Omg! I Was Filled On 11/11 Got Very Tight On 11/27!

[Sharon1222 19]

Now i must slip Water i can't eat as much has this happen to any one please please let me know

[TracieR 88]

Yes. Sometimes the fill can take a couple of weeks to really "kick in". Also, I get tighter around my time of the month.

[byrd 28]

it normally takes 2 weeks to get the effect of the fill

[Sharon1222 19]

Thank you all !!

[Army's girl 4]

Everyone is different it seems bcuz some people feel the restriction immediately after & others feel it days later. Listen to your body, eat the good healthy food & exercise, the rest will come.

[Lluna 14]

Wow I was wondering the samething, I had my second fill on Nov. 19 and since yesterday I feel that I can't eat as much as last week.

[kittyforet 50]

With my last fill 2 weeks ago, I felt the total opposite. I got stuck easier and was full on less food. Since yesterday though, I seem hungrier, don't get stuck, and feels like my band has gotten looser.

For the first two weeks, debated whether to go get a tiny unfil (I could still eat but started to panic) and now it seems like next Thursday 12/8 is too far away to wait for my next fill. I could really tell the band was hard At work the first 2 weeks, now I'm doing more work than usual.

[MelissaNY 16]

mine usually take 2 weeks also, its weird

[Band. James Band. 5]

My PA told me at both of my fills (the most recent was this afternoon) that I would feel restriction for about 6-10 days and then it would go away and I would need another fill. He uses the Water sipping method while he fills my band. What he said was true for my first fill. Will see how things go now that I've had my second fill...

[lingra 1]

I had a fill on 12/12/11, and today i fill like everything is getting stuck. This afternoon that stuck feeling is starting to loosen up. I thought about getting a small unfill also. I will just monitor my situation and go from there. If I have to get unfilled, i will have to travel from Las Veas, NV back to Phoenix, AZ to get it done.

[JenRo 0]

I had my band filled to 9 cc, after a week (it was tight and I did feel restriction)- it all of sudden got WAY WAY WAY tight. Literally 7 days later. I have no idea why it took 7 days, but the night it went on "TIGHT" mode I thought I was going to die. Throwing up or rather dry heaving all night and the next day, finally got in to have it adjusted, but I am still messed up. It is 3 days since the loosening. Went down to 7 cc. Anyways I am NOT complaining, and I love the band, but this has been major and hurt like a mother. Just sharing.

[sfchick 0]

I'm so glad to hear this...I had an "un-fill" last week...after being banded for 2 years....and the day of the unfill, I ate soup...chicken that night...it was great. A couple days later, I ate one meatball, and it got stuck. I vomited. Ever since then, I can't even keep Water down...I don't want to go in for another "unfill", but I can't throw up all day long and have acid reflux all night. Has this happened to anyone? Did you just let your stomach cool down and relax? If so, how did you do it? Eating ice chips?

[Julie G. 0]

Hi there, I was just banded in November for the second time; but I have 9 years of experience with an Inamed band (Allergan bought our the Inamed company.) In my experience, almost always, the band tightens up due to stress. Many people tighten up their shoulders from stress; likewise many people tighten up their stomach due to stress. For me, when teaching....during lunchtime, if the other teachers were talking negatively about their students or their day, I had trouble swallowing and could only drink Soup. However, if the atmosphere in the lunch room was calm or positive, I had no trouble eating my regular Protein loaded lunch. Think of when your band tightened.....were you experiencing stress at that time? One way to relieve the stress in the stomach is to drink a warm drink like tea. Alcohol, though not recommended, also does the trick. LOL. Best of luck, Julie G. in Ontario, Canada

[lrs 1]

thak you great information

but i can't wait to fell restricted haven't as yet

Hi there, I was just banded in November for the second time; but I have 9 years of experience with an Inamed band (Allergan bought our the Inamed company.) In my experience, almost always, the band tightens up due to stress. Many people tighten up their shoulders from stress; likewise many people tighten up their stomach due to stress. For me, when teaching....during lunchtime, if the other teachers were talking negatively about their students or their day, I had trouble swallowing and could only drink Soup. However, if the atmosphere in the lunch room was calm or positive, I had no trouble eating my regular Protein loaded lunch. Think of when your band tightened.....were you experiencing stress at that time? One way to relieve the stress in the stomach is to drink a warm drink like tea. Alcohol, though not recommended, also does the trick. LOL. Best of luck, Julie G. in Ontario, Canada

[lrs 1]

i mean thank you