garyboston

Hey guys I am hoping some of you might be able to offer some advice. I was banded about 5 months ago and have had 3 fills so far. I now have 5 cc's in an 11 cc band. After the 2nd and third fills I definitely felt restriction but to me restriction means that after a few bites of food I feel very stuck and uncomfortable but in no way do I feel full. Once whatever I have eaten passes I am ready to eat again. I know there is the issue of mental hunger but I also know that 2 or 3 small bites of a chicken breast as a meal are just not enough for me and it is frustrating. It often takes me more than an hour to eat just a small portion of food. The weight is definitely coming off much slower than I imagined and have only lost about 15 pounds since the 2nd and 3rd fill (I lost an additional 15 pounds during the liquid phase post surgery). So ultimately I lost 15 in the month after surgery and have lost another 15 combined in the past 4 months. So I just keep asking myself is this it? Is this what the result of the surgery was supposed to be? Eating a little bit, feeling stuck, waiting 15 minutes to eat more? Any advice would be much appreciated

Thanks Dixie!!:smile:

I had my surgerty back on 11/12 and had my first fill exactly 1 week ago. My surgeon has a Medical Fellow who got me prepped for the fill and told me that since my port was so close to my skin it would be an easy fill. After he got me on the table he decided to do the fill himself. On the first try he said he was having difficulty getting "in" to the port s he grabbed another syringe and tried again. Still no luck. On the next try he was putting so much pressure on the syringe that the pain was really intense. But still no luck. Well 8 tries and 5 syringes later I was screaming out in pain! At this point my surgeon came in (probably hearing the commotion) and took over. It took him 4 tries and finally he said "I am in" but he could not get the plunger to go down so he literally had the fellow hold the syringe s he could push down with both hands and was able to get some liquid to go in. And then asked for another syringe (#10) and was able to get some more liquid to go in. Both doctors said they had never had an issue like this with a patient and it may have been caused by air in my band. Since the fill I seem to have some restriction but it is not consistent. Sometimes I can eat very little before feeling "stuck" and other times I can eat lots with no issues at all. I am concerned that the amount of liquid that went into the band is really a question mark and I have concerns that things are just not working as they should. Anybody have any similar experiences or thoughts?

How did they ultimately resolve the flipped port issue? Did they need to operate again?