Is this normal?
Okay so I had my second fill yesterday my first fill I didn't feel anything really. So all of this is new.. I am now at 3.5ccs. So... I did the 24 hours of liquids like they wanted me to. I had a yogurt and ceral(dry) this morning, all was good. For dinner I made a hamburger and some fries. Well I tried eating a fry and almost died. It was immediately stuck. I stopped...I let it clear down, felt it unlodge and what not. (Not my first stuck episode.) So I thought I hadn't chewed enough. I then ate a few pieces of the hamburger, all was good, went down fine. I went back to the fries...made sure to chew and chew...stuck again.
So my question is...am I too tight? Or is it I'm just not going to be able to tolerate fries?
So my question is...am I too tight? Or is it I'm just not going to be able to tolerate fries?
I would think that it is the french fries. I am suprised though that the dry cereal didn't bother you this morning and the french fries did tonight. But sometimes the band has a mind of its' own, you can eat one thing today but the same thing won't work tomorrow. I can maybe eat two or three french fries.
JENNIFER 5'7" Tall - 33 YEARS OLD - Ticker Includes 26 Pounds Lost Pre Op - 2.4cc in a 4cc lap band with a low profile port - 1st fill 6/19/2009 of .2cc - 2nd fill 7/24/2009 of 1.3cc - 3rd fill 9/11/2009 of .3cc - 4th Fill 10/30/2009 of 1.8cc - only had .4cc when I went supspect leak - 11-9-2009 Upper Gi with fluroscopy - Do not have a leak and band looks great...I finally have restriction - I love my BAND!!! 5th Fill 1/11/2010 of .2cc 6th Fill 3/15/2010 of .3cc. 1st UNFILL of .6 cc or so on 4/19/2010 7th Fill 7/26/2010 .2cc Eighth Fill 8/30/2010 .2cc Ninth Fill 10/25/2010 .1cc Tenth Fill 12/20/2010 .1cc
In my opinion if you can swallow meat fine and are not getting stuck on dense protein then you are good to go. You may still be a tad swollen from the fill. If you are concerned you could give your doctors office a call. My surgeon says that if you cough at night or have acid reflux you maybe to tight.
JENNIFER 5'7" Tall - 33 YEARS OLD - Ticker Includes 26 Pounds Lost Pre Op - 2.4cc in a 4cc lap band with a low profile port - 1st fill 6/19/2009 of .2cc - 2nd fill 7/24/2009 of 1.3cc - 3rd fill 9/11/2009 of .3cc - 4th Fill 10/30/2009 of 1.8cc - only had .4cc when I went supspect leak - 11-9-2009 Upper Gi with fluroscopy - Do not have a leak and band looks great...I finally have restriction - I love my BAND!!! 5th Fill 1/11/2010 of .2cc 6th Fill 3/15/2010 of .3cc. 1st UNFILL of .6 cc or so on 4/19/2010 7th Fill 7/26/2010 .2cc Eighth Fill 8/30/2010 .2cc Ninth Fill 10/25/2010 .1cc Tenth Fill 12/20/2010 .1cc
Naw I've not been feeling anything like acid reflux or anything like that. The reason I posted this here is I called my doctors office. The only one around was the receptionist and I told her and she immediately said I was too tight. I'm skeptical about that because if I was too tight then when could I eat the hamburger and other things?
She got all *****y and told me to call on Monday and speak with one of the nurses or the doctor.
She got all *****y and told me to call on Monday and speak with one of the nurses or the doctor.
I think it is still soon after the fill to judge........I need about 3 days to really get an idea if it is too tight or not........now of course if you ever can't ge****er down you are too tight.
However if you can get solid protein down (although my docs rules are liquids 24 hours, then mushies for another day then solids) I would say you are fine........ I can eat chips, cereal ect...but french fries or tater tots don't go down well especially if I have eaten my protein first. IMHO I don't think that french fries are a very good indicator, at least not for me.....
Michele
However if you can get solid protein down (although my docs rules are liquids 24 hours, then mushies for another day then solids) I would say you are fine........ I can eat chips, cereal ect...but french fries or tater tots don't go down well especially if I have eaten my protein first. IMHO I don't think that french fries are a very good indicator, at least not for me.....
Michele