Unfilled Way Too Much?????

[itskimberly 0]

On Saturday the 14th of July I went in for an adjustment. I lost 9 pounds since my previous adjustment and was feeling a good restriction but felt that I could use a little more so on sat my doc put in .2 cc in my band. I went home and did the 24 hours of liquids. Then starting eating and I was feeling restricted, but on the 16th around dinner time I could not get anything down. I thought that I was just stuck so I waited a few hours and then tried to get some liquids down and I just regurgitated it all up and it was not going down. so this morning on the 17th I tried to have my Protein Shake in the morning and it was so difficult to get down, then 5 hours later i tried to eat a cheez-it and it was stuck even though i chewed it to a paste. I felt like my food was just sitting in my throat. I kept getting up to go to the bathroom and not exactly throw up but spit up what was in my throat. So I tried to wait and see if it would go through but nope. So i called the doctor and they took me in right away because I just kept burping everything up. He unfilled me 2 ccs not the .2cc that they just filled me in with.

Has anyone been unfilled this much after an overfill (meaning had them take out more than what they put in). I feel like they took too much out. I am scheduled for an appointment next week so they can refill me but I still feel that they took too much out.

Anyone experience anything like this? Please let me know.

Thanks.

[Mayasgram 351]

If you were to filled and burping up stuff your esphogas is more then likely swollen and they want it to go down. A week in a life time journey is nothing relax heal stick with the plan and go in next week and go back to where you were. Good Luck!!!!

[Nmomy 0]

I had my fill two weeks ago feel some restriction but no weight lost, how long I have to wait I know I am eating less and I am less hungry but no weight loss. Please advice if you experience same situation.

[Nmomy 0]

It happen to me, they unfilled 1cc because I was dehydrated and I gained 10 lb and went back had .8 filled two weeks ago and didn't loose any weight, scare to go back and not sure to wait longer or not. Gaining weight is nightmare for me I stopped gaining after last fill but no weight loss. Frustrated and confuse

[jennifer1 180]

everytime I get a fill iend up going back for an unfill within 2 weeks...this is one of the things that I dislike about the band..that. fills are not an exact science..but oh well something we bandsters have to deal with I guess..best wishes to u.

[kittyforet 50]

On April 12 I got a fill, bringing me up to 8.2. That day and the next (Friday) I was fine on all liquids. Then Saturday I couldn't keep down liquids at all. By Sunday (Easter) I couldn't keep down spit. I went to the emergency clinic that my surgeon recommended (was worried I would have a slip if I waited too long). They took out 1 cc. Instant relief. But then I could eat way more than I should (and did at times) and didn't have the full feeling as much. Fast forward to today. I now have back up to 8.3 in my band and feel close but not at the green zone. Before the unfill, 8.0 was my green and I didn't realize it. Now I'm struggling to be at green and wish I never got to 8.3. Since then I've gained 2 pounds but lost one and having a hard time maintaining any losses. I've added in more exercise than I did before the unfill (I did get lazy after that unfill).

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[sam3841 57]

Back in November I had to get an unfill. When you are too tight like that they insert the needle and literally the Fluid in the band is pushed out rather than pulled out. This is done by the pressure of the swelled tissue pushing on the band, that's how they determine how much comes out. You need to wait for the swelling to go down and then later, a month for me, go back and they will put the fluid back, but not all. It's amazing how much a .2cc can make. Your Dr is going to be very careful for your next fill cause they now know how much is too tight for you.