Ah, vomit..

WARNING! This blog contains graphic content! Please read at your own risk! Don't say I didn't warn you! :)

So yesterday was my sweetie's birthday and we decided to go out to dinner, just the two of us. After a weekend of partying with our friends and family, it was nice for it to just be us. We decided to go to Osaka, his favorite Japanese hibachi restaurant. We got there a little after 8pm and since it was a Tuesday, it wasn't very crowded. We placed our drink order (neither of us drink alcohol, so it was lemonade and hot tea) and our dinner order. He decided to get the steak and shrimp hibachi and since I had too much trouble with steak the last time I tried, I decided to go with chicken and shrimp hibachi. I didn't try the soup, but I did eat a good amount of my salad. Then the hibachi chef came out and went through his normal antics. It's always a fun, interactive dinner. I've been lucky so far with rice and other carbs, so I didn't expect to have any PB episode. *Note: PB is short for Productive-Burping, or throwing up. It usually occurs if you eat too fast, don't chew your food enough, or take too big of a bite* After a couple of bites of rice and shrimp, I realized my food felt a little "stuck" in my esophagus. Usually waiting a few minutes or even walking around will help it pass, so I decided to take a little bathroom break. I walked to the bathroom and by the time I reached the door, I KNEW I was going to have to throw it up. It's not the bright side of being banded, but it does happen. Thankfully, I've had very few episodes where I actually threw up - usually it passes on it's own. Not this time. After a couple minutes, a small chunk of rice came up and I felt instant relief. I walked back to the table, took a couple of sips of water and waited several minutes before attempting to eat again. Well, I didn't take but one bite of chicken before I knew I had to throw up again. WTF? I rushed back again to the bathroom and barely made it to the toilet before I projectile vomited into it. Now, this was old food. This was food that had started being digested, so I was very confused. There was really no reason I should have thrown this up. Because it was such a forceful vomit, I decided to e-mail my doctor just to make sure everything was ok. I was nervous about the possibility of having my band slip, which can happen after vomiting. Usually, it would take several episodes of serious vomiting for it to occur, but I just wanted to error on the side of caution. Today I feel fine, so I doubt anything is wrong, but man - it really makes you look a vomit in a whole new way. Needless to say, I didn't eat anything after that and we boxed up my food to go. Whether I decide to eat it is a whole other story..