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I recently received my 2nd fill and now have about 5.5 cc's in my 10 cc band. The problem is I can only eat 3-5 bites of food before I begin feeling completely uncomfortable with continual burping. It feels as though I have to vomit along with a tight burning sensation. I believe it's telling me that I have eaten too much but it was only 3 bites.:blink:

Is this what the "sweet spot" feels like or should I have some of the Fluid removed? Until this point I have experienced very little restriction so I am excited about the opportunity to now start losing but my mind is telling me... you need to eat more. Does this make sense?:)

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How long ago did you get the fill? If it was not more than a week or two, you might still have residual swelling from the fill, and you could try soft foods and liquids for a couple of days, then back to your regular diet. If more than one or two weeks, you should talk to your doctor and see if he recommends a slight unfill. I would guess that you are too tight.

At your sweet spot, you should be able to eat at least 1/2 cup good solid meals without feeling sick. Just being able to eat a few bites means you're band is too tight, but you have to determine if it's due to swelling or being over filled.

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Thanks for the info! I just received the fill last Friday so just 5 days ago. So with that being said hopefully this uncomfortable feeling will go away in a week or so. I will wait it out and see what happens. If it does not get better I may need to remove a 1/2 of cc or so. Thank you!!!

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I've read on LBT that some doctors require their patients to stay on liquids for two weeks. I'm at my sweet spot and have had numerous fills, and I never had any significant swelling after a fill.

If it were me, and this definitely lay advice, I'd go back on liquids for 2 days and then try soft foods for 2 days before trying solids again, since your fill was just five days ago.

If the soft foods didn't go well or if I couldn't move on to solids, I'd go back in to have a little fill removed. I would also suggest you call your doctor tomorrow to see what he thinks you should do.

I hope you just need a couple days of liquids to let things settle down.

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Thanks for the replies. Things have gotten a bit better. I can now eat about 3 ounces of food and I am satisfied for at least 4 hours. I think this may be my sweet spot. I have lost 5 pounds in 1 week. Is that too much?

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I'm glad to hear your doing better! Since you're able to eat solids now, your weight loss will probably stabilize. I think 1 1/2 to 2 pounds a week weight loss is average with the band.

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