I'm confused as to why I'm having so many problems with getting stuck and pbing. I had a fill about 2 weeks ago. This was only my second fill. He put in about 1 cc which put me up to around 4 cc's. He never tells me exactly how much, just says around 4 cc's. I could tell a difference right away after this fill. When I drank liquids, I could only drink about half a cup at first. I even pb'ed on my medications, espically my vitamin d supplement. This had never happened before. After about 4 days though, it seemed to get better. Now I only get stuck and pb occasionally. I'm not sure if I'm feeling this tightness, pain etc because I'm not chewing properly or because I'm getting too full(eating too much food). I went out with a friend to a mexican resturant the other night. I ended up spending about half the meal in the bathroom pbing. It was awful. I ordered a grilled chicken with some grilled onions, peppers etc on top. Before the meal came, I did eat a few chips with salsa. Then after about 2 bites of my meal, I started feeling that awful feeling. I went to the br and pbed. I went back to the table. I didn't eat anything else but started feeling it again. Finally after doing this 3 times, I felt better. Weird thing is that I never felt that satisfied full feeling. I felt the pressure, pain but I still felt hungry. When you get good restriction do you feel satisfied like you did preband or do you stop because of the pressure, pain, etc? Or do you think I'm just not chewing properly or eating too fast? Thanks.

I would make sure you are eating smallllllllllll bites and chewing slowly. If you are still experiencing problems after that then I would call your doc and get a slight unfill, you could perhaps be too tight. Good luck to you! I hope everything gets better.

Jill,

That sounds exactly like me. I had a fill on May 13th and it was pretty tight after about a week I thought it was getting better but if I didnt take the smallest bites and chew I got stuck. After 3 weeks like that I couldnt stand it anymore and I got 1cc taken out. Im now a 5cc and still have decent restriction. I didnt want to jepordize my band by pb all the time and risk slippage so I called the dr. It seemed to me that it wasnt worth it to get stuck at every meal even though I was losing decent weight.

Good luck to you and I hope you figure it out.

In response to the question regarding feeling the same sense of satisfaction after eating as you did pre-band. I can answer that with a definite NO. I stop eating either because of pressure or pain or the portion size i have doled out is gone.

In response to the question regarding feeling the same sense of satisfaction after eating as you did pre-band. I can answer that with a definite NO. I stop eating either because of pressure or pain or the portion size i have doled out is gone.

Thank you for anwsering this. I think it is possible that I am overfilling and then getting sick because of that.

Jill, most overweight people have a history of eating fast. That means they don't chew their food well enough and, even worse, they have eaten right past "full" so many times that they forget what it really feels like. We know "stuffed" really, really well. "Full" not so much, LOL. Try keeping your meals to no more than a 1 cup of food. Cut things into bites no bigger than a nickel. Take a bite, put down your fork, and CHEW. If it's drier texture foods (some meats are dry), a tiny bit of water can help you break it down. (I know, we're not supposed to drink with meals, but a small sip can help you adequately chew (especially meats) and I don't feel that that has prevented me from staying full.) Then swallow. Then take another bite. Somewhere along the way, you're not going to feel so hungry anymore. Then pay close attention. Some people burp, some people hicccup, some people feel pressure. "Full" doesn't feel exactly the same for everybody. I feel pressure. If I eat past that, and I have, I get stuck and PB.

i'm just over a yr post op and i've lost about 65 lbs. which is great. i haven't had a fill since july. but lately, it seems like everything gets stuck. i know i don't take small enough bites. but i find that so hard. i've had to vomit alot lately and i'm worried about slipping my band. it seems like i'm more addicted to food now than before. and before i was just a plain old overeater. i'm afraid if i have an unfill, i'll gain back some weight. that's a bigger fear than a slippage, although that's not logical. i know.