groovyjulie

Yes I think I am one of those people who are very sensitive to fills. I went down to .7 and I feel good now. I just hope it lasts, and that there is nothing wrong!

Thank you for your reply. That is good advice. I tried that this time and it just kept happening so I did have .5 taken out and am feeling better.

Thank you so much for your reply I will try a diuretic on my next cycle. I also had never thought of my salt intaking affecting it , but that does make sense. I did end up having .5 taken out and am feeling much better, I hope it continues. Thanks again!

Thank you for your informative post. I was banded in February 2007. I had my first fill of 1.3 in April, lost about 20 pounds. In June I got filled to 1.8 because I had stopped losing and couldn't feel restriction as much. This fill was perfect until about 3 weeks later when I couldn't eat or drink without major pain and vomiting. I went back to 1.3 and again it felt perfect! Then, 3 weeks later same thing happened with pain and vomiting. I then had the fill completely removed for 6 weeks. Could eat just about anything. Went back on Dec. 27 for a 1.3 fill. Again felt great could eat but was restricted after small portions. No pb's or vomiting or pain. Then 1 week later and with the start of my menstrual cycle the tightness, vomiting, and pain started again. I am barely getting down broth. Sorry for the length of this I am just worried and frustrated. I found it interesting in your post that a fill can take 4 weeks to take effect. I'm guessing that I just need a smaller fill. I'm wondering if I should go down to .8? I really don't want to have the whole fill removed again. What is your advice? Also, does my menstrual cycle play into this? It seems I get tight at this time. Thanks in advance for your help.