i had my fill one week ago and didnt feel to much restiction but today it was good. i still ate a little to much though. i went to exercise tonight and i was so tight i thought i was going to explode. i will try tomorrow to even eat less and maybe i wont be so uncomfortable. nothing is getting stuck at this point. i kind of wish things would get stuck because in the beginning it was like that and i was more cautious of how fast i ate and how much. now ive slipped on both things.

andrea

I'm wondering - if nothing is getting stuck, so you're not feeling pressure from the food in the "pouch," then what is it that's giving you the feeling of so tight i thought i was going to explode?

You should not feel the band itself, or its tightness around your esophagus. Normally "tight" is a description used for one's ability to feel very small amounts of food or drink sitting in the esophagus. But if you are tight, you are not able to eat much or quickly, as you've said you can.

I wonder if you're feeling something else, and calling it "tight"?

if i eat to much my stomach feels full and it feels a little achy. i know people say that you cant feel the band but what am i feeling? my esophugus is fine when i eat. maybe your right maybe im not really tight because if i had better restriction i wouldnt be able to eat fast or so much. i do get full quicker though so i must have some restriction. in the beginning everything got stuck and i couldnt eat much is this where i should be?

andrea

andielmt,

We are like DITTO of eachother. I was banded on 11/19/07 too!! I was down 21 pounds by Christmas. I've lost 38 pounds, my stomach feels achey about an hour after I eat. I too can feel my band. My tummy just hurts sometimes. Not even after eating and it is NOT my port. It hurts at all times of the day. It doesn't seem to have a reason. I feel tight when I'm REALLY stressed out. I did my taxes last weekend and I got myself so worked up I gagged on two bites of chicken, it got stuck then I slimed in the toilet. I haven't PBed yet. I didn't notice any difference after my first fill on January 11th. I'm having a second one tomorrow. I was noticing I can eat more and more and I'm also at a plateau of sorts. 1 pound a week is a little slow.

aubrie

wow we are exactly alike. i am barely losing right now. did you have you second fill today? i wish i could say that my helped when i got it last week but today i ate a whole big candy bar. what the hell am i doing? i ate well all day but lately im having chocolate cravings. it is that time but i just had my second fill and i shouldnt push it. i did so well for the first 2 1/2 months but then after valentines day i started eating sweets and then all hell broke loose between that and the stress of maybe losing my job. how do we get back on track? i cant give up now. when you get a fill whether or not it really helps we should try to do better. let me know how you are doing. its nice to know that im not alone and i hope you know that you can talk to me anytime.

andrea