Do I need another fill?

[ginger 0]

I have a 4cc band and I am filled with 2.0cc. I go back to the doctor on Thursday for a follow up and I'm not sure if I need another fill or not.

Some days I can eat just fine, some days I can't and end up PB'ing. It can be the same food. For example, one day I can get down fish ok, but the next day, if I try to eat leftover fish, I PB. So, it doesn't appear to be the consistancy of what I am eating, but the day in which I am eating it. I eat slow and chew well.

It has been 3 weeks since my last fill and I have only lost 2 lbs.

What do you think...should I get another fill?

[Kat817 19]

These bands are fickle, that's for sure!!! I would kind of hold off on the fill until I could eat consistantly. Pay very close attention to how you are eating, is my only advice. I get in a hurry, or space out, and revert to my old gobble habits, and ooops......

My best advice would be to discuss it with the Dr. he should have better advice than I can offer, I am sure he has seen it all!!!

Good Luck!!

Kat

[ItsGottaGo! 0]

I am wondering the same thing because I have the same problem. Some days the same food goes down, other days stuck and slime and PB. And what exactly is that slime and where does it come from??

[Kat817 19]

When you eat something that gets stuck, or makes your feel too tight, your body tries to help it get through by producing massive quantities of what we lovingly refer to as "slime". It is just mucus, a heavy type of saliva. The problem being, when things aren't moving, that thick stuff backs up quickly. I myself am a spitter when it comes to sliming. I keep a throw away cup or old water bottle in the car to use, it is gross, but safer than letting it make me throw it up. You are right tho, it is nasty stuff!!!

You might just put a call in to the Dr. and see what they say, and maybe avoid a wasted trip.

Good Luck!

Kat