hi all,

I just signed up today, I had my band put in about 2 weeks ago now. they told me to move to pureed or mushy food, so today I had a little cottage cheese and all of a sudden I feel like Im chocking on the food, I started to cough to get it out and out came big amounts of what looked like spit??? is this normal this soon with no fill???

one thing i should mention I chewed it very well, so much my jaw is starting to hurt.

after I coffed/heaved it up the what felt like a blockage went away and I had some Water instead.

Yes, this is very normal. Food getting stuck is sometimes called sliming as you will see on this site. I am 4 weeks post op and it is the most uncomfortable feeling in this world!

Hang in there and keep chewing!

I think you are just not ready for cottage cheese yet. Some people have restriction without a fill.

You will probably need to go back to liquids for a couple of days to allow your stomach to settle or it might just happen again. When you do go back to mushies, try something a little different and maybe you can even Water it down a little more. One of my first meals was refried Beans whipped with extra chicken broth until it was a soupy consistency but relatively thin.

Just take it easy. Your body will let you know what you are ready for.

Yeah, me too. I stayed on liquids for four weeks, soft food another 3 weeks. Give it time.