Is this normal after a fill?

[sherrypep 91]

I was banded on 12/21/11. I lost 40 pounds the first 5 months and had many fills and nothing. Somewhere along the way I lost 4ccs. They said I should be at 10 but when I went the other day she was only able to pull about 6ccs out. She put in 2 1/2 more cc's and had to take a 1/2 out because i couldn't keep down any Water. Now two days later I am able to eat Greek Yogurt, about 3 tablespoons of Chili, and I chopped up some broccoli and chicken in my chopper and ate about 4 or 5 spoonfulls. I have a pain when I swallow right where the band is and the first night it hurt to even swallow. However, it seems to be getting better each day and the little bit of food I eat is staying down. Is my band too tight? Should I be able to eat more than a few forkfulls two days after the fill with no pressure. I am going for a fill adjustment with fluroscopy next week to see if my band is leaking, however I feel so much restriction now I think they were missing my port.

[line-dancer 810]

cant be missing your port cause you fill restriction. if tomorrow you don't feel better give them a call and go in. I s Water going down now?

[2muchfun 8,927]

If you haven't had restriction for a year now, you probably haven't learned how to eat properly with a well adjusted band? Right after this last fill, you probably had some edema around the band because 2.5 ccs is a lot to put in all at one time. Then as the swelling went down you were able to eat with less restriction?

Eat slow, Eat small and chew big.

tmf

[sherrypep 91]

Thanks, Water is going down but I feel it and any food I eat and I get a pain in my band after I swallow. I have also had terrible heartburn in my band area that wakes me up at night.

[CHEZNOEL 4,061]

need to unfill

[sherrypep 91]

I go next thursday for a fill adjustment with contrast under floroscopy to see where the missing 4cc's went, however, I am so tight right now I think I do need a unfill of a little bit. Since I can keep small amounts of food and liqued down, I think I can wait till Thursday and just have him take a half CC out to see if the pain in my band gets better.