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last monday i went for my check up and dr said lets try one more small fill

i was doing ok but not really losing and not staying full so he did .5 that put me to 1.5 in my 4 cc band did the liquids the rest of the day and the next day did full liquids then to soft but i notice tightness by then.. i wasnt feeling well on thurs or friday so i really didnt eat sat comes and i had a bit of hot Tomato Soup i really coudnt get soilds down so i thought ok maybe im a bit to tight or from not feeling welll.. so sunday morning came and i got up and was thirsty i really didnt realize i hadnt drank very much over the last couple days cause i was just sleeping a lot so any way i take a drink and YUP girgled it right back up so i tried again nothing would go down so i called dr and he said go to ER the chief or surgery came down and they did a swollow test TIGHT AS A DRUM! so they took out the .5 that my dr put in on monday and weeeeeeeeee Water went down no prob!~ i begged them not to take it all they wanted to i said i was fine before the last fill no probs so they let me keep it. Im feeling much better now they said i was very dyhydrated and that prob why i wasnt feeling well I guess you really need to learn to listen to your body with this new tool .. Time to really start paying attention!

LESSON LEARNED

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Ouch! I'm so glad you got to keep most of your fill! And I'm glad you didn't wait too long to get it taken care of! Scary stuff!

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im gald too i have read the boards long enough to know NEVER WAIT! LOL im learning soo much and with the boards help i am learnign faster!

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I'm so glad you posted this. It helped me make my decision. I was debating if I should get fill #2 right before I went travelling out of town. I have now decided against it because the same thing could happen to me (I currently have 1cc in a 4cc band) as happened to you, and I sure don't want to be far from my doc if anything like that were to happen. So glad you're feeling better!

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I KNOW that feeling oh so well...had 4 cc in a 10 cc band for my first fill...wow was I tooooo tight...so I had to have 1.5 taken out and it was like...whew relief at last...I couldnt even swallow my own spit I was so tight!.. I too am grateful for these boards and the knowledge it provides...

Love to all!

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I am so glad you are ok and not hospitilized for dehydration!!! You Good Girl you for calling your doctor!!!!!!!!

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