I'm a new member and am happy to have found this site. I was banded Jan 14 and had my first fill March 6. I actually gained 1.5 lbs from my first post op visit till the time of my first fill. I'm afraid that I will never lose weight. I follow the diet provided, although this is the first time I've heard anything about eating proteins first. I also skimmed through the forum and saw that some people were pbing after a fill. What is pb?

Edited March 17, 200917 yr by J Marie

Hi J Marie. First off, it's not exactly uncommon to lose weight very slowly (or, as in your case, to gain a little) until you begin the process of getting "fills", or having saline added to the ring portion of your band. Just hang in there, keep following your doc's diet, and exercise (exercise may be the singlemost important thing you can do to maximize your band experience) until you start feeling restriction.

A "PB" (stands for productive burp) is when you bring back up part of what you've been eating. It most commonly happens when a bandster doesn't follow the rules (for example, eats too large of a bite, eats too fast, eats too much, etc). It is not quite like a full-fledged vomit, but it is unpleasant.