Fears of Stretching

[melissa18295 0]

Does anyone else ever fear that they may have stretched the pouch above the band too much?

My weight has remained steady for the past few month, no loss, no gain. I have about 2.75cc's in my 4 cc band and I am not feeling much restriction in my portions of food. I keep having these terrible thoughts that I could have stretched my pouch too much and have ruined my entire surgery!!! Sometimes I feel like I could eat and eat and eat...and others I feel very restricted but will keep eating until I am sick. I obviously still need to control my eating habits.

Has anyone else felt this way? Have any comforting advice?

Thanks!

[Jachut 487]

Hmmm, I just got filled to 2.9 from 2.6 and I can feel it now. But at 2.6 I could still eat quite a LOT, a whole sandwich in fact, which is quite unusual. It really is possible to have that much in your band and still not be properly restricted.

But I have gotten a handle on stopping at satisfied, I dont eat till I"m sick ever. So yes, you really do need to control that behaviour or you will be at risk of stretching your pouch.

[Mischievous1 6]

Hmmm, I just got filled to 2.9 from 2.6 and I can feel it now. But at 2.6 I could still eat quite a LOT, a whole sandwich in fact, which is quite unusual. It really is possible to have that much in your band and still not be properly restricted.

But I have gotten a handle on stopping at satisfied, I dont eat till I"m sick ever. So yes, you really do need to control that behaviour or you will be at risk of stretching your pouch.

Wow, I can't even eat a half piece of toast without it getting

stuck and I don't have alot of restriction, a whole sandwich is amazing...I wonder if it's because you've lost so much and have very little fat between your stomach and band???? Isn't it interesting how different we all are?

[Jachut 487]

My doc said to me when he came in after the surgery that they'd gone with the smaller band becuase I had quite a small stomach, and not a huge amount of internal fat (well of course I had too much, I was obese but I carried most of it around my lower body), and he said I might find I needed more fill to get good restriction.

Small stomach? News to me, lol. I could certainly fit a lot in it. But I'm tall and fairly fine framed so maybe I do have smallish organs, I dont know.

But anyway, what he said has proven to be the case. Even at 2.9 I can feel restriction but can still eat bread and am far from tight. It doesnt matter to me, because I'm at a healthy weight now, but it certainly has caused me to wonder what on earth is wrong more than a few times because my experience is so different to the majority here. I never PB, I rarely get stuck, I havent had to give up ANY foods.

[Daisalana 33]

melissa- YES!

I have been paranoid for at least a month--thinking my band slipped, I stretched my esophogus into a pouch, etc.. because I have had NO restriction even after my 1st fill. Yesterday due to not being able to find the port, my doctor had to do fluero.. and so we got to see my stomach on the screen. I held my breath, just waiting to find out it's all messed up and my journey is over before it started.. I know how you feel!!

But there it was.. he said the angle is perfect, its working perfect, the stomach looks perfect.. WHEW. So it was all in my head and in the lack of fill.

Hope that helps you, because before yesterday I've been so paranoid.

I'm at 2.5cc and today at lunch I think I ate less than usual.. Fingers crossed it lasts all day!

[musicalmomma 1]

I think many of us fear this...but I don't think the Band would be approved by the FDA if it were easily slipped or it was so easy to stretch the pouch. I know it DOES happen with repeated abuse (and sometimes as a fluke) but it should withstand a few episodes of poor judgement