6 Fills and no weight loss/restriction

[Guest Terra]

I was banded back in October. I have had 6 Fills up to 3.8 cc and still feel no restriction. The last fill was done by floro and the doctor said everthing looked fine. I have not lost any weight yet. I am beginning to think the lap-band was not put in properly. Has anyone had this experience?

[Alexandra 55]

Hi Terra,

When your doctor did the fluoro fill on you, did you do a barium swallow test? Could you feel restriction at that point? Did your doctor make an attempt to show you what restriction felt like? Did you sense a change in restriction at some point after your fill or was it just absent from the start? Has he been able to pull Fluid out from your band or is he just adding and adding each time?

Depending on the answers to my questions above, you may have a leak or your doctor might be missing the port altogether when he's trying to fill your band. If he saw the band's position on the x-ray and he said it was OK, that is likely not the problem.

This must be frustrating, but Michele here can tell you that it is not hopeless. Just be persistent and keep telling your doctor that whatever he is doing is NOT resulting in restriction. Your band is not working properly until you feel restriction that presents an obstacle to eating too much, so be vocal if you're not getting what you need.

[shellyj 5]

boy i know your frustration.

i went 6 months with little to no restriction. i had 4.2 cc's at one time. my problem was fixed without surgery. the saline that they use to fill you was going into my port but was getting stuck in a pocket so it didnt travel to my band.

i had 2 swallow studies and contacted INAMED to light a fire under my dr's tush. (they kept telling everything was fine)

if you would like to read more about my experience i have kept a profile on obesityhelp.com here is the link:

http://www.obesityhelp.com/morbidobesity/profile.phtml?N=j1054580265

feel free to email me or private message if you want anymore info