Too tight??

[juju1289 6]

Hi everyone!

I was banded agust/ 2012 and I just had my third fill yesterday and today has been the biggest nightmare. I tried to have some scrambled eggs for Breakfast. Got to about the third little piece and couldn't have anymore and about 15 min later i vomited all the eggs. I thought maybe i had eaten too fast as i was not used to this feeling. For lunch i put some Soup in the blender, had 2 spoons and the same with the eggs i threw it all up. The only thing i was able to keep down with a lot of pain and gurgling was a gogurt. Ive called my doctor and i have an appointment tomorrow. But I'm afraid to get an unfill and be able to eat too much but i also don't wanna stay like this. I feel so frustrated. Does anyone have any advice? I dont know if what im feeling is "normal" if i should just give myself some more time before running to get an unfill? Right now i dont even know how many ccs i have. I never thought to ask until i found this forum today and read everyone talking about their ccs but if i do end up going tomorrow ill definitely ask him how much im at. If anyone could help id be very grateful thank u!

[del 1]

You could try liquids for up to 2 1/2 days then go back to solids. You won't know full affect of the last adjustment until 7 days after. I had my first fill from Prof O Brien 2 days ago and am still struggling with thick liquids. But I can survive a few more days this way just to see how it turns out.

[DELETE THIS ACCOUNT! 12,703]

A lot of surgeons recommend liquids for the first 24 hours after a fill because of the stomach swelling that can occur. It's possible your stomach is just really irritated, especially since you ate so soon after a fill and threw it up.

Plus, eggs aren't an easy band food at all. Many people have major problems eating eggs so it's not surprising they're giving you problems too.

Granted I'm no doctor and this is just my opinion, but I'd go back to liquids for 24 hours, then mushies, then gradually work solids back in. Give your stomach swelling and irritation time to subside before deciding if you're too tight or not.

[hmd 7]

Having basically the same thing... Got a 14cc band with about 5 in. Had 1/2 cc right before Xmas. I've had sliming after one or two bites. Thinking about having it removed but I'm gonna try to eat smaller bites (if that's possible). Very frustrating but I have appt on 15th. The plan was to get an additional 1/2cc but I need to decide whether to go through with it or have that last 1/2 removed. Weight loss has been awesome since surgery 7/6/12. 35lbs to goal

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[AmyBK 1]

I'm in the same boat. Had a fool yesterday and I could only consume a half bottle of Water today and a half bottle of Protein Shake. Even a sip of water is painful. I talked to the doctor today. I'll give it another day or so and see if it gets better. If I were you I'd stick to liquids for a few days.

[Sojourner 2,446]

Hi everyone!

I was banded agust/ 2012 and I just had my third fill yesterday and today has been the biggest nightmare. I tried to have some scrambled eggs for Breakfast. Got to about the third little piece and couldn't have anymore and about 15 min later i vomited all the eggs. I thought maybe i had eaten too fast as i was not used to this feeling. For lunch i put some Soup in the blender, had 2 spoons and the same with the eggs i threw it all up. The only thing i was able to keep down with a lot of pain and gurgling was a gogurt. Ive called my doctor and i have an appointment tomorrow. But I'm afraid to get an unfill and be able to eat too much but i also don't wanna stay like this. I feel so frustrated. Does anyone have any advice? I dont know if what im feeling is "normal" if i should just give myself some more time before running to get an unfill? Right now i dont even know how many ccs i have. I never thought to ask until i found this forum today and read everyone talking about their ccs but if i do end up going tomorrow ill definitely ask him how much im at. If anyone could help id be very grateful thank u!

My surgeon advises his patients to remain on a complete liquid diet for 48 hours post fill, and then spend 1 day on soft foods only after every fill.

Your experiences today may be that your fill is too tight, or it could be that your band area is still irritated from the fill. It was wise to call your surgeon; you should have been given some post fill instructions to follow.

I would make an effort to stay properly hydrated (because dehydration can put you in the hospital), and definitely keep that appointment tomorrow.

