Hello from San Antonio

[BrendaM 0]

Hello everyone! I'm so glad to have found this forum. I was banded on June 22, 2006 and received my first fill last Wednesday, August 2nd. I'd lost 14 lbs. before the fill and have lost 6 more since. Before the fill I could eat whatever I wanted though I followed the diet pretty carefully. I was happy with the weight loss (I started at 244),less joint pain, lower blood pressure, etc. Since I've had the fill (8 days) I am constantly in pain. One bite (cottage cheese) can cause radiating pain through my chest and back that lasts several hours. Same thing with a sip of Water or no-calorie Crystal Light. When I can drink 3 oz. of water over an hour and a half it's miraculous. But that's happened only once, yesterday. Is this normal? I can't find anything in my information pack from the WISH CENTER that talks about this part. But, it's because of this unpleasant phenomenon that I happened to find this place. And, on top of it all, my stomach growls and growls. :omg: Any helpful words would certainly be appreciated.

Brenda

[sweetviolet 0]

you may be overfilled--the band is also tighter in the am...try liquid sips first --take your time!! sometimes i think i am eating slowly but apparently not--feel like i swallowed a gopher!! not fun!! first fill 6 aug--1cc in a 10cc band--don't go back till 6 sep--down 27lbs....hang in!!

[dolphin_dreams 0]

Welcome to the board. Sounds like you may be too tight. Call your doctor and tell him what is happening. Let us know how things go. Good luck!