What to do?

[Janel76 0]

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I had a fill in May 2010 and have felt pretty good with the amount that I was at until this past 2 weeks. I had eaten and had a bad experience and since then I cant stop vomiting anytime I try to eat. I do so so with slimfast it still takes forever to drink it because even it feels like it is getting stuck. What can I do, any advice? I didnt want to have an unfill if I was doing so well prior to my bad experience.

[Mimilou2004 13]

Sorry to say it sounds like you need a temporary unfill, probably a small one will help and after a couple of weeks you can get your fill back.

Good luck,

Mimi

[annieM 2]

Try a day of just Clear Liquids and if that doesn't help, go for a little un-fill. Your vomiting has probably gotten you good and swollen and your pouch needs a rest. Just be mindful not to go ga ga and eat a ton while you have your un-fill and you'll do fine. What food was the culprit?

[Saraboo 21]

Get an unfill. Everyone is different. Take me for example. My last fill was in february, and since then I 've had to go for 2 unfills, and I'll prob be going for another soon. It's been every 20lbs I lose since feb I have to go for an unfill. Don't live being miserable. You can hurt yourself, and your band.

[jalomum 1]

Everyone is different but here is what I would try first...pb'ing gets you all swollen up so everytime you bring something back it aggravates it and the swelling won't go down.

I'd be drinking clear liquids for a few days, watering my shakes down to a thin consistency. I wouldn't try anything thick or mushy for a few days and see if it improved at all. If it didn't then I would be off to have an unfill.

If it did improve at all then I would take it very slow to get back up to real food and next time I had a pb attack I would go on thin liquids straight away to limit the damage....besides, life for me is bearable as long as I can drink tea :-)

Can you remember what it was that got stuck in the first place?

Best of luck

[Janel76 0]

I dont have to be miserable which I was. I went ahead and had an unfill. It just seemed like even liquids were a pain. So I am gonna take it easy for a bit let my stomache heal. I feel like not having the restriction and is better than feeling horrible at this point. I will just watch what I eat from now on closely. chicken did not work for me and i am sure it was too dry.

Edited August 23, 2010 by Janel76

[Mimilou2004 13]

You made a wise and proactive decision...congratulations.

Mimi

[scout47 1]

I dont have to be miserable which I was. I went ahead and had an unfill. It just seemed like even liquids were a pain. So I am gonna take it easy for a bit let my stomache heal. I feel like not having the restriction and is better than feeling horrible at this point. I will just watch what I eat from now on closely. chicken did not work for me and i am sure it was too dry.

I had my lap band surgery in April 2009 and have given up with it working for me :thumbup: I haven't been on this website since Jan 2010). I usually throw up 4-5 times a day, which I could even live with if I were losing w8 but I just keep gaining back my original 40 lb loss. I have had all of saline removed from my band except 2 oz; tried to get the dr to remove that too, but he thought this would be OK. He said the reason I'm so hungry is that I'm starving myself since I can't keep Protein down--especially chicken--and I'm not losing because I'm eating carbs--but I've got to eat something; I am also insulin dependant diabetic. I had to cancel my last 2 appts because I was too sick to travel to my dr in Nashville (it's almost a 4 hr round-trip). So I just keep trying to eat and just keep barfing. I had an MRI and it showed everything was in place, I did the 5-day pouch test, but the minute I eat other than liquids or mushies it comes back up. I know I sound like a pity party, but I am sort of pitiful :frown: Any advice?