Early unfill and HUNGRY

Pnw_Red · November 7, 2009

Hey all! Another banded and pg gal here!

I'm 9 wks pregnant (found out right at 4 weeks) and had planned to keep my fill until I needed it out (with the blessing of my doc.)

Last week I ended up in the ER with a gall bladder attack. We managed to avoid surgery (thank goodness!) but with all the violent throwing up (about 24 hours worth) I opted for a complete unfill so that I didn't end up with a slipped band. Even the anti-nausea meds weren't doing anything.

So, here I am, 9 weeks in and no fill. I've been fairly nauseated all day long (though thankfully, not to much actual throwing up outside of the gall bladder stuff.) But man, am I hungry!

No weight gain yet, but I'm trying to decide if I should try to get a partial fill, or just try to get through the pregnancy and stay unfilled in case the gall bladder kicks up again. (Took several hours to find somebody who could do an unfill . . .)

What would you do?

amymay · November 10, 2009

Congratulations!! I am 8 wks pregnant. So far, I have not had much nausea and haven't thrown up. I am scheduled this week for a complete unfill (I have only had 2 fills.) Even though I feel fine now, I have concerns about needing an unfill later on in my pregnancy. I am not sure I would trust my surgeon (or anyone else for that matter) to try to access my port that in the future could be somewhat displaced because of my baby!! I would rather deal with the hunger that put my baby at risk!!

Kissmygrits · December 30, 2009

When it comes to pregnancy I have one rule....if I'm hungry- EAT. When I was too restricted to eat enough to meet my hunger, I got unfilled. This extra hunger is nature's way of insuring that your baby gets enough nutrients. This is very different from emotional eating.