Unfill or just swollen?

[unbroken40 31]

I am on my 3rd fill and have 6cc in my band. I am unable to tolerate anything other than mushy and liquids. Some have said the band is swollen after a fill or with weather change. I just don't want to unfill when my fills cost me $265 each time. Not covered by my insurance. Help!!

[dsimms 5]

It sounds like you are a bit overfilled. It is really up to you if you can manage this ...it may loosen a bit. You just need to make sure you are getting your Water in you don't want to get dehydrated. You also don't want to get stuck or be throwing up. Gods luck

[Kitt3000 757]

As long as you are able to have mushies and liquids, you should be ok. Give it time. After a fill, even a week later, I can still be tight, especially if under stress, flying, etc.. You can survive and thrive on what you are getting down now. If you have reflux, can't get Water down, or pb ... You might just have to unfill a bit. It seems like most peeps here have been told to have fluids for the first 24??

[terrydumont46 1,954]

be patient. as long as you are able to drink you have the time to wait this out. the fill before this fill it took me over 2 weeks before i graduated to solids. everyone told me to be patient. i was and it worked. i had another fill a month later. i even had gallbladder surgery without having any Fluid removed from my band. i had the fill on the 23rd and i still go back and forth between mushies, solids and liquids. but i will be patient. i don't understand unless you are unable to keep any fluids down why you would want to do a unfill. like you said they are expensive. good luck to you

[unbroken40 31]

Were you losing weight during those two weeks or did your body go into starvation mode? That is my fear with limited calorie intake.

[Pepper28 82]

Ive been "knowingly" (no bones about it) too tight for 1 week now. Im talking Night Coughs, sliming from drinking Water, unable to swallow spit.

This week alone ive lost my very FIRST 11lbs in 6 months.

I paid outta pocket & let me say again, my first 11lbs & Ive gotta be this miserable to do it???

Today is the 8th day w/this fill level & I feel a lot better. Im onto Soups & Protein shakes for now until this band's swelling subsides some more.

I walk walk walk the stuck pain away until the sliming stops & walking also forces the food or liquids thru. So does warm showers & heating pads until this thing loosens on its own.