Will My Tightness Go Away?

[mztmom 3]

I had a fill 4 days ago. yesterday i am not even able to drink my coffee or much of anything at all. i have such bad pain in my chest area. my question is, if i fight this for awhile will it eventually go away or do i need to go get some taken out? I am getting so disappointed in this band because this is the second time this has happened in the 7 months that i have had it. and i have to drve 2 hours to my doctor.

[Holly Dolly 575]

Sounds like you need a little bit removed. I know it's a bummer, I have had to have Fluid removed twice.

[♥LovetheNewMe♥ 1,216]

Sounds like you are a little full. I have had to have an unfill once but I was unable to pass any fluids with out frothing at the mouth like a rabid dog. After my last fill at the end of January this year it took me 3 weeks before I was really able to eat solids again. I was able to take in liquids, slow but was able to take them in with out vomiting or PB. The band will loosen over time but general rule is if you can not get liquids down or a shake down within 20 minutes you are too full. Be careful and do not wait to long to be reassessed it is very easy to become dehydrated and malnourished. Good luck!

[DELETE THIS ACCOUNT! 12,703]

If you can't drink fluids, you're too full and need a slight bit of Fluid removed. Here's a chart that helps explain where you should be:

[mztmom 3]

thanks for the info guys. "love the new me" I think it all may have started yesterday when I ate a couple of crawfish and it got stuck so I had to make myself throw up to have some relief. Ever since then I have had a hard time getting anything down. do you think that I could still have something stuck? Like this morning i drank my coffee and instantly felt tightness in my chest but before yesterday I could still eat some and drink alot. could this be the cause of something still lodged or just to full? what is your opinion on this?

[♥LovetheNewMe♥ 1,216]

When something gets stuck and we either "PB" or vomit it can cause swelling around the band and sometimes it can take up to 24 to be able to take in solids again. As others have stated, thin liquids should always go down easily, if you are having trouble or pain with just coffee you may be too tight. As far as something being still stuck, that is highly unlikely, if it was still stuck above the band your gastric juices should have either, 1 tried to pull it through the band or 2 made you throw it back up. I have had several severe episodes of being stuck before and they are very painful. If you are unable to take in liquids today, it is very important that you contact your MD in the morning our his answering service today so they can see you. As I stated before, dehydration is one of the problems that you can have if you are not able to take in fluids, try thinning down a Protein Shake and sipping on it this morning to try and take in not only liquids but some nutrition. The hot coffee may be irritating the swelling that you already have and the cool liquids may be easier to pass. But please contact your MD if this continues it is nothing to mess with.

[♥LovetheNewMe♥ 1,216]

Also as a side note you may want to stay away from Crawfish, shrimp and lobster, they have a high tendancy to get stuck because they do not chew up as easily as other seafood.

[pnsbamafan 4]

I recently had a cc removed and I feel the best I've felt in a couple of years. Yeah, I gained weight afterwards but I'm eating healthy and able to take in an appropriate amount of fluids now. You'll feel much better once you find your "sweet spot" I promise!

[mztmom 3]

Thank you so much "lovethenewme" i am going to try and sip on a Protein Shake today if it doesnt get better i will just have to make the 2 hour drive back to my doctor in the morning.

"pnsbamafan" i actually just had a cc removed last time and i gained a few pounds which is fine so now she only added .3 cc back in and i think i am too tight but i just cant seem to find that sweet spot. hopefully it will happen soon because i am getting really irritated.

[pnsbamafan 4]

Keep adjusting until you do. Hang in there! I know exactly what you're going through.

[mztmom 3]

ok ladies. i went to my doctor today and it was well worth the 2 hour drive. I had .6cc removed and now i can finally drink liquids. she said i was entirely too tight. It was bitter sweet because I lost 8 pounds in 5 days. lol crazy but scary too. that was absolutely miserable. thanks for all of your help and advice.

[Lollicatt 36]

Hey mtz mom, glad you were able to get some relief! I had to go back last fill and get un filled but I didn't even last 24 hours it was so miserable! Now I haven't gotten another one in almost 6 weeks because I cant imagine being any more tighter. Please keep us updated!