Throwing up..can anyone give advice??

[lapbanddanny 0]

Hi all,

I had my surgery sept 2007. I have done well, 69 lbs so far. Yes I have had a problem throwing up the entire time, But that is because I try and eat to much and it comes up.

MY BIG PROBLEM NOW...PLEASE HELP!!!! About 4 days ago for some reason I have not been able to hold ANYTHING down. Not even liquid. I take a sip of Water and it comes rushing out. This is the first problem I have had. It has been 4 days and I am tired as heck. I do not want to gain any waight so doing a un fill scares me...I DO NOT WANT TO GO BACKWARDS. Has this happened to anyone else?

[Martie 0]

Hi all,

I had my surgery sept 2007. I have done well, 69 lbs so far. Yes I have had a problem throwing up the entire time, But that is because I try and eat to much and it comes up.

MY BIG PROBLEM NOW...PLEASE HELP!!!! About 4 days ago for some reason I have not been able to hold ANYTHING down. Not even liquid. I take a sip of Water and it comes rushing out. This is the first problem I have had. It has been 4 days and I am tired as heck. I do not want to gain any waight so doing a un fill scares me...I DO NOT WANT TO GO BACKWARDS. Has this happened to anyone else?

I just want to say that I wasnt throwing up the whole time I had problems. I would pb here and there. I think that my pouch got irritated and when I let it go I was like swollen shut. I couldn't get anything down for like 4 days. I was finally heaving pretty good before I ended up in the ER getting an emergency unfill. I don't exactly know why I was was throwing up or what because I couldn't get anything down.I will never let that happen again because when I was told I had to have my band removed because it more than likely slipped..I was devestated. Now that my Dr. wants to leave it in (after he looked at my band with the fluoro) I am not ever again going to let anything go. I am at a 1 cc fill right now..no restriction but I won't let myself over eat because I don't want anything to happen to my band. Please you guys..if you are pb'ing alot that isn't good for your band. If you can't keep anything down (I couldn't even keep my own saliva down) You are too tight and you need to see the Doc. Not to mention when I did finally did go to the ER after 4 days, I was severly dehydrated. I know how you fill about those "unfills" ...thats what kept me from going in sooner, But its better to be safe than sorry. I am 19 months out, down 150 lbs. and I can't even imagine being w/o my band. I haven't gained any weight as a result of being unfilled..(for 2weeks) and now at 1 cc. (for a total of 4 weeks) I can eat a little more but thats only about a cup of food total. so don't be afraid of getting a little taken out...like I said its better to be safe. Take care all!

[Martie 0]

Can someone help me understand what we mean when we say throw up? I often have a couple of bites come back up but I do not think of that as really throwing up. Am I wrong? Is that called reflux? Am I damaging my band? Thanks!!

Sounds to me like youre what we call Pb'ing (productive burp) That happens when you eat too much. But I think that when you do this alot it can be harmful. Atleast it was for me. I would actually throw up tho. and it wasn't after I ate. IT would usually happen at night. I am doing better now..Yeah!! I havent thrown up or pb'ed since Sept. 11. Like I said in my previous posts, I am at 1cc right now and all is well. I hope this helps.

[harleymom 0]

Thanks for the advice..That is exactly what my Dr. said...He took some fill out today and backed me down 2cc for 2 weeks..He wants me to start making sure I chew REALLY well before I go back up to 5 cc. Thanks for your advice..I just took pbing and sliming as a new part of life, but that is not the case. thanks for telling me to go see my doctor..I was falling into the soft mushie safe foods such as ice cream and mashed potatoes because I knew they would "go down" without problems. Thanks again and good luck to us all...

[pjd3253 0]

What do you mean Fluid slowly leaking out? Is that why it is really tight after a fill and loosens up about a week after? Where is it leaking out of and into where? Thanks

[harleymom 0]

I don't know if it leaks out or not, but when I went in for my first fill, there was less than 4 cc and that is what he had said he put in. I am very nervous about having some taken out, but I have to admit it was nice to be able to actually eat a meal this afternoon and not go running to the bathroom to slime until my stomach hurt. I have to admit, this will be a test for me..Can I actually continue to eat right...No, wait a minute, I have come too far to fall back now..I love the new me and for the first time in a long time and excited about shopping. I WILL continue to do what I am supposed to do, I will just have to be a little more diligent because I won't have my immediate full tool...=0)

[Martie 0]

Thanks for the advice..That is exactly what my Dr. said...He took some fill out today and backed me down 2cc for 2 weeks..He wants me to start making sure I chew REALLY well before I go back up to 5 cc. Thanks for your advice..I just took pbing and sliming as a new part of life, but that is not the case. thanks for telling me to go see my doctor..I was falling into the soft mushie safe foods such as ice cream and mashed potatoes because I knew they would "go down" without problems. Thanks again and good luck to us all...

Hey Harleymom, I am glad to hear that you went to the dr. and are feeling better. I know what you mean about safe foods...and the pb & slimming and all. I did the same thing. But it takes its toll i believe. So glad to hear your feeling better...you want to stay healthy. You take care and keep in touch.

[Kat08 0]

I was so glad to find this post. I'm 9 months out from surgery and had my 3rd fill on Sept. 2nd. I thought maybe I was doing something wrong. Since the fill I've been losing everything I eat and having heart burn really bad at night and actually waking up and having to throw up. I went back to my Dr. last week and he put me on some meds and told me to make sure I didn't eat after 6:00. I was hoping that was going to work but it hasn't. I'm getting dehydrated and don't have any energy so I called and am seeing him in the morning and am really hoping he will take some out.