Too tight and miserable...

[hmarko 0]

I feel better but I will say one thing this lesson has taught me - I was SOOOOO careful about eating slowly as i was SO SO tight, that I no longer have the eat too fast problem which resulted in the golfball in chest ultimately resulting in a PB! YAY.

[Teacher2010 0]

I thought I could tough it out but not being able to eat anything along with the sliming, PBing and burping I can't take it any longer.

I go in tomorrow for a small unfill. The coordinator at my Dr.'s office was upset that I took so long to call them and stressed the importance of listening to my body. I was so happy to see the weight dropping that I forgot about my health.

I'm looking forward to feeling better...

Edited December 15, 2009 by Teacher2010

[hmarko 0]

I thought I could tough it out but not being able to eat anything along with the sliming, PBing and burping I can't take it any longer.

I go in tomorrow for a small unfill. The coordinator at my Dr.'s office was upset that I took so long to call them and stressed the importance of listening to my body. I was so happy to see the weight dropping that I forgot about my health.

I looking forward to feeling better...

Teacher 2010 you will feel better.....If it makes you feel any better I did call my doctors office and they thought I should try and stick with it if I was eating liquids and mushies (because I had the cold and they felt it would all resolve afterward). I had been in email communications w/ the NP daily and it definitely was better but not where its should be. But 2 weeks later and I give up. I feel so much better I was able to eat today normal food. In fact I think I had some slight soreness in that spot probably from being squeezed so yea there is irratation as everyone has been saying.

[Teacher2010 0]

Hmarko- I am glad you feel better! Initially my Dr. wanted me to stick it out as well but it has been 3 weeks & I can only eat 5 bites of food without PBing...

Thank you for the encouraging words and I am looking forward to a little relief a.k.a. unfill (a small unfill) :thumbup:

[hmarko 0]

So today I went up to 1500 cals from 500- 700! So it would figure that now I have PMS and having the hungry PMS not the tight pms... UGH! Still I rather this than the other thing.

[Cherri236 0]

Hello All.....I just wanted to share my lastest band story with you. On 12/8 I went to get an adjustment, my 5th, on that day came with 9.5 ccs in 14cc band. I got just ONE cc which brought me to 10.5ccs...well 3 days later I had to get an UNFILL!....It was one of the scariest times I experienced since I had my band. I could not eat, drink or swallow anything!....not even my own saliva!....I was throwing up like crazy, I ended up in the emergency room that Sunday morning and my doctor removed 2ccs bringing me down to 8.5ccs and now Im fine , THANK GOD!!!.....

I know we all have complained at one time or another about not having enough restriction, but you DO NOT want to be overfilled....it is no joke!...I know for sure that my sweet spot is near!....its gotta be somewhere between 9 and 10.5ccs....I will be sure to get smaller amounts in the future, maybe .25ccs at a time. There is one bright spot however.....I lost 9lbs in 5 days...but I do not recommend doing it that way at all! Overall I am very pleased with my band and have lost 77lbs so far....Just wanted to let you know....dont rush the restriction....take your time, it will come!.....Take Care

[kastoner 0]

I, too, have had a recent experience of being so tight I could not handle (or was afraid to handle) any solid food. Everything I ate came back up. My surgeon did a small (05 ml) unfil and now I am fine. Feeling miserable is not worth the weight loss.

[hmarko 0]

teacher2010 did u get ur unfill? how you feeling? I feel like I kind of rebounded to too much eating but it may be i my head. Either way I rather go up small next time and work my way up.

[Teacher2010 0]

Well, my Dr. did remove approximately .4 cc's from the band leaving 6.1 cc's. I must say I do in fact feel a difference but I still eat very little. For months I have not been able to fix a plate of Protein, starch and veggies and enjoy the meal as a dinner. For me I take a few bites of something and then I'm full. Is this normal?

I definitely can not eat 1 cup of food--- not even a 1/2. I think I may have past my sweeet spot without knowing what signs to look for. I now understand being tight is not the purpose of the band however, the bands purpose is to provide a level of food restriction in order to prevent overeating. I didn't understand it's purpose initially or should I say I was expecting tightness to be the primary goal. To be honest I may need more Fluid removed from the band in order to reach my sweet spot. I'm a bit confused.

Any thoughts or suggestons????:biggrin:

[hmarko 0]

We were talking about this in our support group the other day - its everyone's preference some people like their band looser so they can have room for veggies and a fruit. I had the .3 cc's moved and I am now eating like crazy I was up to 2000 cals today! I don't understand.. I am PMS. So I don't have the same thing you do - maybe I did feel like you did before I had the unfill.. I was eating 1/2 cup thats it.. but then I had the foaming too and choking at night. So who knows. Go by what makes you happy and keeping you losing. I don't think there is a 'normal' but it does seem that everyone likes things different. I still rather be like this than where I was last time.

[hmarko 0]

PS what does your doctor say about it all?

[Diamond In The Rough2 0]

I can not reiterate taking the children's liquid motrin before a fill during and for at least a day or two after a fill. it helps immensly with the swelling. I know everybody is different, but since I started doing this (instructed by the nurse practitioner who did the fills), i have not had the problems with the not being able to drink, etc. Give it a try, and give me the feedback if you chooses to do so, on if it worked for you or not. Nothing is a one size fits all cure, but the majority that I have spoken with, have tried it, and it helped them all!

[michelle33 0]

Hi, Elcee, thanks for asking. It was both urp and PB. It happened again tonight. I just can't eat other than home, yet. I don't seem to know how to pick my dinner and amounts. Tomorrow is Soup and tummy rest!!!!

Mimi

what is pb i guess i dont really have the terms down?

when was you band? i was 11/2007 i have only lost 32 pounds . i am going to get a fill on tuesday at least i think i will be getting one. i have realize band i have 8.1cc in a 10cc band so i am hoping that i get a fill. im not loosing three pounds maybe once a month.

:-(

[hmarko 0]

I can not reiterate taking the children's liquid motrin before a fill during and for at least a day or two after a fill. it helps immensly with the swelling. I know everybody is different, but since I started doing this (instructed by the nurse practitioner who did the fills), i have not had the problems with the not being able to drink, etc. Give it a try, and give me the feedback if you chooses to do so, on if it worked for you or not. Nothing is a one size fits all cure, but the majority that I have spoken with, have tried it, and it helped them all!

Diamond in the Rough - I've tried this and it helps unfortunately it wasn't enough I did need a small unfil (.3cc).. now I am starving of course.

what is pb i guess i dont really have the terms down?

when was you band? i was 11/2007 i have only lost 32 pounds . i am going to get a fill on tuesday at least i think i will be getting one. i have realize band i have 8.1cc in a 10cc band so i am hoping that i get a fill. im not loosing three pounds maybe once a month.

:-(

Michelle you probably should be checking in with your dr more frequently for fills (guessing) unless you are eating sliders. How much did you lose the first year and how often did you go to your dr then? Some people here have talked about 'pressure fills on the Realize band' talk to Kiz or search the forum...

Mimilou - did you end up getting an unfill? has it gotten better?

[Mimilou2004 13]

Hmarko, I did get an unfill and it is better. They took a bit too much but it is always a guessing game. It is so nice not to be barfing but the downside is that I ate a bag of chips, just because they were there!!!!! Oh, well, back on the wagon today!!! Thank you so much for checking on me.

Mimi