Hey banders! I'm curious if anyone has tried to eat raw oysters with the lap band. I'm usually pretty good about being able to eat most foods by dinner time (I wouldn't think of trying this during the daytime when I'm much tighter)...but I can image a whole raw oyster just sitting on top of the band with no where to go. Or maybe it just slides right through??

Has anyone with an adjusted band tried this? I'm sure it depends on band tightness, but I wanted to poll the group to see if anyone had an words of encouragement or warning!

Thanks!

I had some day before yesterday. I'm 6 years post op and I have my band adjusted for me. A few things cause me difficulty, but oysters are not a problem for me.

I should add. ...I do not swallow them whole. I usually have them on a cracker. Mmmmm Mmmm!

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I LOVE oysters, as well as clams....but not with the band....

Did it once, and it was like there was a string tied around it and as soon as it hit the band, someone pulled it right up and out!! It was that quick...!

But I quess it depends upon how much restricted your band is...you'll have to try it for yourself.

I can still eat steamers with melted butter....(but not many)

Thanks for the tips! I decided to try it. I snuck an oyster into the bathroom (the small joys of lap band, lol), and I chewed it (which I thought would be weird, but was not) and I swallowed without issue! I took a few drinks of water just to make sure it went down and all was good. Phew!

I ate some just over a week out I did well but I knew I should have not but I did

I just had some and no problem. Slid right down but I did a good chew before.

Chew, chew chew! I have zero issues with them.

No problems whatsoever with oysters. But I have very little restriction. It's usually dry Protein, like chicken breast, that I (had) the most problems with.