Am I Too Tight?

[kaptex 0]

This is my first post so go easy on me. ;-} I was banded on Dec 14th and I had my 1st fill on January 4th of 3 cc's, another on February 5th of 2cc's and the 3rd fill on the 5th of March of 1.5 cc's (total of 6.5cc's no I do not know what size my band is but felt like I was truly restricted for the first time) and everything seemed to be fine. I was back on liquids for 2 days, then soft foods for 1, and finally had my first meal Friday night. I ate my 3 oz of turkey and about a 1/4 cup of green Beans and felt satisfied so I stopped there. I was finally feeling like I might be where I needed to be.

I got up Saturday and had my hot drink with my Mucinex and as happened since the fill I felt a little tightness when swallowing first thing in the morning but after an hour or so that went away unless I took too big of a bite or swallow then I would have that tightness again. I had my protien drink which went down fine but because it was a little later than usual I did not eat lunch and was going to do an early dinner and a protien drink later (my husband works nights so we are up late and I would have had time to have it long before going to bed.)

I finished my protien drink around 1:00pm and made my dinner (again with turkey and vegetables) at 5:30pm. I ate about 8 bites of the turkey, all smaller than a dime, but right away I started to feel that tight feeling in my throat so I stopped. I will admit that those 8 bites, while the right size, chewed at least 30 times, and not dry, might have been eaten a little faster than I normally would have since I was talking to my husband about our current bathroom remodel and was not totally focusing on what I was doing. It didn't take more than a couple of minutes for it all to come back up. I waited about an hour and went back to liquid instead. I tried a protien drink but that came back as well so I again waited awhile then went to Tomato Soup made with fat free milk and I was able to keep that down.

However, this morning I got up and I have tried hot Water, hot tea, more Soup, yogurt, and black coffee all in an attempt to get something down. I was able to drink a very small amount of hot tea when I took my Mucinex and keep that down but everything I have tried since then comes back up. I have looked at everything I am supposed to be doing and aside from last night possibly eating too fast I can't find anything out of order. Why would I be ok earlier in the week and then now have a problem? I do intend to call my doctor in the morning if this keeps up but I just wondered if anyone has had this happen after a fill and it just took a few days for the pouch/stomach to adjust and did not end up having to have anything taken out of the band or am I too tight? Sorry for the long post i was just trying to include as much detail as possible.

[2muchfun 8,927]

Many things can affect your stomach lining to cause a little inflammation. TOM, sodium, a stuck episode like you experienced, stress and medications? If you were right where you need to be, just a little nudge can make you too tight.

Having said that, you may have been just a little too tight to begin with. Maybe fine for Soups and liquids but as you said, distraction may have caused you to eat too quickly causing a small stuck episode. Call your doctor in the morning and you might consider a very small unfill/adjustment?

Good luck and no one is here to beat you up but you might want to use paragraphs, long posts like yours without a break are hard to read?

tmf

[2muchfun 8,927]

One more thing. Look at your band just like it's a ring on your finger? The same events I mentioned can cause just a little swelling in your hands, as well as your stomach lining.

tmf

[kaptex 0]

Thanks for the posting tip. ;-} I wondered myself if I might be just a little too tight but when I was able to eat ok Friday night I was hoping I was ok. I will consider a small unfil if needed since I don't have insurance coverage anymore I am trying to do things correctly to the letter to avoid any chance of my doing something to cause it to slip.