Fill Question - Removed then re-filled

[Metime 2]

Hi all,

So last week I had a bug that was causing me to throw up. I immedately went to my surgeons office and had my fill removed because I was heaving with nothing coming up as it was being blocked by the band. At the time I had 9.3cc fill and they removed ~8cc. Leaving me with 1.3, so my chart says. She (the nurse practioner) just couldn't get that last 1.3 cc out because of a vacuum effect. I think that was what she said.

So yestrday my Dr. went to fill me back up since I am better now. He was only able to put about 6 or 7 cc back in. I could feel the tightness around my stomach pouch. It was uncomfortable so he stopped. He never really explained why this is. Is this normal? I have never never felt a fill before (I never had a huge fill like this before either). It kind worried me that I felt it this time. Because he couldn't fill me completely back up and my Water felt funny going down, he had me do a barium swallow (yuck!) and everything looked fine to him.

I'm just wondering why it would feel like that. I'm very disappointed that I didn't get filled all the way as I was finally feeling full after meals and now it will be another month before my next fill. Maybe I should not have said anything about it hurting while he was doing the fill.

Sorry, may be a stupid question, but I feel better having asked it, since I stupidly didn't ask the Dr.

[Cindy C 150]

The vomiting probably caused some swelling. Give it time to heal and go back next month for your fill. You'll get your restriction back.

[TheBandedPeach 3]

You were probably just extra sensitive and very tender from all the irritation the band had to go through. I bet you will feel fine at your next fill, so just hang in there. If he wasn't worried, i wouldn't be either.

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[Acadia 20]

While swelling can account for some of the discrepancy, when your nurse was trying to remove everything she could have - or the Dr. could have - inadvertently pushed a little air into your band, that takes up space and if you didn't know, you can fill a band with air and not saline. So you could actually have the full amount of fill, it just may not be all in Fluid.< /p>