one fill and three immediate unfills..ouch

[diana6303 0]

On Thursday I got a Lapland fill. He was only supposed to put in .5 cc he put in 1.5cc for god knows what reason. (triple the dose)

I drank Water there and immediately threw the water up. Unfortunately he had already taken out the 6 inch needle from my abdomen. He stuck it back on me and took out .5 cc (leaving 1 extra cc still in me) I drank water and held it down. It went into my lapband portion of my stomach but I couldnt tell if it was going into my actual stomach. When I got home i drank more water and immediately threw it up. I called DR. and he told me to drink warm liquids and that my stomach was swollen from the tightening. I was unable to hold down liquids or my saliva on Saturday either. I am weak and lethargic and confined to my bed now. He opened the LA office for an emergency removal for me. He took out .5 cc( leaving the original .5 cc he was only supposed to put in in the first place) My stomach is bruised from the 3rd needle injection. I drank 2 bottles of water and he released me. On Sunday I wasn't able to consume Protein Shakes or naked juices. I could consume most of the water I drank. The damn thing is still to tight and I havent eaten since Thursday morning. I missed work on Monday. Dr said to rest and drink warm liquids and my stomach was swollen still but it will be better Tuesday. Tuesday morning I dragged myself into work and still couldn't eat or drink. I called my Dr. and he told me to come back to LA immediately and get checked. He thought that my LAPBAND slipped. Meaning that it slipped from its original position and went over the top of my whole stomach preventing any intake of any kind. I thought I was going back into surgery yesterday. He removed .5 cc of saline from my band and I drank 2 bottles of water. It was different this time. I could tell it was pouring into my bottom stomach. Relief !!!!!!!!!!! Oh yeah, He had to stick that needle back into my stomach! friggin ouch. I now have the same cc's in my band than when I originally went on Thursday. What a nightmare! I am eating and drinking and have not thrown up since Yesterday morning before I went to LA. Yeah.....

I am currently 210 lbs and BMI of 32 I am not ever getting a fill again!-

[june09bandit 0]

That's a horrible experience. I had the exact same thing happen to me, I thought I was getting .5 and really got 1.5. Spent the night throwing up saliva and went to the doc first thing the next morning. He EMPTIED my band. He said the trauma from all the throwing up would cause swelling and the only way to prevent dehydration was to empty and start over. So in reality, the .5 you wanted would have probably been fine if not for the overfill and the resulting swelling.

These lapbands can definitely be particular about things! Congrats on your success so far!

[vlp1968 83]

Wow- sorry you had such a rough time! However, I wouldn't be telling yourself no more fills, even though the experience was horrible. You will probably need some fills to get the band working properly. Ask the doctor to take it slow. I am sure right now it feels like you'll never need another fill, but that is probably not the case. Best Wishes!