DrC: sudden loss of restriction?

[Sunta 4]

Hi Dr. C,

Thanks for participating in the forum. My question is: I'm about four months out and so far everything has been going well. I've had two fills. The first one was 1cc and the second was .5cc but when he did the second one half of the first one was not there, so I have a total of 1cc I think. My band holds a total of 4cc.

Since that fill 5 weeks ago, I had been doing great, having restriction, PB'd only about three times, and eating about a cup at each meal.

But the past three days, suddenly I have been experiencing hunger at pre-band levels and have been really struggling to not overeat because I'm starving.

I can also feel food "plopping" into my big stomach sometimes as if it's sliding right past the pouch.

Could this be a slip or a leak? Or is it normal for a fill to loosen in five weeks? I am worried about a leak because when he did my second fill only half of my first fill was in there, and now suddenly this loss of restriction.

I do have "some" restriction in that I will still get a golfball within the last three days if I eat too fast or take too big of bites, but I have almost no hunger reduction.

Thanks DrC.

Becky

[Trace Curry 1]

Becky,

Cases like yours are difficult to figure out over the net, but I think it's common for patients to lose restriction between fills early on. I attribute it to early weight loss that occurs causing the fat within the band to shrink.

Certainly can't rule out a port leak, but usually that's not the case.

Good luck,

Dr. C