Oh the pain of food that gets stuck

Hello all. I am trying to think of witty funny amusing little things that have happened to me but I cant all I can offer right now is the PAIN of the band when food gets stuck which in my case has been at almost every meal for the last week. After my last fill I am really struggling to keep food down for long enough to call it a meal and not a regurgitation process. The foods I could once eat I just cant seem to anymore and now I am eating foods which are rich and calorie laden just to get some sort of nutrition the trouble is you don't need much to pack on the weight. Gosh its all a bit depressing right now. I cant eat bread and I am completely cool with that. I cant eat hot chips which is a God send but I can eat Calamari which is fried and I can eat most saucy things which are usually high calorie like Garlic Prawns (and I aren't even that much of a prawn fan). I can eat some meats as long as the are drenched in gravy. If it keeps on going like it is I will have to have some fill taken out. Bugger. Not too worry though its all a bit of a process. Every time we go out and get something to eat (or even at home) I get a couple of bites in then it gets jammed somewhere between my throat and breast bone and I have to rush of and be sick to dislodge it. Andy and I had lunch at Kings Park today but after to small mouth fills of a savoury I had to lean over the gutter and get rid of it. Really does put you right off the moment. Andy is so good. He seems to recognise the look that comes over my face and then starts rubbing my back to help ease the pain. He should of been a nurse but when I said that he said 'its not like I enjoy it or anything'! Bless him. Well I have nearly finished my Chrissy shopping which is cool. Funnily enough the only things I want are food related like a pasta maker and cook books. Maybe I should ask Santa for a bike or something non foodie.....................nah. We have Andy's work do this weekend (yes only two days before Christmas) and I have been out patrolling the shops looking for a glam outfit. Its a cocktail party. I found a skirt in a flash store and when I was telling the lady I was banded and didn't want to buy it until close to the date for fear of not fitting she told me she had been banded too. She said no one knew not even her husband. Dunno how one wouldn't notice the scars or the port site or the chucking but he mustn't be too observant as he hadn't noticed. I was too much of a sook not to tell. Andy's boss is a complete nutter (woman) so it'll be an interesting night watching her. She is extremely vain and has her husband and her millionaire boyfriend so has been a bit unsure which one she will bring. For one reason or another we met the boyfriend the other day and.........................his wife!! Andy's boss also has something wrong with her hair (she says its stress) as it keeps on falling out and the other day Andy came home and told me how Mary came out of the bathroom at work pointing to her hair asking Andy if he could notice how her hair on one side of her head had broken off. Andy was hooting with laughter at his bosses broken hair day. She also has botulism oops botox injections and its hilarious as she walks in after an episode with a frozen face and no movement. I will definitely not have anything to drink on Sat night for fear I may speak out of turn. Must make a note to myself not to have alcohol lol. Shes been really rude to Andy about a couple of things so it would be tempting to cause her a few frown lines or broken hair evening especially as it is cocktail party after all! Well no more news from me but I will post on Sunday after the Le Grande Cocktail Party. xxx Dianne