Dilation?! Has anybody had one?

[dramastarr 9]

I made sone mistakes, I got a fill that was too tight and waited too long to get an unfill. They did an ex ray and told ne it was dilation. I am freaking out because I keep hearing that when you have this happen you will continue to have issues afterwards. I had to get Fluid taken out, .7ccs, on liquids for 4 days, then 4 days mushy and go back in a month. Does anyone who has gone through this have any advice?

[B-52 7,113]

Did you have any symptoms of a Dilated Pouch? Or was it a side effect of being too tight and it was something they picked up on.

The pouch is still part of the stomach, and has the same characteristics the stomach does....it will stretch when full and contract when empty....if your band was too tight OR you ate too much too fast even though the signals were there to slow down or stop....either way, too much food accumulated in your pouch and it stretched the same as one's stomach will when overeating....

One can closely monitor and heed the signals when eating..stop when you need to stop, slow down, time between bites....so as not to overload your pouch, OR one can get un-filled and let the food pass through faster and easier....

Speaking only for myself and my experience/observations....my pouch dilates all the time...perhaps not severe....but I can tell when it does just from experience....

My band is adjusted so, that my portions are automatically set...I cannot over eat no matter how hard I might try.

But I will notice, about every 6 weeks, my portions are slowly getting larger than normal with no feedback....'

When that happens, I do what some refer to as the 5 day pouch test...in other words all liquids for a few days to give the band a rest and let the pouch return to normal, and get my restriction back to where I am accustomed to.

I am drinking Water right now...if I were to take 2-3 large gulps, I will get that pain! The pouch stretch!......I will also probably spit it up because I am introducing something faster than the band will allow to go through.

This can happen more easily if drinking carbonated drinks and not having that relationship with your band yet......

This is why I will NEVER drink while eating....swallowing Water when food is sitting there will instantly expand the volume in my pouch...resulting in bad things....some say it washes the food down...sure, if you don't have much restriction. Otherwise....

My Dr. has showed me x-rays of some serious dilated pouches....his comment was "some people just don't know when to stop!" and will eat right through any pain.

The few people I know who have had severe dilations, had to get complete un-filled. Given enough time for things to return to normal, then start the slow process of band adjustment all over again....never heard of long term complications other than behavior issues where thy never learn their lesson. Never learn how to properly eat. And never loose the weight they hoped for.

Again, this is all just me talking.....ask and listen to your Dr.s advice.

[dramastarr 9]

Thsnk you do much. I am on liquids 3 days then nushys 3 days. My band was too tight abd I had sinus drainage. When I did have relief to eat I over dud it vi have learned my lesson. Too tight is not too good, vomiting is a bad sign, slime means something happened, all weight loss is not good weight loss.