Hi September (2006!) bandsters! I'm really struggling these days. I don't know if I maybe irritated my stoma somehow or maybe I'm getting a cold, but for some reason all of a sudden I have uncomfortable restriction. It started on Thanksgiving. I ate a couple of bites and got that uncomfortable pressure (or golfball) feeling. I waited a few minutes for it to pass before I tried to continue eating (slowly!). I only got down a few bites before giving up. And it's been that way ever since. I don't understand it. I haven't PB'd, and it's weird to have severe restriction pop in at this point, 5 weeks after a fill. Plus, it was a light fill (1 cc in a 4 cc band) at that! I've tried drinking something warm before eating, and chewing to goo, but even with that it's just uncomfortable to eat.

I'm going back to liquids for a couple of days to see if it settles down. Luckily, I have an appointment with my surgeon's office on Tuesday, so I can ask them about it if I'm still having trouble.

Tami

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9/5/06 Got the band, 273 lbs., size 26W
6/5/07 Reached initial goal of 165 (-108 lbs.) in 9 months
Currently 152 lbs. (-120 lbs), size 8
5'7", happy, healthy, fit & fabulous at 48!