2nd fill -- can't even sip water

watchband · September 20, 2007

i had my second fill yesterday -- and now i think i'm dying! i can't even sip water! have been nursing a bowl of Soup by just dipping my spoon into it and licking it off. i pb after about the third lick.

will this get better? or should i have a de-fill?

anonemouse · September 20, 2007

Get a slight unfill. You should always be able to get liquids down after a fill.

September 22, 2007

i had my second fill yesterday -- and now i think i'm dying! i can't even sip water! have been nursing a bowl of Soup by just dipping my spoon into it and licking it off. i pb after about the third lick.
will this get better? or should i have a de-fill?

Hi Lauren,

You should ALWAYS be able to sip/drink fluids...if not, you're band is too tight and you need a slight unfill. When I get a fill, my doctor ALWAYS ALWAYS ALWAYS makes lap-band patients about 4 ounces of Water after a fill (while the port needle is still connected) in order to make sure the band isn't too tight. If your doctor isn't doing this while you're in the office, you might want to suggest they begin doing so.

Good luck to you.

christine yng · September 22, 2007

My doctor gives me the water bottle and I have to go back to the lobby and slowly drink it all before I can leave. Be careful or you may be returning green in the face dehydrated!

SimplyMe · September 22, 2007

I agree I have to stay after my fills for 30 minutes with a Water bottle in my hand! If you can't get water down......too tight!!!

watchband · September 23, 2007

thank you to all who told me that i needed to have my band de-filled a bit after having not being able to even get Water down. my doctor, who did have me drink water before i left his office, believes that i may have been dehydrated from having spent the day on the beach before going for my appointment. if that wasn't the case, we don't know what happened. anyway, i think i'm going to live now. whew. that was tough!

aprilinmichigan · September 27, 2007

Thank you all and god for this page. I thought I was going crazy! I'm calling my Dr. in the morning for a little unfill. It's been two months sence my last fill and they just put another cc in now I'm at 3cc's and pbing I can't take it, it hurts if it worent for you all I would not know that I'm ok and it's not just me. Thank you:)

want2beme · September 29, 2007

What does PB mean?

lindaa · September 29, 2007

PB = Productive Burp. It's a little different than vomiting. If something gets stuck, or you eat too much or too fast, you will feel a definite tightness in your chest. Everyone is a little different, but a common symptom is hypersalivation which banders call "slimming." Sooner or later you will be running to the sink or toilet or whatever is immediately available where you will burp loudly and throw up a seemingly large amount of food, mucus, and saliva. Afterwards you will feel much better. Eventually you will learn to control your eating as to avoid such episodes! Some of us learn more quickly than others--me being a slow learner with a great gag reflex!

Wendell Edwards · September 29, 2007

thank you to all who told me that i needed to have my band de-filled a bit after having not being able to even get Water down. my doctor, who did have me drink Water before i left his office, believes that i may have been dehydrated from having spent the day on the beach before going for my appointment. if that wasn't the case, we don't know what happened. anyway, i think i'm going to live now. whew. that was tough!

I'm glad you had a slight unfiull. Any time anybody can't get fluids down they are too tight.