Unfill Now Can't Eat

[kcastle 0]

I had my surgury in March and have had 5 adjustments so far. I was at 8cc of a 10cc band for over a month with no restriction before I had my last adjustment this past Friday, August 3rd of only +0.5cc. Though I felt fine at the time, as the evening wore on I found that I could not swollow any liquids including my saliva and just kept vomiting up foam all night long. I finally had to go to the emergency room Saturday morning and get an unfill. The problem was that apparently my port flipped so I had three different doctors (all bariatric surgeons mind you) stabbing me with needles for over an hour before they were able to get it and they took out all 0.5cc because they refused to try and stab me a second time if it needed to be changed. I never thought half a cc would make such a big difference.

So now I'm back down to my 8cc that I had before that never gave me any restriction. The doctors told me to stay on liquids for a day, which is understandable, and then go back to eating regularly. The problem is, now it's Monday and I can only take very small sips of liquid and I have to wait for it to pass through my band (which I and everyone else can hear it doing very loudly) before I take another sip. Forget about soft or solid foods. I made the mistake of swallowing a small multi Vitamin pill this morning out of habit and had to throw it back up after it got stuck for half an hour. I don't understand what the problem is. Is it possible that I'm somehow swollen because they stabbed me so many times? Or because I had adjustments so close together? You would think it would have calmed down after two days. Has anyone else experienced something similar?

[sexymomma001 12]

You were banded in march, and have had 5 adjustments already! i was banded in December of 2011 and I also have a 10cc band and I am a little over 7cc right at 8 almost... and will just not be having my 5th fill in about another week or so...They say do them at least 4 weeks apart and then when i thought I was having restriction, I skipped a month all on my own. I only go in when I feel I need to ....But I should be coming up on my sweet spot very soon! But i always get immediate restriction after my fills that last about a month or so. They give me Water to drink (sip) and tell me to sit out in the lobby for 15min to an hour, and If I have any problems they can take some out

Im glad that I get my fills from the place that did my surgery, Im lucky to have them in the same city where I live and only 25 minutes or so away from me. I hear so many horror stories about being "stabbed" to find the port .....I was afraid to get my first fill (blog is on here) but it was not bad at all .....Hope you find your sweet spot soon

[honk 780]

I think 24 hours was not enough time for just liquids; considering the vomitting. I would try just liquids for a couple more days.

[NWgirl 574]

Sounds like you're stomach is upset. It could be that you need another unfill. I would stay on liquids for a couple more days to let things calm down.

[judych 225]

I had my surgury in March and have had 5 adjustments so far. I was at 8cc of a 10cc band for over a month with no restriction before I had my last adjustment this past Friday, August 3rd of only +0.5cc. Though I felt fine at the time, as the evening wore on I found that I could not swollow any liquids including my saliva and just kept vomiting up foam all night long. I finally had to go to the emergency room Saturday morning and get an unfill. The problem was that apparently my port flipped so I had three different doctors (all bariatric surgeons mind you) stabbing me with needles for over an hour before they were able to get it and they took out all 0.5cc because they refused to try and stab me a second time if it needed to be changed. I never thought half a cc would make such a big difference.

So now I'm back down to my 8cc that I had before that never gave me any restriction. The doctors told me to stay on liquids for a day, which is understandable, and then go back to eating regularly. The problem is, now it's Monday and I can only take very small sips of liquid and I have to wait for it to pass through my band (which I and everyone else can hear it doing very loudly) before I take another sip. Forget about soft or solid foods. I made the mistake of swallowing a small multi Vitamin pill this morning out of habit and had to throw it back up after it got stuck for half an hour. I don't understand what the problem is. Is it possible that I'm somehow swollen because they stabbed me so many times? Or because I had adjustments so close together? You would think it would have calmed down after two days. Has anyone else experienced something similar?

Im the same.

i was banded in march. my first fill was 3 cc's. it took nearly two weeks for me to settle down after that fill. then, after another month to five weeks i had another fill... this time 1cc. after two weeks i still couldnt eat or drink properly. i had 0.05 taken out and after a few days it settled down .

im about to have another fill.... thats early in sept. im not sure how i will go with this one either. ive not had any weight loss to speak of in well over a month now.

i still get episodes where food gets stuck. i think thats because im still getting hungry and swallowing too quickly. its winter here and very cold this year. In retrospect its not a good time for me to be losing a lot of weight as i feel the cold badly... especially this time around with weight loss.

I had a major incident early this week with steak getting stuck. i was ill with it for six hours... bought up so much liquid but couldnt bring the meat back up. im still sore from that. it was so scary. it was still bad after middnight that night and i could barely swallow small mouthfuls of Water to stop dehydration.

Sorry.... im getting right off the subject here... i didnt mean to do that. just to say... i have the same thing. i will always have a hard time adjusting after fills im thinking. maybe we are just very sensitive and there is more swelling with our pouch.. who knows.

[kll724 3,055]

Sorry for your discomfort. I am surprised that you have no restriction at 8 cc. I would, also, take a few more days of liquid. My own surgeon has us do 2 clear and 2 full liquids even after a unfill. You are probably very swollen.

Your surgeon sounds pretty aggressive to me. My son is at 7 cc and he can barley eat anything. I can't tolerate anymore than 5 cc. Maybe, it took this bit of stress to "kick" in your restriction.

Best wishes for your full recovery and weight loss. Karen