I was banded 8/4. All went fine, I was able to eat and do everything up until my first fill last Wednesday. I could eat about 1 cup of food each meal, and was fine with it. Definitely no restriction, but was careful not to eat too much.

My surgeon did my fill with flouro last Wednesday, got it to what he called "perfect" restriction.

Since then, I've never been able to eat more than 1/2 cup of food each meal. I'm in serious pain by the end, and always slime.

This is absolutely miserable. What am I doing wrong?? I'm taking slow bites, chewing slowly and thoroughly. It's taking me a solid 20-30 min to eat that 1/4-1/2 cup of food. No drinking, doing everything I'm supposed to do.

I had my band done June of 08 and untill this december i have felt fine. i noticed that when "that time of the month" comes I can't keep anything down. I have this foam that I spit up frim being so nauseas. And I can't keep any food down. Some days are ok and I get in whatever I can for for food. But I haven't gotten a fill in about 3 months!! My doc said I was loosing too much per week so after my 3rd fill I didn't go for another yet. Does anyone know what this is like?

I had my band done June of 08 and untill this december i have felt fine. i noticed that when "that time of the month" comes I can't keep anything down. I have this foam that I spit up frim being so nauseas. And I can't keep any food down. Some days are ok and I get in whatever I can for for food. But I haven't gotten a fill in about 3 months!! My doc said I was loosing too much per week so after my 3rd fill I didn't go for another yet. Does anyone know what this is like?

Your period should only be a few days. Do liquids for those few days if you are ok the rest of the time

JoJo-

Sometimes the liquids don't even stay down. I barely eat anything during that time as it is. I'm seeing my doc as soon as I get home(in FL) so I hope I haven't ruined anything inside and only need to take a little fluid out. PS. my period is at least a week!

Any time you PB, slime, or vomit, you are going to be swollen again for about 6 to 12 hours.. You need to go back to liquids for that amount of time after each episode. Otherwise you just keep irritating already irritated tissue....

What does PB and sliming mean?

Prodductive Burp (PB) is when you are stuck and you keep burping over and over in an attempt to get the item through. Sliming is when you need to throw up the item but all you get is slime.

I am 5 weeks post op. Had my 1st fill nothing changed could still eat anything. Had my 2nd fill on 2/2. Here's my dilemma. I am having trouble eating most stuff. I'm trying to determine the difference between being stuck and having restriction.

So, at first bite of chicken (size of dime chewed a lot) I am still getting stuck. So obviously this does not mean restriction because it's my first bite. So in my trial and error testing I found I could eat Chili. So last night I wanted to see if I ate a cup of chili would I get full. I didn't. It seemed as though I could have eaten three cups.

So, today I tried eating a piece of chicken again and each piece got stuck. So it's taking me an hour to eat a piece of chicken, but I never seem to get full. Maybe because it takes me so long to eat it or maybe because there is no restriction.

So my question is there really seems to be no restriction but everything is getting stuck. I feel like I need another fill so I can have restriction but with another fill Im not sure I could eat any real Protein.

Any thoughts or suggestions would be great!

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I have pain and sliming with every meal right now, but i had 2 fills in 2 week totally 3 cc.... i am doing liquid for a few days i am confidant it will get better.

I am 5 weeks post op. Had my 1st fill nothing changed could still eat anything. Had my 2nd fill on 2/2. Here's my dilemma. I am having trouble eating most stuff. I'm trying to determine the difference between being stuck and having restriction.

So, at first bite of chicken (size of dime chewed a lot) I am still getting stuck. So obviously this does not mean restriction because it's my first bite. So in my trial and error testing I found I could eat Chili. So last night I wanted to see if I ate a cup of chili would I get full. I didn't. It seemed as though I could have eaten three cups.

So, today I tried eating a piece of chicken again and each piece got stuck. So it's taking me an hour to eat a piece of chicken, but I never seem to get full. Maybe because it takes me so long to eat it or maybe because there is no restriction.

So my question is there really seems to be no restriction but everything is getting stuck. I feel like I need another fill so I can have restriction but with another fill Im not sure I could eat any real Protein.

Any thoughts or suggestions would be great!

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I have two ideas here. Chili is a slider so it isn't making you full because it is slipping on through. You sound like you are too tight, because you should be able to eat small bites of meat if you chew it well enough. I would talk to the doc about it, you might need a tiny bit taken out. Did you do a couple days of liquid after your fill and then slowly add mushies then food? If not, do it now. Also, full is not the same thing as it was pre-band. When the food is not tasting good anymore, or if it is otherwise not enjoyable anymore, stop, you are full. This is all a learning experience so keep learning you will be fine!!! Hugs!!!

You are all so helpful. I just had a fill on Tuesday. I can hardly swallow liquids. After one bite of soft food, it hurts and after a couple, I need to vomit. Do you suggest I do all liquids for a couple of days? Do protein shakes count? I was thinking about calling the doctor first thing on Monday morning but maybe I should wait and try the liquids first.

It does sound like you need a tiny bit of an unfill. I've been through this too. It's not fun at all. Ya won't really loose weight if you're too tight either. When I finally decided to go in for an unfill, I started loosing again and felt so much better! Good luck with things hope ya feel better soon!:thumbup:

I always get this after a fill - it persists for a few weeks and then subsides.

I've come to the conclusion that bringing up food is going to be a part of my banded life - there's nothing that can prevent it, no amount of chewing, no amount of time in between one bite to the next...my only option is to stick to liquids and that would make the band useless. My surgeon assured me my band was fine, there are no 'technical' issues, it's just the way I react. Oh well.