This is my 4th time having my periods since being banded. I only realised it last month that everytime I have had them since being banded I am able to eat so much more than any other time.

Anyone else?

Me,me ....and my restriction disapeared with TOM and never returned.Had another fill today will see next month what happens.....

interesting!

for me, I crave more foods, but eat less due to more restriction.

This is really the only time that I have to eat v e r y small bites and slow down even more.

I have more restriction too. Cant eat a lot.

I am usually so tight during my TOTM that I can barely get anything more then mushies down. I asked my fill Dr. about it and he said that it's because of the extra fluid that I carry. Truthfully, I have at least 1 PB every day of of my TOM so I have to be extra careful about what I eat. Even oatmeal gets stuck. That's one of the reasons I'm hesitant to get a 3rd fill. The rest of the month I have plenty of room with my band.

I get tighter during that time too! And since I have no fill, it's pretty much the only time I feel REAL restriction.

I also feel more restriction during this time of the month!!!! So funny how we all are different.

I'm in the middle of period hell, so I have no clue

Well, TOM is now leaving and today I have been so much more restricted again. It really is wierd, maybe it might have something to do with cravings while having them. I know I have felt like chocolate sooooooo bad.

I got restricted this time around...this is my third? period since banding and I got stuck on every first bite of each meal! But this didn't happen until about 2 days into about a 5 day period. It was interesting to notice that this month.

"WOOF. Please pass me the cow." That's me a week before my period. But when the bitch gets here, I'm practically on mushies cause I get extra restriction from the bloat.

I'm with you DeLarla - I could eat the house if it wasn't bolted down. I am struggling with it right now!! Why couldn't I have been like this on the 4th? Made all this food and all I could eat was 1/2 a brat and a few spoonfuls of baked beans!! What luck I have!!!

Just finished mine just got a fill 3 weeks ago from being unfilled . I ate more the day before but when I started, I could not eat hardly at all for the first two days.

Yup that's me too...I know lots of women get much tighter right before their period starts, but not me...wide open...makes trying to ignore the cravings during PMS very difficult LOL ack

Nancy

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oddly enough I just had my first period in 6 months just this week and it was a doozy and I was thinking I was feeling extra piggy for junk-I cant really eat meat unless its chicken salad or ground beef-other meats get stuck but sadly I sure can eat chips and cookies.

I feel like I have virtually no restriction during that time as well :/ If I was craving salads, it wouldn't be a big deal - but noooo, I have to crave fish n chips, coke and chocolate LOL.