I am trying to see if my band is too tight for me. I had my 4th fill 08/24/09. Every time I drink liquid, I can feel it slowly going down. I have to take one sip and wait and cannot do 2-3 sips at one time. The food stuck sometimes but I think because I did not chew it well. I get full faster than before but I am still hungry after 2 hours. One time I was eating something spicey and want to a sip of Water and it stucked. Are these things mean that I am too tight?

Thank you so much,

I am trying to see if my band is too tight for me. I had my 4th fill 08/24/09. Every time I drink liquid, I can feel it slowly going down. I have to take one sip and wait and cannot do 2-3 sips at one time. The food stuck sometimes but I think because I did not chew it well. I get full faster than before but I am still hungry after 2 hours. One time I was eating something spicey and want to a sip of Water and it stucked. Are these things mean that I am too tight?

Thank you so much,

Several months ago, I told my surgeon that it hurt to drink water. That it felt like it was swirling around in a funnel before it finally made it through the hole. I asked him if he thought I was too tight, and he said no, that I shouldn't try gulping water.

If I gulp water, it will surely come back up. I can take a few swallows (2-3) at a time, but no more. My swallows are less than they use to be, and I have to drink more frequently, but I don't have to exactly "sip", but gulp - nada.

I don't "glup" anything either but I also find that cold liquids go down the slowest and drinking, even just a sip, with or shortly after food is a big mistake-for me...

My surgeon has always said as long as you CAN get Water in and can eat food you are not to tight, i personally feel im at perfect restriction. I can drink a mouthful at a time but i have difficulty gulping down several in one go if that makes sense

Hope this helped

I can, and I do, but I shouldn't.

You sound like you are at perfect restriction. My dr said forget about gulping when you have good restriction. He said take a sip, wait until you fill it go down and then take another.

Just a thought, are you eating your Proteins first and then your other stuff? You might stay fuller longer if you are doing that??? I would think that you should stay fuller longer than 2 hours with that kind of restriction???? IDK