Pouch packing, major defill, now weight gain ??? Help??

[crzytchr 3]

After reading this, now I think I should go in for an unfill. My problem has been hit and miss though. I have been very successful so far, and the weight is still going down. I am down close to 90 lbs, and for the past several months, I have been pb, throwing up, heartburn, pressure in asoph. I know this is all bad, but as soon as I decide to go in, it goes away for a few days and all is well.

However, I notice the things I should eat hurt, so I have been eating sliders (sweets and sugars mostly), and am dying to feel something in my stomach. I will try to eat the good stuff, get sick, then finish with sweets. This is SOOOO bad. However, I was tight once before, and got an unfill, but they took too much out and I was STARVING! I went back for a partial fill, but they didn't put in much. At one point, I wanted a small fill again, but decided against it. Things were going great. I was loosing, eating well, and enjoying what I was eating. I figured as I lost weight, I would need another fill from fat shrinkage. NOT! Instead I find it getting tighter and tighter, but probably from irratation. I don't want to get much taken out, but they don't go for the small unfills...

I hate this part. I know you are all going to say go to the doc. I know I have to. I just don't want to. It is so hard for me because I am so close to being in the onehundreds again, and I know as soon as I get an unfill I will gain. UUURrRRRRGFGGGGG!

Maybe if it has gone on for too long, they know it will take more being taken out to let the swelling subside. I am sorry you are going through this, but you don't want to continue on feeling this way. See if they will take just 1cc out. It sounds like you are ok with taking things slow. good luck

[rose suongas 0]

I can totally relate !!! I HATE where I am right now..I have lost three pounds but regained 1. I thought I would lose more already. I feel much better, no heartburn and all, but not that weight loss. I am sooooooooo scared I will regain. I gues I have to heal the esophagus first.

Blund, how did you do?

[als74 1]

Ironically since my last post, I have had zero PB or heartburn. WTF? I am taking it real easy, taking smaller bites, and not eating so much. I think I was falling back on old habits of just eating too big, too much, too often. The Tim Horten's oatmeal goes down in the am at work. Then something small at lunch, or no dice. Then dinner (small again) with lots of drinking in between (with at least one of the a Protein drink). I am going to try to correct this problem myself, because I think I caused it. I think I have upset my stomach so much, that I need to take it easy and let it heal. It wasn't that long ago I was wanting a fill, I don't think I am overfilled. Well, if I am, then what I am doing will not fix the problem for long, and I will go in for an unfill. However, if it works, I will be very happy, and learn not to mess up again (till I forget the pain and get over-zealous...)

[ParrotheadCathy 0]

als, you sound like you're just a bit too tight to me. Ask for an unfill of about .2cc. I know, it seems like a miniscule amount but it saved me. I was PBing every meal, getting stuck every meal....take away just .2cc and I'm fine.