Ok, I am not sure if I am too tight or what is going on. I have 6.5 cc's in my band and things have been going well for me.. But in the last few days everything seems to get stuck.. I have hardly eaten today and tried to have dinner with my family and ate one pickle slice and one fry and it got stuck.. completely RUINED my whole meal as I was unable to eat a lick of anything else so I sat there and watched everyone else enjoy their meal.

I am getting discouraged with this band and am honestly wishing I had done gastric instead. I want to enjoy my meals with my family.. I hate this getting stuck crap and watching everyone else eat. Is this really worth it to me?? I am seriously asking myself that a lot lately.

I am definitely going to make an appt with my doc and have some taken out because this is no way to live.. at this point I am sure my stoma is swollen thus making things worse. I used to worry about over-eating and now I hardly enjoy a meal anymore and it just sucks.

This is an interesting thread. I'm new to the forum, but I'm a couple of weeks short of the three year mark since I had my LAP-BAND® surgery... Over the past three years there have been definate moments when I wondered if it was worth it or if (as my sister (who lost the same amount of weight on her own) still claims) I could've lost the weight myself.

In the long run, it was worth it. :thumbup: In the short run, sometimes its been annoying as hell. The last year in particular has been a bit like that at times, as I got to my goal weight then promptly had problems with indigestion (my doc didn't tell me about that side effect!), so had to have the band unfilled a bit. Have been putting on weight again and finally had it refilled a little a couple of weeks ago and I'm only just managing a 'normal' meal again (which is still about half the size of what I could eat a month ago). The fill-doc said at the appointment that I'm sensitive, but going out with family that evening and only managing a few spoonfuls of Soup is a bit ridiculous in my opinion... Related to that, has anyone else found they're particularly sensitive to fills if they haven't had one in a while (say... 6 or 8 months)?

Also, MrsBerggren mentioned a couple of posts up about forgetting about the band and eating fast accidentally - I've been living with my SO for a year who's eating slower now because he's used to my eating speed, but visiting family gets annoying sometimes as old habits tend to come back and I really have to think about the eating speed (they all eat fast and aren't used to me eating slowly). Ah well.

Fortunately I think in the long run the frustrations are generally small compared to everything else. I have to admit one of the advantages is eating such small amounts that despite being a university student on a limited budget I can buy whatever fancy food I want because it lasts multiple meals rather than just one.

Mari before you go for an unfill try two days of liquids then mushies to give yourself a break - maybe the stuck episode irritated you as the other poster said.

I seem to have PB episodes but they are more the first bite thing - a little slime, then suddenly I can eat again... its weird. I've only had two fills I think at 6cc (I'm at 5.2) I'll prob be good and maybe too tight since i do have the pb's now. Then again given what I can eat after them and some other days the pb's seem behavioral.

anyway i digress... my brother has said he could never do this surgery he just likes to eat and feel belly full. Me I don't really care being thin is more impt to me... would i like to eat whatever AND be thin yes but that isn't happening so this is it for me. I'm really happy i did this. I've lost more than I have in probably 15 years (I have always been able to lose 20 lbs) then I would regain. I'm close to a weight i haven't seen in two years and 10 lbs lower than that probably I haven't seen in 10 years!