Gummiebear 0 Posted November 8, 2007 Because I dont feel restriction on with my band and I do have the 9.75 band that holds 4-5cc my doctors want me to do an upper GI this week. They said they believe I have stretched my pouch. The big problem is they also said that if I did they were going to completely unfill me for several weeks. I cant afford to get unfilled then start the whole fill process over again especially since they wont give you more than 0.4 at a time and its 200 bucks per fill. I am sure I have stretched something out because I can eat more than I should be able to. I wonder if in a weeks time until the upper GI if I can start to shrink my pouch on my own and maybe I wont have to get an unfill. I dont know if its possible to shrink anything in this amount of time or not. Whats even worse is what if I am one of those people who have slipped and dont have symptoms with it. I dont know I would do I cant afford to repair something like that. My insurance doesnt cover anything else with the band. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tonya66 13 Posted November 29, 2007 How is everything going? Did you have your upper GI? What was the outcome? Hope your doing okay. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
juliegeraci 7 Posted November 30, 2007 Gummiebear, I would try and cut your portions to maybe a 1/2cup and 800-1k calories a day. How much are you able to eat? Sometimes the pouch can get back to normal by itself. YOu also may want to go on liquids for a few days to see how you do. Good luck. I know you have done really well with the band. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