Don't be overly concerned to have a slight unfill; it was necessary for me to have .5cc Fluid removed after I had a stomach virus. After recovering from the virus and having less Fluid in my band, I still have more restriction than I did before the last fill which had to be removed. I don't understand it, but pleased with the level of restriction I've had since getting sick...

I hope you feel better...

[LadyMaggie 145]

I agree with Mis73; 2 days of liquid; eggs are ALWAYS a problem for me

[juju1289 6]

Thank u so much everyone!

They always tell me to stay on liquids only for the rest of the day after the fill and i always do it but they never told me to do it for 24 or 48 hrs. Today after the Soup ive been on Water only but even that goes down with a lot of pain and gurgling. I guess ill go tomorrow and see what he says. Thanks again everyone. Im so glad i found this forum. I was soo frustrated and disappointed but reading what all of u have posted and having all of u answer my doubts i feel much better and so grateful to all of u who took the time to write. :-)

[Raquel❤ 1]

I've come to realize that anything solid in the morning is like "ya right!!" I have to gradually throughout the day start with liquids for lunch maybe some hot Soup or yogurt (something soft) then by the end if the day I can maybe eat something a bit lee solid. Especially when I've jut had an adj I have to be really careful about why I try to eat or ill be like "vom" city up in here!! Hope this helps. Good luck !

[Raquel❤ 1]

I've come to realize that anything solid in the morning is like "ya right!!" I have to gradually throughout the day start slowly with anything solid like the morning is strictly liquid then for lunch maybe some hot Soup or yogurt (something soft) then by the end if the day I can maybe eat something a bit more solid. Especially when I've jut had an adj I have to be really careful about why I try to eat or ill be like "vom" city up in here!! Hope this helps. Good luck !

[Raquel❤ 1]

I've come to realize that anything solid in the morning is like "ya right!!" I have to gradually throughout the day start with liquids for Breakfast then lunch maybe some hot Soup or yogurt (something soft) then by the end if the day I can maybe eat something a bit lee solid. Especially when I've jut had an adj I have to be really careful about why I try to eat or ill be like "vom" city up in here!! Hope this helps. Good luck !

[Marie Brown 1]

My doctor told me "fluids only for the first two days after a fill and the sliders on the third day".

Your doc should have told you this also.

I hope you feel better soon.

[Startingover2012new 7]

I had my first fill yesterday 1.5cc this morning it took me 5 hrs to get a Protein Shake down. And I had a lot of gas (burping). I called the dr office and they had me come back in this afternoon and the dr took some out. He told me that if I was to tight the only way it will get better is to have some Fluid taken out. I feel so much better. I was able to drink Soup for dinner. I was disappointed at first because I want the weight to come off fast. But I have decided I did not get like this over night and the weight is not going to come off overnight. I hope you get to feeling better soon.

[juju1289 6]

I had my first fill yesterday 1.5cc this morning it took me 5 hrs to get a Protein shake down. And I had a lot of gas (burping). I called the dr office and they had me come back in this afternoon and the dr took some out. He told me that if I was to tight the only way it will get better is to have some Fluid taken out. I feel so much better. I was able to drink Soup for dinner. I was disappointed at first because I want the weight to come off fast. But I have decided I did not get like this over night and the weight is not going to come off overnight. I hope you get to feeling better soon.

Thats exactly what i keep reminding myself that it did not happen overnight. The reason why i was debating whether to take some out or not was exactly because i want the weight gone but after today i really dont wanna be like this. I feel super weak cuz nothing will stay down and i need my energy to work out :-) thanks!

[dfav3412 116]

Startingover...your doctor is very wise. Being too tight generally will cause problems down the road if you don't get some fill taken out and actually will set you back in your weight loss. I will give you a tip if you don't already do this...after a fill sit in the doctors reception area and drink Water for 1/2 hour. You should know by then if your fill is ok. If you have any problems drinking during that 1/2 hour then you need to have some taken out. If everything goes well and you leave then do Clear Liquids the rest of the day, next day full liquids, then the next day mushies. Also just throwing this out there...if you get an unfill you should do liquids too. People don't generally get that information but being unfilled there still is swelling around the band.