Please Help...to Unfill Again Or Not

[jennifer1 180]

I went in for another unfill today..had one on friday..guess what. My doctor mistakingly gve me a .5cc fill on friday instead of an unfill! I was too relieved once he fixed me to even be upset!

[SashaWLS 412]

Good morning. My doctor explained to me that fills are "Fluid," meaning that when Fluid is removed (such as to check fill level) and then re-added, it can refill the band differently so an adequate fill level may change. I had to have fluid removed once and when he refilled it, it was less than a previous level where I had actually been hungry. Hope this can help.

This is a fantastic description, and makes sense considering the lap band has all those tiny little compartments...

[crystaldmm 1]

Okay, had an unfill of .5cc today and felt better immediately after...lost 10 lbs in the week bu know it will be back in the morning due to Water intake. Glad, glad I went in. The staff, including the doctor, was super helpful and really did want to help find a remedy. His take is that originally the fill(.3) was too much for me like several of you mentioned. He then said the two weeks in between fill and unfill probably wasn't enough time. He also mentioned that I may have to realize that I might need to stay where I'm at now so mentally prepare for that. I do not EVER want to go through this again so I may stay where I'm at or get .1cc fills. One last thing told me was to take Prilosec OTC for the next month, come for a check up then return in no sooner than two months for a fill. We'll wait and see...I'm gun-shy now.

My #1 lesson and advice from this experience: RUN do not walk to doctor to get an unfill if you are too tight. Weight loss, even for us, shouldn't come at the expense of our health or quality of life.

To everyone who posted...I tried to send personal emails but couldn't...just wanted to wish you well on your journeys !