OMG I wanted to die! It was so horrible. Not only was it painful but it was so embarrassing. Warning... this is graphic and might contain too much information. Stop reading if you don't want the gory details.

I was at the mall with my daughter and it was free Auntie Ann's pretzel day so of course we got one and went to sit down. I took a small bite of mine and then had a bit of her cinnamon one that I must not have chewed well, or eaten it too fast. I wasn't paying much attention and I should have been.

I felt the pain in my chest but figured it was just a normal slightly stuck feeling and it seemed to subside. So I gave up on the pretzel... it was my first doughy bread bite since banding... and got some chick-fil-a nuggets and sauce for lunch. I ate half of one and chewed well, but I don't think the pretzel must have gone all the way down so the chicken just seemed to sit on it and that was all it took. I was for sure stuck. It hurt like hell in my chest and my back. I just sat there with my daughter waiting for it to pass as the pain usually does fairly quickly. This time it did not. I spent an hour and 15 minutes in the food court in misery. I couldn't talk, couldn't move and I started sliming like crazy. I have never experienced anything like it. I went through about 30 napkins as I just held them over my mouth and slimed into them. I just wanted to die of embarrassment.

The pain was awful and the slime was disgusting. I kept trying to burp it up but it wasn't moving. I did eventually get hiccups but that didn't help either. I just wanted to die... have I said that already? Finally when my lower stomach started cramping I made my way across the food court to the bathroom and by the time I got there I was ready to vomit. I heaved twice and the first one was a gallon of slime, the second was well chewed chicken nugget. I felt better after that, but my stomach is very sore and I've put myself on liquids until tomorrow.

I'm not sure if it was worse because I was so embarrassed, but I can imagine that I will definitely be much more careful when eating anywhere other than home. I never want to go through that again.

That's my story.

I'm glad you called. Being too tight can cause all kinds of problems... it's better to be safe than sorry!

I have been so lucky while I have been away from home this past 2 weeks. My dad likes to eat out every single night. I was really afraid I would be running to the rest rooms all the time. I have made good choices, chewed well, and haven't gotten stuck once since I have been

here. It's a true miracle.

Yea, once you find a food that gives you trouble, it's hard to want to even try it again.

I wish cake gave me problems. Junk food goes down the easiet, unfortunately. It's meat that I have to cut into itty bitty pieces and chew until there is nothing left to chew. I HATE it when food gets stuck, so I have been extremely careful after my last episode with steak. It was stuck for hours and wouldn't come up or go down. I tried the papaya tablets and sipped pineapple juice, and threw those up too.

Now cake, goes down like I have no band. It's not fair, really.

Ayi! I feel light cramp, I was enjoying chicken with broccoli and wham! it got stuck. I walked around the house for a few mins., went to the bathroom and spit up all this slim, small piece of broccoli came up. the pain is HELL!

it didn't last long, maybe 5 mins. during lunch I sort of felt the same way with salmon and salad, it made it through so no crisis

I'm 5 days out from my first fill of 2cc. I will play this out and concentrate on my chewing, but if it happens again I will get a slight unfill. I don't want to have to worry about this again. buh humbug

Your fill could loosen on it's own. Just make sure you cut your bites into eraser size bites. Chew until there is nothing left to chew. Wait in between bites. If you do these things, and still have trouble, you're right, you need an unfill. Usually, doing these things will work until the fill loosens on it's own. As you lose fat around your stomach, the band gets looser.

If you're close to your doctor, and don't have to pay for fills and unfills,

that usually makes a difference too.

I had my first fill 1/29 and I felt like I couldn't eat much or things wouldn't go down. :thumbup: I went back to the Dr. on Feb. 11th concerned that after my first fill that I was too tight. I thought he had told me he put in 5 c.c.! I must have been nervous and not listening as he was actually doing the fill! :thumbup: When I went back on the 11th he told me he only put in 2 c.c and that as I lost weight the band would loosen up and things would go down easier, as the fat around the band shrinks in that area. He was willing to take some out but I listened to him about how the band changes and decided to stick it out and not take any out.

