Just read this online after my first stuck episode.

It worked!

Try putting your left hand under left armpit, and flap your arm like it's a chicken wing.

Until you get unstuck!

Try it. It works!

Yea, that's the old chicken wing flap, like we old timers use to use, these other techniques works as well, raising both hands and just jumping up and down.

What works like a charm for me is to stand still somewhere in private and take deep breaths, and message the middle of my chest (sternum) where the band is located and it pushes the food down, this actually works quicker and better than the chicken dance for me. -- this technique also stops (Pbing) vomiting for me.

Also chewing your food well, and slowing down, and taking about 1 minute between bites will prevent most stuck episodes, the less stuck episodes the less trauma done to your band.

Thanks for the wise words. The culprit was bread. After the pre and post op diets, I've been craving it, but it's clearly not my friend!

hot beverage works for me, now I make sure I stop eating that food or and take smaller bites.

Wow, I'm filing away the funky chicken just in case! Had my first event a few days ago. Violent hiccups followed by throwing it all up.

Yea, that's the old chicken wing flap, like we old timers use to use, these other techniques works as well, raising both hands and just jumping up and down.

What works like a charm for me is to stand still somewhere in private and take deep breaths, and message the middle of my chest (sternum) where the band is located and it pushes the food down, this actually works quicker and better than the chicken dance for me. -- this technique also stops (Pbing) vomiting for me.

Also chewing your food well, and slowing down, and taking about 1 minute between bites will prevent most stuck episodes, the less stuck episodes the less trauma done to your band.

Thanks for reaffirming what I'm suppose to know but forget at the times when I have pressure in my chest and I feel like sliming which I do. I am making a concious effort to remember that slow is the goal. I haven't had a fill yet not sure if the dr will this 2nd time around. But thanks. Have a great Thanksgiving.

If you're truley stuck, then anything you add has no place to go....I have always sipped some water..it has no choice but to come right back up...usually bringing the stuck food with it.....the body tries to do the same thing by "Sliming"...I just speed up the process....

i walk around but doing the funky chicken might be fun. and it would be exercise right?