I have had the stangest sensation the last couple of days and I was wondering if anyone else experienced the same thing.

First of all I was banded on 9/22/06 so the sensations I feel are new and I am still learning what they mean so they may be coincidental and not what I think they are at all.

Anyways the last couple of days every time I eat I start getting a real bad ache in my jaw at the same time that I start feeling full. I am not eatting large amounts of food like today it was tamato basle Soup and I had only had about 8 spoons of it when the sensation hit. I am assuming that this sensation is fullness and plan on letting my Dr know on Friday when i see him just in case.

But this made me wonder what does it feel like to you when you are full? Did the sensation change the longer you had the band?:pop2:

Yes, I've had to rediscover what it felt like to be satisfied. For me, I feel full higher up on my chest rather than down in my gut. But, I have never experienced pain in my jaw from eating. Hmmm, don't know what to tell you but I'm glad you're going to mention it to your doctor.

i was banded the same day as you and I get a huge discomfort in the middle of my chest just below my breast bone when I have too much drink.

Hope you find the answers you are looking for.

First, yes the sensation changed the longer I had the band. After having the band almost 4 1/2 years, I think I experience fullness much like a normal person.

But here are some signs I am full:

-fullness in throat area

-runny nose (still get it)

These are the main ones. But really what I look for is an absence of hunger. This is what guides me today.

I agree that many of us experience the sensation of being full in a different way. For me, my tummy starts to feel a bit tight, and then that tightness rises to my chest. I know I had better stop when I hiccup, because that usually means if I take one more bite, I am going to pb.

I am not sure why you are experiencing jaw pain. I would find it difficult to believe that would have anything to do with your body telling you it is full. I would ask my doctor about that one.

There is a bandster on here (can't for the life of me remember who it is) that gets an ice cream type headache when full. My nose runs and I know that I had better stop, I also have a single hiccup. ~Mandy

I too am experiencing jaw pain. I'm probably clenching my teeth in my sleep at night due to stress. But maybe it's my jaw musles from t chew chew chewing. I'm taking chewable tylenol go tabs for the pain which has persisted for 4 days now. It's really pretty painful too.

I definitely get the jaw thing. I don't think it is from chewing or clenching, as it happens when I start to get to the point where I have had enough. I don't get it every time, but I have had it more than a few times -- enough that I feel like it is related to my level of satiety.

I also can tell when I am getting to the point where I need to stop when I feel like the food is starting to go down my esophagus more slowly -- as if it is filling up to the top. I am still new at this and, while I have not yet PB'd, I have slimed a few times so far. Usually, I have a signal (I just need to listen to my body) which is telling me to slow down or to stop, but it is when I take that 'one last mouthful'. I can tell when I am chewing that it is going to be trouble if I swallow. The past few days I have had the good sense to either not take that last bite or to spit out what I have already got in my mouth before swallowing. That has helped. I'm learning...

every time I eat I start getting a real bad ache in my jaw at the same time that I start feeling full.

This is most likely your soft stop signal, it is your signal of your bodt telling you to stop. For me I got an ice cream headache, others I have heardfrom got a runny nose, a hiccup or a pain in the shoulder. Listen to your body..if this pain in the jaw only happens when you are eating then I would bet it is your signal to stop.

I know I am too full when I get an acute pain in my left shoulder...it is really uncomfortable and i cant relax...

:*(