When am I gonna learn.........
to chew sloooooooowly???????
I'm six months post op and now have 5cc in my band and that last 1cc finally did it for me. I've been able to eat what I wanted without really taking the time to chew like I should be right uptil I got the last 1cc and then she went down hill from there.
All these months I thought I was chewing enough and taking small enough bits but apparently I haven't because I've been getting stuck on everything. Now I know its my fault and not the band because if I realllllllly concentrate and chew properly I don't get stuck but for some reason I can't seem to slow down and thats when the problem hits me. I have a few bits and do everything right and its almost like I get ****y and start taking bigger bits and swallowing too fast and then the meal is over. I have actually threw up the last couple of nights during supper. If I don't throw up I spend all my time between meals burping......ugh!!!!
Does getting stuck cuz your pouch to stretch??????
I know what I am doing is wrong so why can't I make myself slow down???????
I'm six months post op and now have 5cc in my band and that last 1cc finally did it for me. I've been able to eat what I wanted without really taking the time to chew like I should be right uptil I got the last 1cc and then she went down hill from there.
All these months I thought I was chewing enough and taking small enough bits but apparently I haven't because I've been getting stuck on everything. Now I know its my fault and not the band because if I realllllllly concentrate and chew properly I don't get stuck but for some reason I can't seem to slow down and thats when the problem hits me. I have a few bits and do everything right and its almost like I get ****y and start taking bigger bits and swallowing too fast and then the meal is over. I have actually threw up the last couple of nights during supper. If I don't throw up I spend all my time between meals burping......ugh!!!!
Does getting stuck cuz your pouch to stretch??????
I know what I am doing is wrong so why can't I make myself slow down???????
Don't be so hard on yourself! You've really got two choices ~ slow down or get an adjustment. Anytime you are throwing up - more than once - you want to take that serious. I got that advice from Lise way back when and it always "stuck" with me (pardon the pun). I would take that as gospel and if you are still throwing up and can't slow yourself down, have some taken out.
Hey Surfette,
If I were you I would go on liquids for the weekend and call Lise first thing on Monday. Getting stuck and throwing up can injure your pouch. She told me that if I get stuck I need to go on liquids immediately for 2 days and then puree again. I had a spell where I got stuck. Not a bad stuck but stuck that is what she told me to do to let your tummy get over being stuck. And also it is possible you might need a little unfill until you can train yourself to eat slower and chew more.
Really, please be very very careful.
Ann
If I were you I would go on liquids for the weekend and call Lise first thing on Monday. Getting stuck and throwing up can injure your pouch. She told me that if I get stuck I need to go on liquids immediately for 2 days and then puree again. I had a spell where I got stuck. Not a bad stuck but stuck that is what she told me to do to let your tummy get over being stuck. And also it is possible you might need a little unfill until you can train yourself to eat slower and chew more.
Really, please be very very careful.
Ann
I know exactly what you mean. On July 9th I had 2 cc put in and after that it took about 3 weeks for me to learn how to eat right. I could no longer eat what I wanted, where I wanted (the car was out) and I really had to chew. Like you i thought I was eating slowly etc, after the fill, did I ever find out different. The moral of the story is, you will figure it out....eventually.
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