No Help From Band

this does not sound right.

I'd go talk to your doctor, possiblity you are to tight? (to much fluid in the band to fast?)

hope you feel better soon.

I am a fill nurse and fill approximatly 20 patients a day at the surgeons office. We do our fills under flouroscopy each and every time. That gives us the ability to find the port without multiple tries and also do a barium swallow to adjust the fill as needed instead of "guessing" as to how much of a fill a patient needs. What size band do you have?

It sounds like you are too tight. When you are not able to eat you will not lose weight. Whatever you are able to keep down your body is holding onto because it thinks you are starving it so its going to hold on to all the weight you have.

You should not be sliming or PBing with everything you eat or drink. You should get into your doctor and have an unfill.

I have an 11cc band with 8.25cc in it.

( I believe)

I'm scared of getting an unfill though,

since i really don't want to go back and gain all the weight back.

Its either the pain from food, or the pain of disappointment from gaining everything back.

I'm so confused.

We do our fills under flouroscopy each and every time.

My surgeon doesn't do this. I don't even think its an option,

but I will ask to make sure, sounds less painful.

I went through what your going through and when I had a unfill I felt like a new person and now I feel like I need another fill e3ach person is different w/ thye band but you are not doing yourself right if your sliming and all that go get a unfill and go slow I know its hard cuz since my unfill I have gained 3 pounds but I was so dehydrated when I went in for my unfill that I m not worried about it I will loose it and feel good it will just take longer than I wanted but I have to remember this is a change for life so I will work it and hope my sweet spot comes soon good luck to you

Our protocal at work for someone in your situation, after we have confirmed it with flouroscopy, is an unfill and liquids for 2 weeks. Under flouroscopy your pouch would more than likely show a dilation, basicly creating a "stomach on top of your stomach" and have "pissed" your stomach off with constant vomiting and BPing, in non technical terms. Your stomach is retaliating by swelling. By having an unfill and doing liquids you give your stomach a chance to relax and calm down, thus reducing the swelling and decreasing the dilation by not having solids sit in the pouch with nowhere to go. By liquids I am talking about protien drinks, healthy smoothies, soups in a blender, nothing with lumps or bumps. Please don't take this a medical advise, just my opinion as a band fill nurse who see's these complaints on a daily bases.

Got an unfill! Thanks for all the wonderful advice!

I do feel a million+ times better!