tremendously yesterday. We have been having bitter cold tems and yesterday it was in the 50's. Wondering if maybe the weather change had anything to do with it? Also my last adjustment was Jan 28 and I have had some trouble eating certain foods that I could eat before the fill. I sometimes think I may be too tight but I am only down 11 pounds since January 28. So it's not like I am not eating at all. I am on liquids only today and tomorrow to give my stomach a break from my episode and no problems. Anyone have any advice or tips?

The band is really weird when it comes to weather, times of the month, stress..ect.. Only you can determine whether you are too tight. Some people like it tight where they are not able to eat certain foods, others like it looser to give them more freedom with their diet. It's definitely a personal preference! I would probably base my decision on whether I was hungry between meals or not. I would definitely have fluid removed if you experience this type of episode frequently. Living with the band should not interrupt your daily activities like work! Or you could leave it in and stay away from foods that cause problems! Good luck, and I hope your feeling better!

The fill I got in January was my fourth fill. My one prior to that was in May last year. I have a total of 4 cc in my band now. I am very cautious about what I eat but like I said yesterday was just out of the blue. I don't really feel I am too tight other than the fact that before this last fill I could eat meat better than what I can now and I had salad before the fill where I have not tried salad yet this time. Some days I feel fine with real moist chicken but then other days the first bite just doesn't go down right so I don't eat any more of it. I just feel this fill has been different than the others for some reason.

Think of your stoma(band area) as a sieve. If two or more pieces of food or solid Vitamins are flowing through at the same time, it's a logjam. You could have not chewed a large bite enough and combined with the vitamins you created a mixture that was too large to pass.

You and I were banded about two weeks apart. It took me till January this year to finally figure out how to eat small and chew big enough. I always thought I knew, but I really didn't.

It looks like you've done just fine without this last fill? Maybe you should have a little taken out if you were successful before?

tmf