My personal experience was the first couple days after my first fill, there was some difference in the amount I was eating. After the 3rd day out from the fill, I felt much more restricted and those feelings of things getting stuck hung around for about 3 weeks after my fill on the 29th. After mid-Feb. I could eat more and the feelings of things getting stuck are much more rare now and I'm feeling like I'm ready for another fill now! I'm concerned about how much I can eat and the weight is really slow at coming off now, even though I'm exercising at the gym 4 to 5 times a week... It's disappointing to work out so much and I'm not eating near as much as I used to and things have slowed to a turtle pace... :scared2:

I have an appt. on Wed. to have another fill! I'm actually looking forward to it so the weight loss goes back into high gear again... :drool: I'm hoping the "stuck" feeling won't get any worse then what it felt like after the first fill... I'm going to be careful about chewing too and just plan on eating much less now that I have the first fill experience behind me... Does anyone feel that the "stuck" feelings get worse with each fill or about the same???

It's great to hear from everyone. I learn so much and don't feel like what I'm going through isn't typical! Good luck to everyone and hang in there!!! :cursing:

As you get more fills, your band is tighter. You might find a food that was easy for you to eat is not so easy anymore. You might get stuck on something that never gave you any problems before.

You're right though. As you lose weight, you also lose some fat around your stomach, which makes the band looser again. Then those foods that were giving you problems, might be easier again.

Just remember after a fill to be careful. Take tiny bites and chew until there is nothing left to chew.

I had my first stuck yesterday. I was eatting and talking swallowed chicken with out chewing completly.

I couldnt swallow and I couldnt burp. I went to the bathroom and waited to throw up...and It went down within a couple minutes. I am so not tight enough. Because I know it should not of been able to go down.

I'm feeling a little better after my first fill, no a lot better. I have no hunger during the day, today I had a protein drink, boiled egg and water. when I got home I had a cup of clam chowder. OK now check this out. my hubby is eating a flour tortilla with butter, mmmmmmmmm smells delis. and what happens I eat one, a whole tortilla. I chewed that baby to nothing. I don't think thats a good thing. I need to toss those suckers

out the door

another thing I noticed is during the day, I have excess saliva, its not a lot and I did not need to excuse myself to the ladies room and I guess sipping water flush it down (gross). This also happened to me on Saturday, I went shopping and was having to spit in a napkin the whole time. after we stopped to eat, it went away.

This finicky band, I will learn to control it!

Didn't your doctor tell you to stay on liquids for at least 24 hours after a fill.

That saliva you're talking about is what we refer to as slime. It can get out of control and be a real problem when you're eating with someone who doesn't know about the band. When I was in Arizona visiting my dad, I had to spit on the floor. I know , too much information:unsure:

I had some soup today after my fill yesterday and got served with some breadstick which i socked in the soup and though.... maybe i can eat it and be ok... well not a good idea cause it got stuck then it took alittle while to spit it out... blahh better watch myself.

Well I dont know if your like me but WOO HOO you have restriction!

That is what I want.

Well, I've finally had my first (second, and third) sliming episodes. I've never been restricted and was getting quite lax on the chew, chew, chew routine. I could basically eat like pre-surgery. So when I got this fill I wasn't as careful as I should have been and it's been tough lessons learned.

The first slime episode - too much food at once.

The second slime episode - didn't quite chew the last bite enough

The third - swallowed just a tad too much without waiting long enough between bites.

So I'm learning, and next time I'm going to follow the rules - tiny bites, chew, chew, chew, swallow and wait. I now understand why it will take me 45 minutes to finish 1/4 cup meal of food. I couldn't understand that before.

I wish I had this restriction right after surgery when I was following these "rules" because now I'm having to relearn these lapband habits all over again.

That is the problem I have I have just gotten lax in the chewing and worrying about how big of a bite I take.

Well idiot me started out the morning with getting stuck on my egg and cheese omlette . . . AGAIN (I don't learn well) . . . . after 3 bites. Well fine . . . I get home . . . and take my almost 3 year old granddaughter to the zoo . . . and DUH ME . . . forgot all about the morning . . . and ordered some carnitas (pulled pork) by itself when I got her a kids meal . . . and after 2 bites I'm going "oh crap" . . . have no clue where the bathroom is from where I am . . . have my granddaughter . . . so I'm pointing to the elephants (how appropriate) and telling her to look there . . . while I'm turning around into the bushes . . . ughhhhh . . . ok . . .I'm on liquids . . . I REMEMBER now!

Alright its past my liquid and mushie stage.... and on to regular food. so...what I learned???? I gotta reteach myself what I can eat and not eat and probally slow down little.

I have PB on almost all thegood I have eatting...except soup ;p

Salad...chicken breast.. almond nuts... and so on..... they all getting me to PB the last couple days... blahhh

but im at 238-241 right now soooo thats good ;p