My band too tight!?

I had a fill Monday..and there are times that anything I eat hurts like heck..I'm assuming it's too tight?

Are you still taking tiny bites of food and chewing the heck out of it? And putting your fork down between bites?

I got a bit of pain today (not totally stuck, but close) on some toast and I know it was because I took too big a bite.

Cat.

There are times I can't even keep 'sliders' down...but I was able to eat a bit of steak the other night. All I know is when it is stuck it hurts like nothing I've known before.

If you are having problems even with sliders and you are chewing well you need to go and get a little bit taken out. Being tight isn't worth it in the long run

You should never have pain when you eat call your doctor and get a slight un fill. even .1 can help.

So just curious what is the problem with it being too tight. Wouldn't that make you eat less and loose more..Just wondering.

No because being too tight can cause all kinds of damage to your stomach and the area around the band and cause a slip. Besides when we are too tight we tend to eat foods that go down easier and they tend to be higher calorie foods. So in the long run we end up gaining. It is NEVER good to be too tight you just ask for problems when too tight.

I agree with HISLADY and would like to add. If you are to tight you will have a tendency to get food stuck , if that happens it causes a lot of swelling and irritation which will make your band tighter and you won't be able to swallow your own spit not to mention the pain it causes. I say Un fill before that happens