Fill feels strange but works.

bbuttroo · February 8, 2008

I had my last fill (#4) 3 week ago today. It was a 1.5cc fill (my others were all .5 or 1cc), I noticed right away the difference, I could feel the restriction and Water just bubbled and trickled down, I also get phelegm in the back of my throat a lot after I eat (very strange). I stayed on a liquid diet for a week, because everything just seemed to sit up top and bubble and went down after a long period, it hurt to take more than a sip. I very slowly started to tolerate mushy foods. I still bubble and fizz, but it all goes down. It still is not comfortable to eat, but I can tolerate it. I think it is great even though it doesn't feel perfect, because for the first time in the year since I have had the band I feel like this fill has done the trick, I have lost 10 lbs. in the past 3 weeks. I make sure I get my Protein in drinks and eat very slowly and chew, chew, chew.

I was wondering if the bubbling and feeling like everything is just sitting there may stop, it has been 3 weeks and has very slowly improved, but has not gone away completely. Has anyone had a similar experince after a fill?:glare:

wifemomteacher · February 10, 2008

I am having the same problems right now from my third fill (1.5 cc's-4). I really am having trouble tolerating any foods...no soft eggs, oatmeal, creamed potatos, only liquids, and they sit awhile. I actually came on line to get advice about it because it is painful!! Like you, I have certainly started losing weight now, am not hungry, but not sure I want every bite of food to hurt. I am going to follow some advice I read and go back on liquids for awhile and see if maybe I am just irritated. If not, I go back in three weeks for another fill, and I may have to have some removed. I worry about losing my hair as well if I can't get enough Protein in me.

bbuttroo · February 10, 2008

I was worried about the Protein thing too. But each day it gets a little bit better, doesn't hurt as much. I have ordered powders?utm_source=BariatricPal&utm_medium=Affiliate&utm_campaign=CommentLink" target="_ad" data-id="1" >unjury, it is very tolerable. I am picky about taste, I hate most of the whey drinks out there, but the Unjury wasn't too bad. I mix it with NF Milk instead of Water.

I was worried about the pain, but it is definitely easing up some each day. I am glad I am waiting, because this is what I want, I don't want to feel hungry. I can handle being uncomfortable (not intense pain) after I eat for awhile, if it means I am only eating a little bit, and finally feel full after about 2 bites.

Good luck to you, I hope yours eases up like mine has started to do.

Hang in.

Frustrated · February 10, 2008

I just had my 3rd fill 9 days ago and have been finding it a lot tougher this time around. I'm probably more restricted than I should be. The ONLY thing that stops me from going to get an unfill is the fact that my appetite has disappeared. It's sooooooooo good not having to deal with the hunger demon in my head. I DO NOT MISS BEING HUNGRY! :biggrin2:

I've had a problem with being uncomfortable with burping during the day. At night there's the foamy build-up that can wake me during the night coughing and choking. I've discovered that sleeping more upright helps with that. It's not very comfortable and it took me about 5 nights before I actually slept through, but that seems to have subsided now. *touch wood* I also stopped drinking or eating anything within a couple of hours before bedtime so that there's nothing in my tummy to trigger it. That seems to have helped as well.

I've managed to eat a soft boiled egg the other day. I can eat crackers (about 3 or 4) once in a while and I had a couple of teaspoons of tuna salad yesterday as well.

It's tough going and at times I want to call the doctor and go for an unfill. But I've managed to find a way to get through the little obstacles that make me uncomfortable. When I start burping and can't seem to stop, I'll make myself a cup of hot tea and drink my way through that (it has to stay hot) and once I'm done with it the burps will go away. I tried Pepcid complete and it worked a couple of times, but the last 2 times it seemed to make things worse.

So right now it's just hot fluids for me. I miss drinking ice cold Water, but when I do it sets off that bubbling in my tummy. So at the moment I'm just limited to rinsing my mouth with cold Water as I would after brushing my teeth. It gives me that cool mouth feeling without filling myself up with water that will probably set off an uncomfortable burp and bubble-athon.

I worry that I'm not getting all my Protein, and that's why when I DO eat, I'll try to make it something high in Protein like egg or tuna. I just can't get any whey protein down at the moment because the consistency reminds me of the bubble foam I've been spitting out for the past week and a bit. :thumbup: I might get some of this unjury I've heard so much about and see if I can tolerate that. If I can't today, that's okay. Next week things might have changed again and I can.

My advice is to try different things for different problems until you find something that works. Then expect that that solution may suddenly change as well. I never had this burping problem with any of my other fills. This journey is forever changing for me and I have to keep changing my strategy as well to keep ahead. But that's okay. I'd rather do that any day than have back all the weight I've lost since I was banded!

Onward and upward! :eek: