describe: STUCK EPISODE

[angemc 85]

I'm just wondering if a stuck episode does any damage to your band? Is it best to let it pass or bring it back up?

[Cocoabean 430]

My surgeon's answer is to not get stuck, lol...uh yeah.. and then, realizing we are human..next is to give it time to pass. He says retching is not good for the stomach/band combo. But he knows that bringing it back up cannot always be avoided. The less trauma the better in his opinion.

My experience: if I wait, lots of pain ensues. My first stuck episode went on for 5 hours. It was after dinner. I should have called my surgeon. I was young in band land and didn't know better. I heaved and retched, and heaved some more. After a few more episodes I learned that I can work my stomach muscles and bring it up sometimes. Or if I swallow a few ounces of Water it will bring it back up without the retching. And sometimes I am in a place where I decide to bring it back up forcibly (yes, finger down the throat--surgeons might not agree, but it stops the slime).

I've walked in parking lots, I've heaved in bushes, I've sat in a jury box and slimed into paper towels because I sawlloed a pill right before eating lunch and hurrying back to court. Again, fairly new in band land...I'd not do that now. I've learned a few things since then.

And then there is what I call the true productive burp... a true burp and you produce STUFF. Just doing your thing and WHAM.... A MOUTHFUL OF SOMETHING YOU ATE A WHILE AGO. Surpise!!!! Just like a baby urps up milk. No sign I am stuck, no pain, just URP..hello!!

But, I love my band. I love being at goal weight. I love normal blood sugar and cholesterol. I LOVE my closet full of size 8 and 10s.

[LesIsMore 22]

My surgeon's answer is to not get stuck' date=' lol...uh yeah.. and then, realizing we are human..next is to give it time to pass. He says retching is not good for the stomach/band combo. But he knows that bringing it back up cannot always be avoided. The less trauma the better in his opinion.

My experience: if I wait, lots of pain ensues. My first stuck episode went on for 5 hours. It was after dinner. I should have called my surgeon. I was young in band land and didn't know better. I heaved and retched, and heaved some more. After a few more episodes I learned that I can work my stomach muscles and bring it up sometimes. Or if I swallow a few ounces of Water it will bring it back up without the retching. And sometimes I am in a place where I decide to bring it back up forcibly (yes, finger down the throat--surgeons might not agree, but it stops the slime).

I've walked in parking lots, I've heaved in bushes, I've sat in a jury box and slimed into paper towels because I sawlloed a pill right before eating lunch and hurrying back to court. Again, fairly new in band land...I'd not do that now. I've learned a few things since then.

And then there is what I call the true productive burp... a true burp and you produce STUFF. Just doing your thing and WHAM.... A MOUTHFUL OF SOMETHING YOU ATE A WHILE AGO. Surpise!!!! Just like a baby urps up milk. No sign I am stuck, no pain, just URP..hello!!

But, I love my band. I love being at goal weight. I love normal blood sugar and cholesterol. I LOVE my closet full of size 8 and 10s.[/quote']

How long have you had your band and what weight did you start at?

[Cocoabean 430]

How long have you had your band and what weight did you start at?

I've had my band 5.5 years now. My all time high recorded weight was 217, I think I got a bit above that at one point.