Over for my band???

[Wisegrl 0]

I have a question. I have e-mailed my doctor and I am not getting any response so I thought I would ask here. I have been getting a series of fills and unfills for the last two years with no weight loss. My band has been dialated twice. Once this time last year and again about a month and a half ago. A few weeks ago I got a fill from my pouch being completely unfilled for about a month. He put in .07 which is all I can handle from a 3 cc pouch. I am experiencing heart burn in the morning. Could I be to tight? I am not throwing up or anything like that and I do feel some restriction. Has anyone else experienced not having a large amount in a 3 cc band other than me? From the begining I have not been able to hold more than maybe 1cc or less of Fluid in my band. Is this normal? I can't get an answer from my doctor. Is there anything esle I can do for my band?

[Cleo's Mom 257]

I have not heard of a 3cc band. I have a 4cc band that I got in Sept. 2008. I am currently unfilled due to a stuck episode that put me in the ER and then overnight in the hospital. About 1.5 cc was removed (I thought I had 2cc) from my band in the ER. 3cc in my band was way overfilled and I had a lot of problems. I have never had the band work for me in the way it should - it has never reduced my hunger or allowed me to feel satisfied after eating.

I am operating on willpower and a healthy diet. I am scheduled for another upper GI next month. The band has caused me to get a hiatal hernia, esophageal motility disorder, left shoulder pain and getting stuck. At this point, I don't see a fill in my future.

I have lost 75 pounds but that has mostly been on my own with all the pre and post op diets, especially the liquids only. Only about 15 lbs has been from the band and I haven't lost anything since last spring.

I'm not sure this has answered your question but it is the experience I have had with a similar sized band.

[Wisegrl 0]

Anyone else having the same issue? Any advice?