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I had my last fill at 103kg(227lbs). I have been cruising along for a couple of months now with great restriction and have got down to 97kgs(213lbs). Over the last 2 weeks or so I have noticed the restriction going away and I am eating more and more each day. Today I thought I would give bread a try to see whether I could have it now or not. Well it went down fine. At dinner time tonight I had what I usually do but was starving again 1 hr later. I know this means I probably need another fill right? Would this be because I have lost weight since my last fill and my stomach has shrunk some? What concerns me is after the last fill I developed heartburn after I eat...is getting another fill going to make it worse? What do you think I should do? I am already at 8.9 mls in the VG band...I dont have a great deal to play with, and I am still relatively early in my journey *sigh*. Any advice or explanation greatly appreciated :)

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I think you should go in to find out how much fill you have in your band. From other threads I gather that it can slowly disappear for some reason. You may have less in there than you think.

I'm not sure if getting another fill will make the heartburn worse - I would think that's a sign of too much fill, so maybe a trip in to see the doc is in order either way.

These bands are great, but they're so fickle! Good luck!

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My restriction has done the same, Kelly. I've had this current fill since 01 August. It was great at first, but slowly wearing off. I don't know about the VG band, but I know in this one I've had good luck with finding restriction on 0.1cc added.

Are you on anything for the heartburn? When I started getting it several months ago, the doc prescribed me a daily heartburn medicine that really helped...

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