Man Am I Tight

carlacollins · September 14, 2006

Anyone ever have a fill and they are too tight to eat but not to get down liquids and if so...how long did it take or did it loosen up after a bit...

Yesterday I was realllll tight...today it seems a little better and got down some egg drop soup...hate to get unfilled if it will loosen up.....????? :help:

any suggestions...I am a 4.2 in a 10 cc band.....:help:

Carlene · September 14, 2006

DON'T MAKE YOUR BAND MAD. If you try and eat solids too soon, you will swell and be right back to square one. Be patient and stay on liquids for a couple more days.

carlacollins · September 14, 2006

Thanks Carlene...so you think it will loosen up in a couple of days??? and dont worry about me not staying on liquids...lol...I couldnt eat anything solid if someone was to pay me a million bucks!

giveyouthemoon · September 15, 2006

You are too tight. There is no benefit of being too tight. It will drive you to eat things that you can get through the band which are NOT going to help you lose. Remember, the band is made to hold food in the pouch for a couple hours, thus keeping you from being hungry. If you are drinking all you eat, you are defeating all the reasons you got the band. Get an unfill. Take it from my experience!!! Being too tight is miserable and no, it won't loosen up in a couple days.

My band doctor's philosophy on fills...."better to be a bit too loose and able to eat too many bites of chicken breast than too tight and eating milkshakes"

Get an unfill!

Oh, and being too tight is the #1 reason for slips.

Carlene · September 15, 2006

There is no benefit of being too tight. It will drive you to eat things that you can get through the band which are NOT going to help you lose. Remember, the band is made to hold food in the pouch for a couple hours, thus keeping you from being hungry. If you are drinking all you eat, you are defeating all the reasons you got the band.

This is all very true.

no, it won't loosen up in a couple days.

This is not necessarily true. I have often had fills that "loosen up" in a week or two. At our house the joke is that it takes 2 weeks for my fills to loosen up, and two weeks for my husband's to show up. Everyone is different.

My band doctor's philosophy on fills...."better to be a bit too loose and able to eat too many bites of chicken breast than too tight and eating milkshakes"

Good philosophy! And good advice, too!

Oh, and being too tight is the #1 reason for slips.

This is certianly something that many doctors, including mine, suspect. My surgeon will no longer do fills without fluoro for this very reason. Being over-filled for a week or two is not generally thought to cause slippage, however. Being over-filled for a long time is definitely not a good idea - for lots of reasons.

carlacollins · September 16, 2006

Hey gals..thanks for the advice...believe it or not..I am starting to loosen up a little...I had a scrambled egg earlier...the doc said to give it a week and we will re-eval then...he said as long as I am able to stay hydrated then give it a week and see how it goes then...I am starting to be able to eat a little so I think it may loosen up...and I ask him about the slippage and he said as long as it doesnt go on for LONG extended periods of time then we should be fine...he said we will keep a watch on it...THANKS for the advice you guys are the BEST !! MUCH LOVE