Became a bandster 7/9/09 and think I might have gotten something stuck. Will I be able to drink water or take small pills if something else was stuck previously? I feel as if something is sitting at the bottom of my throat, but I drank and had my medicine, and nothing came up. Please I need to know what to do if something is stuck. I'm a little dissappointed with myself because if I would not have taken that bite of chicken when i wasn't suppose to, i would be ok. It's kind of like i failed in the first week.:smile:

Aw hon, sounds like youre stuck or you were and now your swollen. Ive never been stuck so I really dont know, but from what I hear its a feeling like a golf ball in the bottom of your throat. I dont know what you should do because the only bandsters I know who have talked about getting stuck were further out from surg than you. They just wait it out and go to liquids and feel better in a day or so. I guess you should call your Dr. Feel better and get back on the wagon. Liquids liquids!

Edited July 18, 200917 yr by headin_to_mxico

The way I know if something isn't going down comes in one of two ways:- 1. I get the hiccups and they last untill the item either goes down or comes back up:eek:. The other and which I like the best is my nose starts running(Surgeon says this is not the norm, but occurs in a small ammount of patients). I have only gotten to the point of bringing the item back up once after my first fill. I have had only one fill since 4/28 and am loosing about 5 lbs/ month now and that's fine with me. The best weight loss is slow weight loss.:smile: If you have'nt had a fill yet you probably do not have much restriction. So my guess is to call your DR. and tell him/her what you are feeling. They know best and can probably give you quick relief from your discomfort. Hope this helped. rcher54