So my band was too tight.....

amberd910 · June 4, 2009

I called the dr's office today after lunch time since I knew on Friday's he only works 1/2 days and I didnt want to be SOL. So his assistant was like he wants you to come in immediaetly. So I took my lunch break at work and went in and I was his first patient (yay) so I was in and out in 5 mins.

He put the syringe in my stomach and let it do the work and 1 cc came out, which is what he put in yesterday. He said bascially that tells him it was over filled. He said it is very dangerous to have it over filled. It can endanger me and my health and also cause harm to the band.

So he took out .5 cc since he put in 1 cc yesterday. So I sat up and immediately I felt the difference. I didnt even realize it but I was having trouble swallowing my own spit! So I drank my 2 "shots" of Water and they actully went down and no burning or burping feeling unlike all day today. So I feel a zillion times better. So I never want to be overfilled again. That was awful pain. So now I know and hopefully now I am in the "Green Zone" since before I was too loose and then too tight so where else can I be but just right?

Cleo's Mom · June 4, 2009

I am glad you have a doctor who listens to you and is concerned about your health. When my (former) doctor overfilled me and I told him of all my pain, reflux and heartburn, he blamed me for what and how I was eating. After he saw my upper GI, he called me right in(for a slight unfill) and had a completely different attitude because he saw what trouble I was in. One of the many reasons I changed doctors. I am glad you have a concerned doctor and got the unfill you needed and didn't suffer with being overfilled like so many on these boards seem willing to do in order to lose weight. Good luck.