Is it my fill?

Baby Phat · August 29, 2005

I was banded on 06/29/05 and had my first fill on 8/15. I am usually fine and can eat whatever I want. I have even scheduled an appointment for a second fill because I am still hungry. There are days, like yesterday, that I cannot hold anything down. I am extremely tight and even thin liquids like Water come back up. This is happened to me twice, and both on Sundays (not that that really matters)...

IS this normal? I don't think that I am overfilled, I only have 1cc. Does this ever happen to anyone else?

I'llsucceed · August 29, 2005

When I recieved my first fill it was 1cc also. I would notice that certain times of the day I was more full. BUT unlike you I was always able to keep Water down & soft food.< /p>

It sounds to me like you do have restriction, maybe not as much as you want but you do have it. Maybe BEFORE you go for the second fill - you should double check that you are following all the bandster rules about quantity- drinking before & after & calories. Make sure you try & "listen to your band" Try & stop before you get that "full" feeling & see if you can last 2 or 3 hours before you eat again.

I will say that my second fill was .5- & i LOVE iT!! It really "talks" to me & I am very carefull to "listen" to it. I have PBed a couple of times & try like heck to always avoid it. I stop when I start to feel tightness in my chest or have to burp. Or when I do burp I may eat a little more & than I stop for 3 hours or so. I try to get at least 900 to 1000 calories in per day.

I hope you can hear your band better over the next couple of days & if you still go for your second fill try maybe .25 instead of .50 more because you say your already tight. NEVER GET TOO MUCH- It will only cause problems down the road. So really make sure you need it & not that you just need to "Listen" more. Good Luck!