Will this Change?

Terrilen · November 10, 2006

I have not had a fill since January and that had been my only one. After going back to my Dr and re comitting to a healthy band lifestyle I got my second fill. I told my Dr that I never really felt any restriction with my first fill so I guess he really made sure I would feel it this time! It is my 2nd day on Clear Liquids and I can just barley sip to get them to stay down! I am sooo thirsty but I cannot drink Water like I need to. I have even been PBing in my sleep waking up with Fluid coming out of my mouth and nose...yes nose! What I am worried about is am I going to get tighter in the next week or so? Or will this all calm down? Am I bad for wanting to stay super tight so I CANNOT eat? Thanks for any responses.

blj5362 · November 13, 2006

No your not bad at all, I went through the samething with my last fill. The first one I felt no restriction and boy the second wow what a difference. I couldn't keep anything down including Water. That has been almost two weeks now and still I have to be very very careful. Only tiny tiny bites of food and sips of water. I was waking up at night feeling like I was going to PB but nothing was in my tummy to actually come out except for saliva. I stuck it out called my doc finally after about a week of this and he told me just to be very careful that this was a learning stage that I had to go though.

barbara465 · November 13, 2006

You should not allow yourself to be overfilled. It is not normal not to be able to drink and eat in moderation. Not being able to keep liquids down is not good and overfills lead to other complications. Some have reported reflux, slippage, etc. from being overfilled.

It will not get better by waiting for weeks. I would go in and get a slight unfill. Consult with your doctor, but it isn't good to stay this way too long.

jackal1209 · November 13, 2006

I don't think this is a good situation, and believe you could be over filled.

15 months post op, and six fills total, never had that extreme a reaction.

I always noticed a difference, and some more so than others, but had a normal dinner usually that night. Also the fills I had were never more than

one or two tenths at a time, and never closer than a month together, usually 3-4 months apart. Like I say, I believe you may have gotten too much to quickly. I base my opinion (and I stress opinion) cause I'm no doctor, on my experience, and my mentoring of other bandsters here locally.

15 months post op.

201 pounds lost, at goal!

Life is good!

Terrilen · November 13, 2006

I have been TOTATLY miserable being this tight! I am at the point I can hardly hold down sips of room temp water! I have an appt with my Dr first thing tomarrow! I just wish I had done it sooner...I just kept thinking it would loosen up a tad. Man have I been sick!!!! Word to the wise it is better to be to loose than too tight!

barbara465 · November 13, 2006

Good luck tomorrow. You will feel so much better getting a slight unfill. You should feel it almost immediately. You will be able to drink normally and life will be good.

I have found that I have to get small fills. I don't get over .3 at a time. Others can get .5 or more and be just fine. Not me. I also don't react until about 6-10 days after a fill.

Everyone is different and you will learn what works for you. However, don't let yourself go too long being overfilled. Its not good for you. Glad you took that step to get an unfill.

Feel better soon.

carol134 · November 14, 2006

I have not had a fill since January and that had been my only one. After going back to my Dr and re comitting to a healthy band lifestyle I got my second fill. I told my Dr that I never really felt any restriction with my first fill so I guess he really made sure I would feel it this time! It is my 2nd day on clear liquids and I can just barley sip to get them to stay down! I am sooo thirsty but I cannot drink Water like I need to. I have even been PBing in my sleep waking up with Fluid coming out of my mouth and nose...yes nose! What I am worried about is am I going to get tighter in the next week or so? Or will this all calm down? Am I bad for wanting to stay super tight so I CANNOT eat? Thanks for any responses.

Boy reading this makes me realize I only thought I was tight on my last fill!!!! I am so sorry you went through this, I have read where people actually wake up choking and can't imagine this happening, and I hope it NEVER does happen to me.

My last fill was very tight but I did wait it out and glad I did because it did loosen up, as it always had in the past. But never would I except the choking in my sleep.< /p>

Hope your doing better by now.

julier · November 14, 2006

i can tell you that i am experiencing something close. i had my second fill on a 4cc band friday. I was not able to do anything but fluids as well. Cream of wheat was my first trial on Sunday as i just needed something more than a Protein Shake. Last night i had about 2 tbsps of mashed potatoe, 10 canned greenbeans, and about1/2 ounce of chicken shredded in my coffee grinder. It took me almost 45 min to eat that and it was a bit painful. I ate little tiny bites. I learned alot from my new doc that i didnt from the first fill doc. but i was not allowed to eat anything even soft actually until tommorrow, i have been truly very careful. I did PB a bit and came close to upchucking once. it seems to be calming down. Cold Jello is very soothing by the way:hungry:

Terrilen · November 14, 2006

Well I saw my Dr today and he took me from a fill of 2.3cc to 1.8. I had lost 16 pounds in 6 days so you can say I had been sick! I was worried at first about him taking too much out but having been sooo sick I said go ahead, I can always get another fill. I learned too tight aint right! Ha!