I was banded 4-30-13 and have only had 1 fill so far. I feel restriction but not a lot. It feels like I can eat a lot, like the food passes through easily. I have never been stuck so bad to where I have had to have food come up. If I ever feel stuck (get hiccups real bad and wont stop) I can ALWAYS just wash it down with a big gulp of water and then its like I haven't eaten anything. Has anyone else been at this "stage" before? Do I just need a fill? I don't want to over eat and stretch out my stomach but I am terrified of getting stuck and having PB. I HATE throwing up. lol. I have lost 30lbs so far and only have maybe 20-30 to go. I'm not gaining any weight and not losing either. I just want to make sure I'm not messing up.

Bandster Hell is very real and I white knuckled it until I got enough fluid in my band to feel a difference. I am at about 5.5cc in a 10cc band and quite frankly, I probably could use a tad more. Talk to your surgeon and he will guide you in the right direction. Good luck!

When I'm in the green zone, Water doesn't dislodge food that's stuck. It makes it MUCH worse. So I would say you're not in the green zone if you can 'wash it down' with water.

And I hate throwing up too. I don't know anyone in the right mind who would like it lol. So that should be a good deterrent from you ever wanting to get to that point. Chew well and stop before you get to the point of being uncomfortable. You'll figure how where that point is soon enough.

I was banded 4-30-13 and have only had 1 fill so far. I feel restriction but not a lot. It feels like I can eat a lot' date=' like the food passes through easily. I have never been stuck so bad to where I have had to have food come up. If I ever feel stuck (get hiccups real bad and wont stop) I can ALWAYS just wash it down with a big gulp of Water and then its like I haven't eaten anything. Has anyone else been at this "stage" before? Do I just need a fill? I don't want to over eat and stretch out my stomach but I am terrified of getting stuck and having PB. I HATE throwing up. lol. I have lost 30lbs so far and only have maybe 20-30 to go. I'm not gaining any weight and not losing either. I just want to make sure I'm not messing up.[/quote']

If you have lost that much since banding you are doing fine. Let the PBing and getting stuck scare you. I have never gotten stuck, but have felt like I ate to much at a time and yes could wash it through, but was certainly a wake up to eat less and slower. You just have to stick to the rules. Being able to eat more doesn't mean get a fill, just restrain yourself. You seem to be doing well. Being too filled is dangerous too.