Question about overfill

Kirsten117 · September 24, 2006

I'm getting ready for my first fill in a week, and I've been reading a lot about people who have been overfilled and have to go back for an unfill. Are these overfill's generally done with or without flouroscopy? I kind of thought that with flouro, you have a much better chance of not being over filled. Is that right?

I am travelling back down to Dr. Ortiz for my fill with flouro, and would hate to have to travel back for an overfill.

Thanks!

Alexandra · September 24, 2006

Kirsten, what you're referring to is most likely when people's bodies react to the fill days or weeks later resulting in a too-tight situation. Certainly fluoroscopy during a fill is going to allow the surgeon to be very precise with the adjustment then and there, and many doctors (mine included) swear by it for that reason. But it's not a guarantee that some time later on your stomach tissues won't swell and tighten the stoma up. That's a possibility at any time, even months later. And it's at times like that we need unfills.

marys · September 25, 2006

Hi Kristen,

I get my fills from Ortiz (dr romero does them) too I had one unfill and it was due to me eating a piece of sushi at 10am about a week or so after a fill - it got stuck i threw up for two days and couldn't keep my saliva down Had to go emergency to tijuna for that unfill - very very expensive and no fun at all. i'm just now after many months back to my original fill - once you get an unfill you have to really let your tummy rest as get refilled slowly - big pain.