Does anyone know if food can get stuck before I ever have my first fill?

Yes....just last week I got stuck and PB'd....I had angel hair pasta with chicken....

Absolutely! My first stuck was shortly after I was allowed to eat "regular" foods and before my first fill. I got stuck on corn and it was the worst "stuck" I ever experienced. So much so that I haven't attempted corn since.

Yep, happens all the time. My first PB was just a few days after surgery, still had my staples. Like Susan's, it was my worst to date.

thanks for the feed back. I guess I just dont understand how it could get stuck if there is no restriction there until your first fill:confused:

Your stomach is swollen still as it is healing... and you do have some restriction even after the healing.. there is something around your tummy.. filled or not....

Christafell some bands come with a slight fill to begin with, often 3 cc's That's how people can have 10.5 cc's in a 10 cc band, for example. The new Lap Band AP series were formulated to prevent "sticking" before a fill, and I have that kind and have absolutely no issues whatsoever. If I didn't have the surgical sites and could feel my port, I would wonder if I really had the band.

So it depends on your body, your surgeon, the brand of your band, etc. AND how well you chew when you can finally have "food".

In some cases, the band itself can provide restriction (happened to me). There are people who have restriction, PB, reach goal, etc. who have never had a fill. In other cases, there is sufficient swelling from surgery to cause restriction. The band being there can be enough. Even once your surgery swelling goes down, the body's fluid levels can fluctuate (for me this is as much as 15 - 20 lbs overnight), which can impact restriction. All it took for me to from "wide open" to "water hurts" was a little PMS.

A friend of mine was given water in recovery right, and had to PB it back up in the ACC.

Ok i guess that makes sense. I still have 8 days to go on liquids and I have been reading about all the food that gets stuck and as hungry as I am I am almost afraid to eat!!:biggrin:

Don't make yourself crazy, but be very careful ... I didn't chew my scrambled eggs sufficiently and I was very uncomfortable all day.

Sticks are going to happen. Consider them a very powerful tool in your behavior modification repertoire. :thumbup:

banded 3 weeks ago. had 2cc's put in during surgery in a 10cc band but no fills. no problem til 2 days ago. ate a small piece of ham on my way out the door. old habits die hard. chewed twice and swallowed. wow!! instant pressure/mild pain. stood in the yard and jumped up and down for a minute. my wife was laughing but surprisingly it worked. was only stuck for about 5 mins but definitely got my attention

banded 3 weeks ago. had 2cc's put in during surgery in a 10cc band but no fills. no problem til 2 days ago. ate a small piece of ham on my way out the door. old habits die hard. chewed twice and swallowed. wow!! instant pressure/mild pain. stood in the yard and jumped up and down for a minute. my wife was laughing but surprisingly it worked. was only stuck for about 5 mins but definitely got my attention

LOL on the jumping up and down, had a few "stuck" things, mostly my cooking not others, I make killer Pasta sauce with little meat balls, I had just three little ones and some sauce, ate a tad too fast. and bam, it stuck and hurt, so I got up and walked around for a few minutes and it was fine. LOL

Just have to remember to eat small bites (size of a dime) and chew, chew, chew. Eat slowly, put fork or spoon down in between bites, take 30 minutes per meal and that should stop it.

good luck

Pati:tongue2:

banded 3 weeks ago. had 2cc's put in during surgery in a 10cc band but no fills. no problem til 2 days ago. ate a small piece of ham on my way out the door. old habits die hard. chewed twice and swallowed. wow!! instant pressure/mild pain. stood in the yard and jumped up and down for a minute. my wife was laughing but surprisingly it worked. was only stuck for about 5 mins but definitely got my attention

Thats funny, maybe you should keep some pinnapple juice at home also- lol

LOL on the jumping up and down, had a few "stuck" things, mostly my cooking not others, I make killer Pasta sauce with little meat balls, I had just three little ones and some sauce, ate a tad too fast. and bam, it stuck and hurt, so I got up and walked around for a few minutes and it was fine. LOL

Just have to remember to eat small bites (size of a dime) and chew, chew, chew. Eat slowly, put fork or spoon down in between bites, take 30 minutes per meal and that should stop it.

good luck

Pati:tongue2:

That will be my biggest challange- eating slowing, I have never been a slow eater- i guess if you get food stuck enough and it hurts, one would learn real quick to eat slow!!

Yup I learned that fast. Still have to make effort to eat slow. It will take time for sure. Had my first fill today, it went well. One little prick and it was over in less than a few minutes.

I now know how much to eat and that's what I put on my plate.