brendan2014

Hi all, thought i'd share my experience too I was on liquid for almost a week after my fill and got a little bit panicked as i was barely able to drink Water. I couldn't figure out if i was just swollen, or whether the band hand been overightend, or whether i just needed to get used to it all more. Looking now like it was the third option as the swelling has definitely had time enough to ease up (a full week), and i've discovered i CAN eat without being sick so long as i chew things to oblivion AND wait a few minutes between bites. That last bit threw me for a while as i thought i was already doing a good job of eating slower - but now after the fill it takes me almost an hour to eat a 10 ounce meal as i sometimes need to wait almost 5 minutes between bites to avoid feeling crappy. May be that it is too tight, but it looks like the main issue really is adjusting my behaviour! Of a morning i can only drink one sip of water at a time with a good long pause between each sip.

Congrats Junebug, happy to hear it was easy! I've actually just had my first "proper" fill 3 days ago and yeah it has been difficult to even drink anything larger than a sip at a time - drink small amounts with plenty of breaks between swallows, and make sure you have plenty of Protein shakes (eg Optislim) to help with the hunger and nutrition. It's now Breakfast on day 3 and only now am i very very slowly trying to eat some Weetbix...all is going well, but i'm finding i need to eat even slower than before in order to put big rests betweens my swallows. Good luck

Hi Junebug As the others have said, the needle itself is REALLY surprisingly easy - i barely felt mine at all. It's not painful, but it felt a little ticklish/awkward lying on the table whilst the doctor feels around for the little ball under the skin. Advice: don't worry...seriously the needle is nothing! take a pillow so you can place it over your stomach on the ride home, as the seatbelt might irritate do not try to eat or drink anything for a while (ask your doc). Take everything nice and slow. I foolishly tried a SINGLE SMALL SIP of Water 1 hour after my first fill, and almost vomited it everywhere 5 minutes later. pause for a little while between swallows as your gut is slower than your brain and 2 swallows too quick in sucession can get you! IF when you do eat too much/too fast, take a break, give it 2 minutes to hopefully work itself out. if the feeling doesn't go away i find it helpful to take a few sips of water - it WILL make you feel really crappy, but it has the effect of either making you gently vomit up the blockage or letting it slip through the band peacefully. This is a last resort though to resolve the problem once it has occurred, you must not get into a habit of drinking whilst eating or the band will be useless Good luck tomorrow