Hurts to eat

[TTkkTTkk 0]

Hi...

I was banded 11/08/2010 and had 2 fills (4cc's in a 12cc band). I have lost 50 pounds so far, however I have noticed it hurts to eat , even soft foods, and I am vomiting often. Has anyone had this problem? I don't think I am too tight, but i might be wrong. I just question it because this started weeks after a fill. Any feedback would help...thanks!

[reverie 49]

I'd say you're too tight. If you can't eat soft foods obviously you have too much restriction. Too much vomiting can harm your band; I'd get a small unfill.

[amber020682 0]

I had this problem for a little over a month. I finally called my surgeon about it, he was mad I waited to contact him. I had acid issues in my stomach. He had me try Prilosec OTC one a day. It worked! Fixed my problem. You might want to try that. I was in awful pain every time I ate and food was almost ALWAYS coming up. Hope this helps!

[dits4golf 0]

Ask your surgeon about using meat tenderizer to relieve getting 'stuck.'

[BirdGirlEm 1]

You sound too tight. You should not be vomiting, it can damage your stomach and cause your band to slip.

[Acadia 20]

I agree that you're likely too tight.

It can take up to four weeks for your fill to actually take effect (several people post about this on the board). I'd suggest going to see your Dr. to get a little unfill.

Since you've been vomiting so much, you may want to ask your Dr to do the unfill under fluoroscopy with a barium swallow to make sure your band hasn't slipped (that can also account for more vomiting). You definitely don't want to get an unfill then find out that you still have the same problem and it's all due to a slip.

[TTkkTTkk 0]

Hi...

I was banded 11/08/2010 and had 2 fills (4cc's in a 12cc band). I have lost 50 pounds so far, however I have noticed it hurts to eat , even soft foods, and I am vomiting often. Has anyone had this problem? I don't think I am too tight, but i might be wrong. I just question it because this started weeks after a fill. Any feedback would help...thanks!

Thanks for all the suggestions! I will call the surgeon tomorrow. I started taking Prilosec and Tums and it has helped...a lot. But I still might be too tight. Thanks again for all you help!!

[beckermerj 0]

I had the same problem a while back.. I was too tight and my band slipped. Now I had an unfill and waiting patiently to heal to see if it moved back.. I would call your doctor to check

[Kalipso2 25]

a slight unfill of .25ccs could possibly fix the problem!

[papoose 48]

I just had a fill last week of .8 Fluid. I now have a total of 4.3 fluid. I don't know what size band I have, everytime I ask my Dr. he never tells me. I also feel very full after a few bites. I can eat solid food. I notice when I don't chew correctly or keep shoving food down my throat that I do throw up. When I chew correctly and wait in between bites I don't seem to have the problem. So I think I am going to push through this. Hopefully in another week I should loosen up. But at my last visit in January my Dr. told me I probably won't need too many more fills. He also does his fills under flouroscopy in his office.

[Cleo's Mom 257]

I just had a fill last week of .8 Fluid. I now have a total of 4.3 fluid. I don't know what size band I have, everytime I ask my Dr. he never tells me. I also feel very full after a few bites. I can eat solid food. I notice when I don't chew correctly or keep shoving food down my throat that I do throw up. When I chew correctly and wait in between bites I don't seem to have the problem. So I think I am going to push through this. Hopefully in another week I should loosen up. But at my last visit in January my Dr. told me I probably won't need too many more fills. He also does his fills under flouroscopy in his office.

I would be very suspicious of a doctor who won't tell you what size band you have. I got a copy of my operative report (you should ask for yours) and that's how I found out my former doctor lied to me about the size band I had. He told me a 10cc when it was 4cc. That explained why I was having so many problems with a 3cc fill. I couldn't figure out why only 3cc's in a 10cc band would cause so many problems. One of many reasons he is my former surgeon.