Wow! So I had my first PB this morning! Monday I had my 3rd fill and I am currently at 6.6cc's in a 10cc band. I finally have restriction YEAH!!

I was super hungry this morning so I decided to get a piece of french toast (should've known better since it took me an hour to get a 1/2 chicken breast down yesterday) and I ate half of a slice and it got stuck! I felt like I was having a heart attack. I kept trying to burp it up (thats helped in the past with slight stuckage) and then I started to slime. I went into the bathroom and it just came up. I thought it would be more like throw up and it wasnt.....

My friend who had the band said to go back to liquids for your first meal in order to give it a rest. I am glad I know what it feels like though.

Saying goodbye to bread-------->

Wild feeling huh? If you really want bread, get thin sliced, I like the thin rye, and then toast it. Its like melba toast and your band can tolerate it because it crunches and breaks down really well when you chew.

Hell, this morning got really tight on yogurt. Been watching how I eat the dense foods after my first few PB's, its too uncomfortable to risk those again.

It is my mission to avoid PB's! It helps for me if I avoid breakfast for a few hours and start slow and I am learning what foods dont work so well!

Ok, I am new to this... What is PB?

PB- productive burp, preceded by sliming

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UGH!! I just PB again! This time I was eating some chicken and soup! I think I just ate too fast. Its like learning to re-eat again. I feel like its been so long since surgery that you forget what it is like.

I find that I PB more after Dinner, for some reason, my band gets tight at that time. Got to remember to chew, chew, chew and eat slow.

Yuck! I had my first PB last week. I have had food stuck before, but it always worked its way down...not up! It was a terrible feeling. More like vomiting to me.

The hardest thing about being banded for me, is learning to change the speed which I eat. I am still eating way too fast! Also, not chewing enough. That is what causes my food to get stuck...every time! Ouch! So painful! New mantra..."Eat slow...chew, chew, chew! Eat slow....chew, chew, chew!"

I can't sit in front of the TV or computer and eat any more, I just have to concentrate on eating, and then I don't feel it.

Over the weekend went to a dinner. Avoided the bread on the table, easier than I thought. Had a salad and chopped it all up pretty small myself. Then the entree was chicken marsala with Pasta. I didn't eat the pasta, and had to take half of the chicken home. No stuck food this time, definately no PB's!!!!:smile2:

I was terrified this would happen to me so I've been so careful. A couple of weeks ago I was starving so I rolled up a thin piece of turkey and cheese and took two bites and was like OMG this is what people are talking about. Needless to say...I won't be doing this again. I go for my second fill tomorrow and I'm scared to death again, I don't know why this freaks me out so bad!

Thanks NukeChik - I appreciate all the help I can get!

Ok guys,

Ist I had a 2cc fill on Thursday the 10th. And, it was weird because I had my hand over the band when he put 2cc in. I felt it bubble under my hand when the fluid went into the band. So I know he was in the band. Then last night I ate a chicken finger and I felt it got stuck. I felt that before, but was usually able to kind of burp and it would eventually go down. But last night it was STUCK. And I tried to get it to go down, but it wouldn't and I started to feel that slime and then I went into the bathroom and it came out. Mostly slime, but I felt sooo much better. My husband was worried about me and I was thrilled that the band was there and working. I had a balance bar for breakfast. Then at lunch I had a few bites and felt that happening again so I stopped before it came back up at the restaurant. So, now I HAVE RESTRICTION YEAH!!!!! I love this band. Has anyone else felt the fluid go into the band? I have to remember to chew better, because I wasn't too worried before. But now, I better chew. Hope we all get to where we want to go. Diane:thumbup:

you will love this,

i went to subway had 1/2 chicken wrap thought all was well... wrong.. made it to the door and started the sliming and then i got hickups that is a great combo. my husband said i was spitting like i had chew in my mouth. even by the time we drove to the shopping center i still had the hickups and i kept spitting on the ground cuz i just couldn't swallow my own spit. at the time it was a pain but when i look back on it i just have to laugh, i am sure the people in the parkin lot didn't know what to think. just thought i would share

Do others find that chicken is a real culprit for PBs? I find that chicken, in most forms, is a real problem. Also red meat - such as slice of roast meat, chop, etc. Generally I find I'm better with foods that are well mixed with vegetables (e.g. stir fry) or with gravy (e.g. casserole).

Surprisingly, the only bread that gives me trouble is a dinner roll.

I have LOTS of PBs - not sure exactly why as I try to eat slowly and chew well. Does anyone have advice on what to do (or NOT to do!) to avoid PBs???

Thanks!