Lap Band Fills / Adjustment Info

[lookelou 0]

My husband was banded in TJ Mexico in November. We are having a hard time finding a Dr to do the fills. We live in Southern Indiana. Any advise out there? He has started gaining his weight back.

[rch3877 0]

My husband was banded in TJ Mexico in November. We are having a hard time finding a Dr to do the fills. We live in Southern Indiana. Any advise out there? He has started gaining his weight back.

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try this place.

[lookelou 0]

nearest place to the fill center was 168 miles from me :-(

what is the normal cost?

[Miss Undastood 0]

Does anyone know of places in Nyc that does fills?

[drstan1 0]

website was great thanks

[tigerlilyhair 0]

i feel the same way thanks for sharing

[hhuckle 0]

I know a girl who had that same Dr. and she had a great experience.

Huntley

[NM Sunshine 1]

I thought I'd let everyone know what can happen if you go too fast on solids after a fill.

I had a fill on Sept 16. I stayed on liquids that day and the end of the next. I was feeling so good that I ate some macarony & cheese late at night. One of my bedtime medicines seemed to burn or irritate a spot real low on my esphagus (because I had loaded up my pouch with food). The next day I PB'ed everything I ate. That spot on esphagus burns when food or Water touches it. For the last three days I can barely hold water down and I have medicine I need to take. Having a real hard time getting it down.

I figure it is stomach swelling is my problem and am going to ride this out. Clear Liquids now and Protein Drinks when I am able to hold the clear liquids down.

[janed 0]

That happens to me, but at night i wake up pb'ing. I had a fill about 4 weeks ago and it must be too tight, but i don't want to get any taken out. I have a hard time following the rules. Taking pea size bites and chewing like a turtle. I guess i am my own worst enemy. We need to be careful becuase from what i understand the burning in the esophogus is not good at all. Keep me posted how you do and good luck.

[band2008 0]

hello, I had surgery 7 months ago and my last fill was 3 months ago. i was fine until just recently I cannot even get Water down. This has been going on for like 3 days. I called my doctor and he says I need to get an un fill. unfortunatly my doctor is 3, 000 miles away. Does anyone know a good- cheaper way to get an un fill in Philadelphia-area?

someone said I may need to go to the ER, but would my insurance cover it if I paid cash for the surgery?

I tried fillusa.com and they do not have any openings for a few days...

[NM Sunshine 1]

That happens to me, but at night i wake up pb'ing. I had a fill about 4 weeks ago and it must be too tight, but i don't want to get any taken out. I have a hard time following the rules. Taking pea size bites and chewing like a turtle. I guess i am my own worst enemy. We need to be careful becuase from what i understand the burning in the esophogus is not good at all. Keep me posted how you do and good luck.

I'm improving a little each day. Today I had 80 calories worth of tapioca pudding. Went down fine. But I dare not eat anything else for some time.

I cannot understand why you eat in daytime...but PB Water while sleeping. Perhaps you need to avoid food 3 hours before bed??

[true2self 0]

I had this burning happen to me, but I had to have some Fluid taken out of my band. I am now eating again and loving it. I still have to be careful, but I am glad to be eating again. I have had trouble adjusting to the band this whole year, but I am hoping to be doing better now.

[NM Sunshine 1]

I had this burning happen to me, but I had to have some Fluid taken out of my band. I am now eating again and loving it. I still have to be careful, but I am glad to be eating again. I have had trouble adjusting to the band this whole year, but I am hoping to be doing better now.

I had quit losing weight and had actually began gaining. When I am able to eat, I just too often pig out on the wrong food. Guess that is why I am so reluctant to get an unfill.

[true2self 0]

I understand that, but I want to be healthy. I have been sick for a year due to wrong choices...mainly trying to depend on the band to do what I needed to do for myself. Now I am eating good things and more ready to get a fill if I need it at my next visit. I am adjusting right now because I need to eat to get my health back. Eating, drinking, and taking Vitamins is the way I have to do this now. Good luck!!

[crzytchr 3]

NM, you really sound like you need a slight unfill. I don't think it is really the solids that gave you a problem, but that maybe you are too tight. My PA doesn't have restrictions after a fill and I had solids the morning after my fill and I haven't had a problem yet.

That being said, I only got 1cc when she normally does 3-4 in an 11cc band. She put 2ccs in and I told her the Water she gave me seemed to be taking too long to go down, so she took 1cc out. She wouldn't let me leave until she was certain I wasn't too tight.

Please reconsider having some taken out. I don't like to think about you feeling like that.:redface: