Fills

[madsville 4]

So this is what I got from the surgeon that did my band.... great info

Our rule of thumb is to give it a few weeks and if you haven't lost or are going up in weight, you need to get back in to see your surgeon sooner than your next appointment. Doing adjustments under fluoro is great to see a picture of the flow of food moving from your pouch to your stomach, but it doesn't tell him how YOU are feeling about your restriction. So you have to give him visual pictures of too much: good examples of solid meals you felt like were too much, time frames ("I am now hungry, not just in my head, two hours after a meal and it used to keep me satisfied 4 hours or more), etc.

So now I make an appt

[JustWatchMe 7,117]

. When it's at 7, how well did you get down food

food is always able to go down. My only stuck episodes were with dry pork or other meats that I didn't chew thoroughly or ate too fast.

Edited March 9, 2015 by JustWatchMe

[madsville 4]

Im furious! This new DR only wants to do the fills under FLUOROSCOPY. Granted... it shows him how things are moving ...but it doesn't give him an indication of how I AM FEELING. I had an office visit with him the other day ( he didn't put my band in) and he wouldnt do a fill there but said we had to do it under FLOURO. I gave him all the issues I was feeling.... not full, gaining weight ( up15 lbs) , always hungry. I wish I could find another Dr that would fill me JUST ONCE and let me get that feeling back. I haven't had a fill since April.

So.... now I am afraid to put anything into my mouth. I don't get to have a fill until April 23 ( at that rate I will have gained everything back)

HELP!

[JustWatchMe 7,117]

Fluoro is great ! Why is that bad? You should still be able to get a fill if you need it. It's just a way for him to see the flow of liquid through the band as well as the band placement. I'm not sure I understand the problem unless it's that you didn't want to wait that long (?). Good luck.

[KateP 359]

Im furious! This new DR only wants to do the fills under FLUOROSCOPY. Granted... it shows him how things are moving ...but it doesn't give him an indication of how I AM FEELING. I had an office visit with him the other day ( he didn't put my band in) and he wouldnt do a fill there but said we had to do it under FLOURO. I gave him all the issues I was feeling.... not full, gaining weight ( up15 lbs) , always hungry. I wish I could find another Dr that would fill me JUST ONCE and let me get that feeling back. I haven't had a fill since April.

So.... now I am afraid to put anything into my mouth. I don't get to have a fill until April 23 ( at that rate I will have gained everything back)

HELP!

I can understand why you don't want to wait, but in the span of your life, this isn't a long time! And I can understand why, if he isn't your original doctor he wants to check things out. Also, he doesn't yet have a relatiobshipmwith you to know if you are someone who understates/exaggerates/dramatises etc..

[madsville 4]

Here's a crazy question what is the "" full amount in a band? I went to a new doctor due to my relocation yesterday and he pulled out 3.2 to see how much was in my band. He replaced that and added another 1.0. Because I've been in the yellow for a good 90 days there has been no restriction and after yesterday's Fill I only feel a tad bit of restriction. It's been a year since my last fill and I wonder if it is going to take a day or two or even a week for that restriction feeling to come into play. I know he is being conservative as a new doctor to me. Your thoughts?????

[KateP 359]

Here's a crazy question what is the "" full amount in a band? I went to a new doctor due to my relocation yesterday and he pulled out 3.2 to see how much was in my band. He replaced that and added another 1.0. Because I've been in the yellow for a good 90 days there has been no restriction and after yesterday's Fill I only feel a tad bit of restriction. It's been a year since my last fill and I wonder if it is going to take a day or two or even a week for that restriction feeling to come into play. I know he is being conservative as a new doctor to me. Your thoughts?????

Depends on the size of the band! There are quite a few! Most people now seem to have the 10 or the 14 cc models. There is no clarity about how full full is! Some doctors won't fill anywhere near capacity. Other fill right up to it!

My fills never took time to kick in, the way I felt as I drank my Water and ate my yoghurt before I left the hospital was how it kept on feeling. Every time.

[madsville 4]

How do I know the capacity ?

[KateP 359]

How do I know the capacity ?

Only by asking your surgeon or reading your medical notes! You shouid have been told at the the of the op.

[madsville 4]

Here's a crazy question what is the "" full amount in a band? I went to a new doctor due to my relocation yesterday and he pulled out 3.2 to see how much was in my band. He replaced that and added another 1.0. Because I've been in the yellow for a good 90 days there has been no restriction and after yesterday's Fill I only feel a tad bit of restriction. It's been a year since my last fill and I wonder if it is going to take a day or two or even a week for that restriction feeling to come into play. I know he is being conservative as a new doctor to me. Your thoughts?????

Depends on the size of the band! There are quite a few! Most people now seem to have the 10 or the 14 cc models. There is no clarity about how full full is! Some doctors won't fill anywhere near capacity. Other fill right up to it!

My fills never took time to kick in, the way I felt as I drank my Water and ate my yoghurt before I left the hospital was how it kept on feeling. Every time.

I have my notes .... Will review . It's a AP STANDANDARD

[TheProfessor 378]

I've learned sometimes just a teeny fill, .01ccs, can make a world of difference (thanks @@JustWatchMe!) .

I've had 3 fills since my surgery on Dec.18th, 2014: one at .5ccs, and the last two .3ccs. Wouldn't want any more than that as "creeping towards the green' seems to be the way to go... slow and easy does it, rather than getting a whopper 1.0cc (or more) fill, then finding there is so much restriction you are forced to eat soft foods or liquids only, and are sliming or vomiting constantly, leading to a de-fill.

So one or two tiny steps forward at a time so you don't have to get de-filled and slide backwards, undoing all the good you've done over the past few weeks/months!