is it possible to get too tight 6 weeks after fill?

jen25bl · October 22, 2008

I had a fill 6 weeks ago and was totally fine. I woke up last night coughing and throwing up. I can't keep anything down. Could it be possible that I am now too tight?

Judy_AL · October 22, 2008

Hey Jen - not sure about that because I am new at the band thing too - but you know so many bugs are going around right now. Plus my doctor told me/us in the meetings that if we started throwing up to call the office/or go to the er to get the fills taken out - so that it would not cause the stomach to over lap the band - so you might need to call your doctor.

Hope you get to feeling better.

kgloverii · October 22, 2008

Please check with your doc. In the mean time, drink, drink, drink... I was dehydrated and it made me feel the same way... I pumped fluids and I am MUCH better now...

jen25bl · October 22, 2008

I spoke with the nurse and she said no, it shouldn't be that I am too tight. That I might have gotten something stuck. She told me to do liquids today and slowly progress to mushies, then real food again. SO, I will try that and see how tonight goes.

kgloverii · October 23, 2008

FYI, I got SUPER tight again 8 weeks after said fill. I ended up going to my doc yesterday for an emergency unfill because I couldn't eat anything... and liquids were going down SLOW. Got .3 ccs taken out of my VG band and I am MUCH better... so it DOES happen, and I am not sure why... I thought if I lost weight I'd loosen up. I've dropped 14 pounds since that fill, and have only gotten progressively tighter.. See your doc if things don't improve very shortly.

becky42 · October 26, 2008

FYI, I got SUPER tight again 8 weeks after said fill. I ended up going to my doc yesterday for an emergency unfill because I couldn't eat anything... and liquids were going down SLOW. Got .3 ccs taken out of my VG band and I am MUCH better... so it DOES happen, and I am not sure why... I thought if I lost weight I'd loosen up. I've dropped 14 pounds since that fill, and have only gotten progressively tighter.. See your doc if things don't improve very shortly.

I had the same thing happen and it was actually caused by sinus drainage. Weird, but it happens.

jen25bl · October 26, 2008

Hey Becky,

So, did you have to have any taken out of your band? I called my dr on Wed and spoke with the nurse and she told me that I couldn't be too tight b/c that's not possible, that maybe I got something stuck. Well, I have been coughing and throwing up every night since then. I can eat maybe 1/4 cup, and have to drink liquids very slowly. So tomorrow, I am calling to get an appointment with my dr. :mellow: