Dr. C or an experience lap band patient

I need some advice. I am scheduled for my first fill on 6/28. My people have me on mushies until the date of my fill. I am reading that you should try some solids before you fill to be sure they can be tolerated. Anyway, I have been trying some things. I can eat alot, but stop because I know I should. I'm sure I could eat a regular portion, not the 1/2 cup meal they tell me I should. Some things do, however get stuck in my throat ... scrambled eggs, some meat, bread (of course). I've PB'd twice. What exactly does restriction feel like? I just cannot justify the food getting stuck when I am by no means feeling full. Kari

Kari, Every surgeon is different, but we have our patients do 1 week of clear liquids, 1 week of pureed, then 3 weeks of soft solids, then we do our first fill. Having said that, I would do what your surgeon says. It sounds to me like your a little restricted already, with the fullness in your throat and the PB's. You definitely don't want to overeat then end up with forceful vomiting and a slipped band. Good luck, Dr. C The Deaconess Surgical Weight Loss Center Cincinnati, Ohio (513) 559-2545

Thanks so much for your reply. It just worries me that food is getting stuck in my throat. I guess I didn't know my throat would be effected in this way. I just get a little nervous because I was my surgeons 2nd band and the 1st was done the same day. The aftercare is through a doctor's office, not the surgeons. Again, thank you for your response. It is truly appreciated! Kari

Dr. Curry, At the risk of sounding very stupid, what is PB's? I have seem alot of profiles and postings with that term used and I haven't a clue what it means. Thanks, Mary

PB is productive or power burp, something that band patients get which isn't really like vomiting and isn't really like burping but something in between. Dr. C The Deaconess Surgical Weight Loss Center Cincinnati, Ohio (513) 559-2545