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Check with a valid surgeon within the US. If the pouch has stretched out, pulling all the liquids out and a liquid diet do not always work. It depends on how long the pouch has been stretched out. Scar tissue forms the longer it is stetched and then surgery is the only way to correct it. I tried pulling all the liquid out of my band and a liquid diet for 4 weeks. It did not work. Check with your doctor for the best result. They will be able to tell on the x-ray when you do the fill. Good luck.

Hi. I was banded April 07 by Dr. G. The staff there is amazing and you will love them. unfortunately, Angie has left the office and taken a postition with another dr. office. She will be doing band fills through the month of May. Dr. G will be doing them until he finds someone else to fill in. Good luck on your sugery. You will not regret your decision. I am 1 year out and have lost 75lbs.

there is only one fix for a stretched pouch, and that is surgery. I stetched mine out to the point it cause a prolapse ( part of the stomach comes up over the band.) I had surgery last week to fix mine. It was just like my orginal band surgery and you start back from square 1.

You will not know you have stretched out your pouch until you get your band filled. I am one year out from my original surgery and had surgery last week for fix the prolapse of my band. It was not dectected until I went for a fill. If you can eat more than 1/2c. of food and continue to eat more, you will stretch the pouch and cause a prolape.