Hi, my name is Allen I was banded on april 24th 2006. Some questions I had are the following:

1. After I eat or drink something I feel the urge to burp but can't and sometimes I feel the need to hiccup. Are these normal?

2. What happens if you start eating solid foods before the 2-3 weeks of liquid diet is up? Will it cause a problem with the band itself? Slow down the rate at which you lose weight? etc.?

3. What is "PB"ing?

4.Is it normal to not know if you're hungry or full? I wake up feeling full and have no real need for food. I can stay this way all day and never feel like I need to eat until i feel a little dizzy then I know I have to eat whether or not i feel hungry.

5. I can drink things rather quickly without having much adverse reaction. Just the usual problem of feeling the need to burp or hiccup as in question one. Does that mean my band may not be working right?

6. How do I know if my band slips?

Thank you all very much for taking the time to read this and answer my questions. It is very much appriciated.

You dont need to "understand it" if you are doing fine with your own diet. As for myself and others we are not purposely trying to sabatoge our bands. I'm a week out now and approved for full liquids and mushies. According to some lap band doctors you only need to be on clear liquids for one day after you've left the hospital. So it's not that you cant eat full liquids in mushies you just have to be careful not to over do it. And yes, listening to your body IS important. Not everyone here is in their situation because of band choices they've made and it's not entirely their fault for being over weight. So if you say something like "hasn't following your own advice up to this point caused you harm?", you may be only talking about yourself and not everyone else since you only know YOUR experiences and YOUR choices. It's been our advice and our choices thats gotten us to realize we need help and to get the band. It's our band-less mind that will continue to help us make the right choices. Whats right for you is not whats always right for others. So whether or not you "understand it" now, thats the explaination.