So I just get off work, very busy 12hrs in the ER, went to the store to get a few groceries for lunches tomorrow and I'm driving home. I reach over and grab a small piece of lunch meat , swallow...then Oh My Gosh!

Panic..I never want to experience that again! I didn't know if was coming back up or not! I kept swallowing and could feel it rise up in my throat, then go back down again, mouth started watering...just breath, just breath! Grab a grocery bag just incase! Do I pull over or drive..uug.

finally able to burp a couple small burps without puking...and it's over. Only lasted a couple minutes, thankfully!

I just kept thinking about what someone on the board said. They get this look on their face and people know!

I can laugh about it now, but holy cow, that was awful, I can't imagine that going on much longer thqt a couple minutes.

Live and learn, little bites and chew chew chew.

LOL!!!!!!!!!!!

Lunchmeat is a big no no for me.... I don't really know why...

I had chili tonight with no problems!

Slowing down and chewing fully is still an issue for me at nearly 7 months out! I guess I'm just hard headed :eek:

GOOD LUCK!

LOL! PB virginity! Popped your cherry huh?!?

AT least for the most part it is controlled by our own efforts!

Well I lost my cherry yesterday!! I dont ever want that to happen, but the weird thing was that I hadn't eaten anything I think it might have just been gas but never want that to happen again!!!!!

I have never heard of PB could you please explain what you are talking about.

Redantz:

A pb is a productive burp - something comes up. When something gets a bit stuck a pb will usually take care of it. It's not a comfortable thing, but it's not as gross as regular throwing up because it doesn't sit in your stomach and get all that acid in it too.

Good luck future bandster. I could pb every day and I'd still be glad that I did it.

Sue

Thanks for the info.

So you didn't really PB? I mean if no food came up you didn't PB. You just got stuck. I hate to say it, but you are still a virgin. Don't worry honey it will come one day.

Don't rush it. LOL!

Oh yeah and the PB look is really funny. My husband instantly knows. I think we should start a picture thread of our "stuck" faces that would be really funny!!!

My band is very kind to me and doesnt restrict my lifestyle too much. But one thing I absolutely cannot do is eat without concentrating or thinking. That means never eat in the car, on the phone or at the computer. I now sit down and eat properly, and it helps a lot. Just popping something in your mouth without thinking is a recipe for trouble for me.

I had my first PB today :cry

I tried for 45 minutes to just stay with stuck and spit like a mad woman. I just started getting stuck last week for Breakfast when I would choose poorly. Today (after #4 fill) I got stuck on egg whites and turkey sausage.

Anyway, during the attempt, I felt it change and knew that I was no longer going to be able to keep it in. I have to say that this felt more like ralphing than what I had heard of a PB. Lost everything I ate which wasn't much. I am on liquids for the rest of the day. (Should I also do liquids tomorrow?)

I hate throwing up - makes me cry every time :think

I'm so good at NOT throwing up that I can't remember doing it since my son was born 14 years ago.

Oh well, it wasn't as bad as I expected and I survived it. I will certainly chew better from now on!!

I've PBed a few times -- almost every single time it was while eating something 'hand-held' -- I now use a knife and fork for EVERYTHING!

Also, I should do better at setting my portion size from the get-go....because there's no warning of when you shouldn't take the next bite. Just an "OH CRAP! I shouldn't have taken that LAST bite!" Hence, I need to SLOW down more between bites.

I don't know what my "LOOK" looks like, but I see something near TERROR reflected in the faces around the table -- I get lots of "Mom/Honey, are you alright?"

Hmmmm....my face is flashing white.red.white.red. There are tears in my eyes. My lips are clenched. My hand is over my mouth and I frequently raise one arm up over my head and stretch uncomfortably. DO I FLIPPING LOOK "alright"??

That's funny! I've been pbing regularly this week since my 2nd fill (can't seem to get the hang of this and/or am a glutton for punishment) And the most evident physical reaction, even when I try very hard to hide it at work, is a red face. I wonder how common that is! But this is really getting old...every time I eat, I literally have to close my door at work, crawl under my desk over the garbage can, and well -- you know! Ugh. (

Wombat since you lasted 45mins then threw up your entire dinner I would say you probably should stay on liquids for tomarrow too. Just because you want to let everything settle down-if not the whole day at least the first part. I think the rule of thumb is 24hours of liquids. From my experience of PB I try to get the stuck item up right when I feel it cause once I clear it out I am fine and what I have previously eating usually stays down. I think the longer you avoid your pb the more likely your are to completely yack up your whole entire dinner due to all the slime your body is producing to lubricate it. My advice is to just get the stuck item out and over with. A fresh pb is better than a pb that has been trying to come up, which you have been trying to force down, the more slime you swallow the sicker your stomach gets and wants to purge the entire contents. A fresh pb is not as awful as a prolonged pb.

I hope I am making sense.

Before I was filled too tight I could do a wiggle dance in my seat and get some items unstuck so, to Nana, the idea of your arms over your head isn't odd.

Ericsmom, I know the feeling. I have been experiencing the same thing since being filled too tight. I did get an unfill, but I am still paying for the overfill. I feel like a fat bulimic.