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Hi,

I was banded 9/13 and had my 2nd fill yesterday. Both fills the doctor said he got push back and could feel the restriction. First fill he gave me 3.5cc's, yesterday was 1cc. I'm starving and it's not head hunger. Why can't I feel what he says is restriction. Getting annoyed and discouraged.

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Granted I'm no doctor, but if you're still always hungry, it sounds like you still will need another fill (or maybe more). 3.5cc isn't that much. I would talk to your doctor, explain your hunger, and see if you can get another fill in a couple weeks.

Best wishes.

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How big is your band and how many cc's are in it? I find it strange he could feel restriction on only your second fill but it depends on what size you have.

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It's a 10cc band.

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Oh and now has 4.5cc's.

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What he's saying is, he feels the band pushing back through the syringe as he inserts Fluid. It's not the same restriction we look for when eating. It means that the lining in your stomach is tight against the band.

The restriction we speak of is when the band starts to give us some early signs of satiety. Another signal of restriction is when food has difficulty passing through the band may get stuck temporarily. Taking smaller bites and chewing more can mitigate some of the stuck episodes but that doesn't seem to be your problem.

It can take up to 6 or more fills before you feel enough restriction to feel satisfied longer and with less food. In this case, restriction has two definitions.

tmf

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Thanks 2muchfun for the response. I didn't understand what he meant and why I couldn't feel it.

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it took me 3 fills before I started to fill restriction

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My doc told me the same thing. He said he could feel the Fluid pushing back and felt like the band may be as full as it might ever become. But, he was wrong. I got two more fills(6 total) before I found the green zone.

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I sure hope he doesn't tell me this is all the fills I'm going to get. I've lost 12 pounds since surgery and I'm starving.

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I had a kink in my tube once...lot's of kick back through the syringe...nothing to do with restriction.

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I had a kink in my tube once...lot's of kick back through the syringe...nothing to do with restriction.

Did it fix itself?

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Oh and now has 4.5cc's.

You have 4.5 in a 10cc band and the doctor feels push back...Something doesn't seem right about that. I too wonder if you have a kink. But I am just a dude, not a doc.

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Did it fix itself?

My port is right under the skin, it is clearly visible along with 2-3 inches of tubing....he always started fills by completely pulling out all Fluid in the band to check volume and clarity for leaks....the more he pulled back on the syringe, the more you can see the tube kink like a garden hose....

I was able to massage it as he worked the syringe and it straightened out....only happened that once...

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Hi,

I was banded 9/13 and had my 2nd fill yesterday. Both fills the doctor said he got push back and could feel the restriction. First fill he gave me 3.5cc's, yesterday was 1cc. I'm starving and it's not head hunger. Why can't I feel what he says is restriction. Getting annoyed and discouraged.

Hi Ready2Melt,

There could be several reasons for what your doctor is "feeling". Certainly a kinked tubing would provide that pushback the surgeon is feeling. I've personally had this similar thing happen to me, where the surgeon said I SHOULD be feeling restriction, but I was not. Mine was a different reason than what is mentioned above. My suggestion is to have a fill done using fluoroscopy. That way your doctor can SEE what your restriction level is....instead of guessing. Don't get discouraged/annoyed, etc....just as I did. Don't beat youself up! This thing really works....once properly adjusted. Best of luck to you. :)

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