a little concerned after my third fill

I'm having a little arder time than I have had with my previous fills.  I'm much more sensitive to certain foods and still haven't adjusted to the small amount that I can actually eat.  Plus, I'm finding my problem foods now.  I only PB'd once before this, and it seems since my third fill I've had to do it maybe four or five times since Monday.  It tends to happen with fibrous foods, liked cooked beans, super soft noodles, and grits, it's like a little piece will get stuck and agrivate my stoma and it has to come up because it won't work it's way down.  Today was my first day to try solid food since my third fill and everything was fine until this evening.  I made a white chili in my crock pot and it seems the beans or the ground turkey meat didn't sit with me. Basically I'm worried that I've PB'd too much which I know can lead to slippage.  How much does it take to screw things up?  I didn't have this problem earlier so it's worrying me.  I don't think I'm filled to tight because with warm liquids in the morning I can eat about 1/4-1/2 cup of breakfast, some cheese and crackers for lunch, as well as any liquids.  It seems to be troublesome at night. Any suggestions or words of advice?

I can't help you here, I'm only 2 weeks post-op. But I've always wondered -- is it Difficult to get the PB out? Does it happen naturally? Do you just bend over a burp, or do you have to make yourself puke? I'm so afraid that someday I'll have a PB and not know how to deal with it. Michelle

The first time was pretty bad, I got stuck on a piece of chicken, it was really hard to get it back up and there was no way it was going down.  That was the worst I've ever had.  But, yeah, it's like puking only not as violent.  It's kind of like gagging and a hunk of saliva comes up with whatever's down there.

Well know I kind of feel like an idiot, fibrous foods are on the list.  I thought beans would be okay especially if they're cooked really soft, I guess not.

Letitia, It's very impt to avoid barfing. people have  slipped with only one barf, but this is unlikely. more than a few a month, though, is  surely asking for trouble. Are you aware of the caution and "no-go" foods? How to prepare things so they work?  What to eat to get the nutition we need to lose well and regain our health? You might get some tips and ideas from my "Band Food, Eating, Nutrition, and Tips for success" Handout that i use with my teaching in various settings. If you'll email me directly, I can simply "reply" and attch it - anyone else is welcome to ask, too. there are lots of eating changes we need to make along the way, and they should be down pretty well by tyhe third fill - whether or not we have a good resiction. All this just takes time and practice- and patience. But it's extremely impy to do all you can to keep yuor stomach and band healthy and functional.  Cn you eat solid foods? That is the test of a too-tight fill. Cereal, cheese, crackers, noodles, beans are all soft foods - what about a solid piece of chicken or beef? These are better tests of a fill - but let's get you to where you're not barfing and then you can test better foods. Sandy  R

Sandy, Can you email me your form,  [email protected]   I'm newly banded, on 8/2, and think this would be extremely helpful in the upcoming weeks. Thanks!

I know my doc says fluids for two days after every PB, and when I spoke directly to INAMED, they told me that repeated PBs were the number one cause of band slips. I think you might want to call your doctor and get their advice on this. Hope it gets better for you.