Prior Lap-banders, swallowing, and the DS

[vorpalswrd]

For those of you who had a lapband and know what restriction feels like...do you have the same feeling with the DS when you eat and do you ever get "stuck" or not so much so?

[debathajane]

No restriction at all. I was very weary of the whole restriction thing and was fearful I would get it with the ds. I am so happy post surgery, no restriction problems at all.

[PrettyGirlBounce]

Sept 14, 2013 2:06:47 GMT -5 debathajane said:

No restriction at all. I was very weary of the whole restriction thing and was fearful I would get it with the ds. I am so happy post surgery, no restriction problems at all.

^^^^ THIS!!!! No weird stuck feelings or harsh restriction issues for me either. The sleeve part of my DS is everything I EXPECTED my crapband to be - and wasn't.

Eating with my sleeve is nothing short of glorious. It simply allows me to eat smaller meals and get full....which is exactly what I need. I don't need an effin choke-chain torturing me because of that *one* bite to many or sliming/foamies, etc., because I forgot to take a pea-size amount and chew it to smithereens. A pleasant feeling of "hey, you're good to go" works wonders for me. I am VERY pleased with this new tool. ;D

[chicarita]

I am a little different. Never had restriction and don't get stuck now. No more heaving like a cat trying to cough up a fur ball, to get that dang piece of chicken out.

But if I eat too fast or too much, I get nauseated and "tight". Hard to explain but I had the same feeling I the band. The bad damaged my esophagus and now I have slight motility issues, so that could be part of the reason.

But the sleeve is 10,000% percent better than that evil little plastic torture device.

[pearbear]

I actually learned where my stomach was after the DS! I was so used to 8 years of feeling the food sit so high because of the band and also it getting stuck. Now with the DS my food goes into my real stomach, it's wonderful!! I don't know how it was with your band, but my food would come up just looking the wrong way at something, and not over eating, just any time I ate and that band disagreed. Now I just stop and the food stays put and goes down, an amazing difference. I'm not far out, but I do splurge every now and then on tomatoes and apples. The first time I ate an apple slice it was just amazing, fruits and uncooked veggies generally did not agree with me so I hadn't been able to eat an apple in almost 6 years. I can't say enough good things about getting rid of that horrible thing and going to the DS.

[PrettyGirlBounce]

Sept 14, 2013 20:01:26 GMT -5 pearbear said:

I actually learned where my stomach was after the DS! I was so used to 8 years of feeling the food sit so high because of the band and also it getting stuck. Now with the DS my food goes into my real stomach, it's wonderful!! I don't know how it was with your band, but my food would come up just looking the wrong way at something, and not over eating, just any time I ate and that band disagreed. Now I just stop and the food stays put and goes down, an amazing difference. I'm not far out, but I do splurge every now and then on tomatoes and apples. The first time I ate an apple slice it was just amazing, fruits and uncooked veggies generally did not agree with me so I hadn't been able to eat an apple in almost 6 years. I can't say enough good things about getting rid of that horrible thing and going to the DS.

Yes, yes, and yes! All of the above. I had given up hope on ever being able to eat fruits, veggies, anything with a peel, and/or dense proteins again...okay, let's be honest. I pretty much couldn't eat anything but slider foods for the last 2 years while I was having complications. AND my band was completely empty. Kill me now.

I love my sleeve/DS!

[adoptionrocks]

The DS is 1000% better than the band. No more choking and vomiting all the time. Now I get full pretty quick and stop eating. Life is so simple now...