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The unfill came right after the barrium swallow. Pouch was dilated and irritated. No slip! Had an upper GI scope done as well. I am going to call her if the pain comes back again. Last time was this morning.

My pouch was irritated and swollen so Dr took all my fluid out. Ten minutes after it felt like I was having a heart attack, bp was sky high, heart rate thru the roof! Went back in to see my Dr and she had me rushed to the hospital as a precaution, even though we all felt it was gastro/band related. Heart is fine! But I still keep getting pain in my chest where the band is located! Is it normal to feel discomfort after an unfill?

I had Dr Vaimakis too! She is great!

May 25th, 2010

This is normal. They put a catheter in you and combined with anesthesia, you strength of flow is diminshed. It will be normal in a few days! Some people dont notice the difference!

If you were to have erosion of the band, How long or soon does it take to happen? 1st 3 months? 6 months? 1 year? or many years?

Did he give you any reasons as to why this happened??????????

You have really heavy hair.......just kidding. You are doing really well. My heaviest weight was in march 312lbs. My current "unofficial" weight is 240.4lbs at home in the birthday suit.:eek: Thats 72lbs! I use my weigh ins @the dr office for consistency. every 4th friday @ 10am. Fully dressed, after I have eaten breakfast, I am usually 4.5 lbs heavier than my home scale. I have noticed very little hair loss......no more than usual anyway. The last time I went in they would not give me a fill because I lost 10 lbs in a month. I go on the 19th and I think I lost more than 10lbs, so im not expecting a fill.

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I applaude all the women here! Yes this was funny etc. But it was also honest. Iwish my wife would join the "club":crying:

Empty calories and carbs! That being said..........I am a very social person!

Thanks everyone here! This board has got me really motivated to lose weight. Believe it or not , I dont even excercise much. Although, I swore to myself that @250 lbs I would start doing more!