Totally unfilled and still tight!!

mrshippie · August 24, 2007

Maybe someone can give me some advice. I had my band totally unfilled and I still have so much restriction I can't eat anything until dinner. Before the unfill I was so tight that I couldn't even drink anything until 2 or 3 in the afternoon. It just seems like with no Fluid in my band I should be able to get down more than just dinner ( and that is still only just a little bit ).

Any advice would be helpful.

WASaBubbleButt · August 24, 2007

Did you get your unfill under fluoro? I ask so that I know if anyone was able to evaluate your pouch and esophagus.

GayleTX · August 24, 2007

I recently had my band completely emptied so I could have abdominal PS surgery and not risk ripping stitches while PBing or vomiting (it was at my fill doctor's insistance). Anyhow........it was at least 2 weeks before I could tell that I didn't have any restriction.....felt about like it had for the past few months only with no PB'ing. However......at about 3 weeks, I began to get hungry and wanted to eat more (and did). At 4 weeks, I ran into the fill doctor's office, ripped open my blouse and begged for a fill just like a junkie!! I was so ready for my little band to go back to work!

Iluvharleys · August 24, 2007

Try to eat smaller meals at dinner and it really helps to eat better at Breakfast. It works for most people.

Alexandra · August 24, 2007

Maybe someone can give me some advice. I had my band totally unfilled and I still have so much restriction I can't eat anything until dinner. Before the unfill I was so tight that I couldn't even drink anything until 2 or 3 in the afternoon. It just seems like with no Fluid in my band I should be able to get down more than just dinner ( and that is still only just a little bit ).
Any advice would be helpful.

If your band is completely unfilled and you are still feeling significant restriction, it's possible there is something going on with your esophagus. Have you had a barium swallow test? Or an esophogram? These are tests that will let your doctor see if there's inflammation, a hernia, or something else going on that is making you feel restriction. Whatever the case, it definitely should be looked at and treated.

Good luck!!