Hi! I'm new here. However, I've had my lapband since January 19th of 2010. I'm embarrassed to admit that I've never asked this, but does anyone feel a difference in restriction between morning compared to evening?

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Very common. I was told that lying down all night distributes tissue fluids evenly throughout your body. So the tissues surrounding the band are "plumped up", if you will. As the day goes on, gravity pulls fluids down the body. My feet are more swollen at the end of the day, for example. Since the upper body fluids have traveled south, the tissues around the band are not as "full". The result is a lesser feeling of tightness.

I don't know if this is what's actually happening, but it makes perfect sense to me, and it matches my experience.

I absolutely agree. I tight in the morning but not as much at night. I wish it were the other way around

An article was posted by a doc a few days ago. 13 things you need to know when you have a band - something like that. Apparently the band has different phases during the day, morning it's tight as the body waking up and at night the esophagus is in full swing.

Now I finally know why I always choke on my Breakfast.

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I get the same issue as all the above. Liquids only for breakfast. Then chicken salad or yogurt type food for lunch. For dinner I'm ok to have a bit of meat, vege and maybe a little rice or sweet potato.

Definitely changes from am to pm.

Sometimes I have breakfast food for dinner because I miss having a nice breakfast.

Glad I'm not the only one!

I get the same issue as all the above. Liquids only for breakfast. Then chicken salad or yogurt type food for lunch. For dinner I'm ok to have a bit of meat, vege and maybe a little rice or sweet potato.

Definitely changes from am to pm.

Sometimes I have breakfast food for dinner because I miss having a nice breakfast.

Glad I'm not the only one!

Silly phone double posted. Sorry