screwed up big time

Glad to hear you are feeling better!

At 3 weeks out you probably don't have enough fill in your band to have done any damage. Early eating screwups are common because you don't have significant restriction yet.

 Along with warm/hot liquids.. sometimes a hot shower will make me feel better when things are feeling "stuckish".

Glad you're feeling better.

 Glad you are feeling better.  I am 20 months post-op and I did the same darn thing two days ago. I was reheating some leftover spaghetti and meatballs and got stuck over one of the meatballs that went down fine the night before.  Microwaved it.   That was my mistake.    

I have been "stuckish" during this journey a few times but this is the first time it lasted 24 hours. I called my surgeon the next day when I couldn't  even ge****er down but they had already left for the weekend. Two minutes later, the doc calls me on his cellphone and tells me to try some warm liquids and then stay on broths/soups for the weekend.  He would meet me to take out some fluid if the warm liquids didn't work.  Well, fortunately, it DID work within three hours and I too learned my lesson.  In this case, no using the microwave for leftovers.

Sometimes, this band can be annoying but it's also given me my life back.

 oh no, that darn reheated pasta! I'm glad you are feeling better too. Yea, I'm learning the microwave is no longer my friend lol.
I agree, the band can be annoying, I'm just ready to be fully healed so I can fully utilize my tool. :)