you must have already read my earlier stupid threads about pb . so new questions ... I havent had a fill ... can I still have slippage ... and people usually go for a unfill to cure slippage ... waht does a person like me do who hasnt had a fill ... really confused

Hey, Can I ask what PB means? I wonder if you and I are worried about the same thing, I have not had a fill yet and I have just been eating regular stuff and trying to do my best to eat less of it. I am nervous that I did some damage or the band slipped.

Don't get too alarmed if you have a PB. Just learn from it and avoid having another one.

You can still have slippage without a fill. Early on, the sutures around the band are still healing so they can break causing the band to slip. That can happen from eating too soon, over-eating or eating wrong. But don't let one PB throw you into a panic.

Hey, Can I ask what PB means? I wonder if you and I are worried about the same thing, I have not had a fill yet and I have just been eating regular stuff and trying to do my best to eat less of it. I am nervous that I did some damage or the band slipped.

A PB is an anacronym for what we call a "productive burp" (don't know who came up with that one!). If food gets *really* stuck you will begin producing extra mucus which is the body's way of trying to lubricate the food to get it down. Sometimes that is not enough and the extra mucus, along with the stuck food, starts to feel a bit uncomfortable. If the food can't go down, then it must come up....hence the PB.

It's best to avoid PB's by taking small bites and chewing well, but sometimes they can't be helped.

Why are you nervous that you've done damage or that the band has slipped??

If you had a slipped band, you'd know it. You wouldn't be able to keep hardly ANY food or liquids down at all.