What is the problem?

[aferrenberg 0]

Here's my short story:

I was banded on 11/13. Went through bandster hell and then first fill was 12/23 of 3cc. Not a lot of restriction. Went back in, they put in another 1.5cc. Had a hard time swallowing the Water, so they took out .5cc. Went along OK for a week or so, then felt I needed more, so went in for another .5cc and a week later another .5 cc. (So total of 5cc). During all this time, I was feeling restriction, a few things were getting stuck and I threw up 2 times, but I was still eating fairly large portions. I lost about 1 lb each week.

But, after the last fill, it all changed. All of a sudden no restriction. Felt like I didn't have a band. I could eat all I wanted, didn't have to chew good, nothing ever gets stuck. I SHOULD MENTION THAT I HAVE A VERY TRICKY PORT and it sometimes flips over and filling is difficult.

So I went back and told the PA this. She thought that maybe she dinged the tubing because of the hard time filing, so she dug around and finally got into my port again and she pulled out all the Fluid (i.e. there wasn't a leak) and then put it back in plus another 1cc. Total 6cc.

Still no change. No restriction. Today at lunch I had 4 (small) pieces of pizza. When I had a fill of 4cc, I could never do that.

Any idea what could be going on. I have an appt with the surgeon this Friday? Erosion? Slip?

Any thoughts appreciated,

Andrea

Any idea

[crzytchr 3]

It just sounds like you need another fill. I read about people getting just small fills that make them too tight and others getting big fills that do almost nothing, then a week later BAM restriction. Our bands are a little fickle.

[aferrenberg 0]

I thought maybe it was just fickle too, but I've lost ALL restriction... like I've not been banded. I went from PBing on a couple bites of Pasta salad to eating 4 pieces of pizza!!

I can't help but think that something must be wrong. I've read that erosion can kinda have these kinda symptoms, so I'm worried.

[jms462001 9]

I thought maybe it was just fickle too, but I've lost ALL restriction... like I've not been banded. I went from PBing on a couple bites of Pasta salad to eating 4 pieces of pizza!!

I can't help but think that something must be wrong. I've read that erosion can kinda have these kinda symptoms, so I'm worried.

erosion is actually quite rare!

[Brockbabe82 0]

Here's my short story:

I was banded on 11/13. Went through bandster hell and then first fill was 12/23 of 3cc. Not a lot of restriction. Went back in, they put in another 1.5cc. Had a hard time swallowing the Water, so they took out .5cc. Went along OK for a week or so, then felt I needed more, so went in for another .5cc and a week later another .5 cc. (So total of 5cc). During all this time, I was feeling restriction, a few things were getting stuck and I threw up 2 times, but I was still eating fairly large portions. I lost about 1 lb each week.

But, after the last fill, it all changed. All of a sudden no restriction. Felt like I didn't have a band. I could eat all I wanted, didn't have to chew good, nothing ever gets stuck. I SHOULD MENTION THAT I HAVE A VERY TRICKY PORT and it sometimes flips over and filling is difficult.

So I went back and told the PA this. She thought that maybe she dinged the tubing because of the hard time filing, so she dug around and finally got into my port again and she pulled out all the Fluid (i.e. there wasn't a leak) and then put it back in plus another 1cc. Total 6cc.

Still no change. No restriction.:thumbup: Today at lunch I had 4 (small) pieces of pizza. When I had a fill of 4cc, I could never do that.

Any idea what could be going on. I have an appt with the surgeon this Friday? Erosion? Slip?

Any thoughts appreciated,

Andrea

Any idea

It sounds like you do need another fill. It would probably be best to get an appointment asap with the doc, you do not want to have any serious, major problems to deal with.

Also not to sound harsh or anything but in the mean time you should try to be strict about the foods you are eating. pizza is one of the things I know if I endulge in it there is no going back. Try sticking to the high Protein low carb diet the docs want all of is to do, that way you know you are doing your part.

Good luck to you.

[aferrenberg 0]

yeah, I know. pizza is my worst enemy and I am a bonefide food addict. That's why I got the band to begin with, as a tool to help me fight my food addiction. I know that I shouldn't have eaten the pizza, but I was kinda testing my band... I wanted to see if I truly had no restriction. And, in all honesty, I caved. Anyway, I promised not to let myself feel guilty when I mess up.

I have an appt. with the surgeon on Friday. It just all seems so odd to me... to have restriction at 4cc, but no restriction at 6cc.

[amella 0]

I also got banded in november and i had my 2nd fill this monday - i went on 24 hours of liquids like i was told and then after that i had 1 cup of chicken salad and was not full so i called the fill nurse and she thinks that maybe i might of stretched my pouch so she sd i need to go on liquids for a week! to shrink it back down again - she was not very nice or helpfull at all and left me feeling absolutely horrified and afraid of what might be going on - oh and i never eat bread or Pasta or anything like that - she did no exrays or anything - but i found a site from the chat room here called 5daypouchtest.com it gives you a 5 day menu designed to shrink your pouch back down in case you might have stretched it and also it is for any bandster who just wants to get back on track again - great recipes. I am doing that right now and I am looking for a new surgeons office to take me on for my fills since this one im dealing with right now is so mean. I hope you will let me know what you find out at your doc office today - please feel free to go into my profile and become my friend! maybe we can help each other through this mess!

[Alicia99 0]

I thought maybe it was just fickle too, but I've lost ALL restriction... like I've not been banded. I went from PBing on a couple bites of Pasta salad to eating 4 pieces of pizza!!

I can't help but think that something must be wrong. I've read that erosion can kinda have these kinda symptoms, so I'm worried.

Just wanted to mention here- I can go from PBing in a couple bites of Pasta to 4 slices of pizza too, from morning to afternoon...I think it has to do with time of day, time of the month...I don't like the lack of restriction either. My goal is to get to the restriction I feel just before my period ~ only all the time. I bet your band is fine.

[BgB9 9]

You don't say how much you've lost. It is possible that your stomach has shrunk and thus you've lost restriction. My first fill left me really restricted and I lost 7 pounds in a week. Then, a few days before my next fill, I was suddenly starving. That second fill did nothing in terms of how much I could eat. I just had another and, at 5 cc's in a 10 cc band, I can really tell a difference. But that is just the day of the fill. It may last a couple of days or it may last two weeks. These things are so bizaare and the daily change in restriction is really taking me some getting used to.

[aferrenberg 0]

I have lost about 26 pounds (including pre-surgery diet). I went to the doc last Friday and he was only able to get 3 cc's out. I was freaking out thinking that I must have a leak. He put back in 5 cc's. This fill was totally different than other ones... when he was pushing it in, I could feel the liquid all the way up in my esophogaus, gurgling. On my previous fills with the PA, I never felt that. So I'm thinking that she was NOT filling me right.

I have more restriction now (I think), but I can still eat quite a bit. I go back in tomorrow and I'm curious to see if I still have 5cc's in my band. I hope so and I hope he puts in another one or two.

[shelley2b 0]

I've had a 4cc fill - my first - and I still don't feel any restriction (or very very little) other people in my fill group were feeling restriction before any fill, and I've read lots of stories of the restricted-not restricted-restricted variety. I think our bodies are not really designed for a 'machine' inside, and sometimes things change... if you need more restriction, definitely get another fill, and don't worry about it.

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