OK, I to came here for the wrong reason's. Do you swallow? Mmmmmm????
But........ I do see what you mean. I meet a lady the other night in NY, and she told me she has a band installed and had the fill, taken out. She said she was throwing up 6 or 7 times a day. Well........... after you realize you can't eat as much as you used to and you keep trying to force it, you will lose it by pukeing up. You have to eat slowly, very slowly, and when you feel the tide rise......... STOP !!!!!!!!!!!!! Stop eating, right away, not one more thing, even if it's your favorite thing (fried carb's being mine). We fatty's learn the hard way, we figure if we force the food I can finish the meal, or wherever. But, no....... the band will not let you finish, you will feel uncomfortable, and then puke, no two ways about it, if you eat too much or too fast your pukeing. I learned the hard way, when I first start eat'in, I like to take a big Ol' bite and swallow without even chewing......... well, that don't happen any more, not unless I want to run to the bowl, and I have, many times. Now I watch what I eat and I eat very slowly, and chew a lot. In fact I mush the food on the roof on my mouth to make sure it's chewed enough. I have had the swallowing X-ray thing a few times, and no problem (Thank God). Just get it through our overeating chubby brain, we can't like we want to. This is why we got the band installed in the first place.

Butch

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My name is Butch from Hernando FL, Lap-Ban installed
2-18-02, weight 600 lbs, today 315. Goal 200 lbs.
Dr. A. Guiess, Syosset Hospital, Long Island, NY

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