saritin81

I'm definitely going to have to do that. My concern is that since I paid our of pocket for the surgery, my insurance won't cover it and I can't afford to pay anything out of pocket right now.

My last filling was in November and its pretty tight. I've been ok until the last 2 weeks where I've had to keep a cup of water on my bed side and sleep at a propped up angle because ill wake up coughing and choking on spit. What could it be? Also, because I paid out of pocket for the surgery, I'm worried if there is a complication that my insurance won't cover anything I might need to get done to fix it. Any suggestions?

I think that might be my problem. How is that treated?

What are the symptoms of a dilated esophagus?

My last filling was in November and its pretty tight. I've been ok until the last 2 weeks where I've had to keep a cup of water on my bed side and sleep at a propped up angle because ill wake up coughing and choking on spit. What could it be? Also, because I paid out of pocket for the surgery, I'm worried if there is a complication that my insurance won't cover anything I might need to get done to fix it. Any suggestions?

Thanks for the info. I will def try that. I didn't know water can make it worse.

My last filling was in November and its pretty tight. I've been ok until the last 2 weeks where I've had to keep a cup of water on my bed side and sleep at a propped up angle because ill wake up coughing and choking on spit. What could it be? Also, because I paid out of pocket for the surgery, I'm worried if there is a complication that my insurance won't cover anything I might need to get done to fix it. Any suggestions?

Thanks to you both. I will definitely try that and see how it works out.

I have my 3rd fill today. Although my 2nd made a 7 lb impact, I am seriously looking forward to today's. I've been reading posts where the 3rd fill is where most people began losing weight significantly. I'm hoping for at least a 10 lb loss the next 4 weeks

It definitely will be the one to make the most impact. Best of luck

Just got out of the Dr's. He took out .5cc's and I felt instant relief. However, I do feel weak since I've been on an empty stomach for 2 days. I'm drinking a glass of cold milk and it feels sooooooo good. So my 3rd filling went from being 2 to 1.25 to .75 cc's. 4 more weeks for my next fill. Looking fwd to the weight loss with this one.

Just got out of the Dr's. He took out .5cc's and I felt instant relief. However, I do feel weak since I've been on an empty stomach for 2 days. I'm drinking a glass of cold milk and it feels sooooooo good. So my 3rd filling went from being 2 to 1.25 to .75 cc's. 4 more weeks for my next fill. Looking fwd to the weight loss with this one.

Yesterday I had my 3rd filling. He put in 2 cc's and it was too much I couldn't hold water down so he took out .75cc's and it was ok Ok, so I was on liquids for the remainder of yesterday after my fill. Today I ate a small breakfast and its hrs later and it still won't go down. I drink water, tea and it comes back up. Not all of it but a good amt of it. I think I may have gotten too much filling although he did take out some. Im going to try liquids for the next 3 days and see if that helps. Anyone gone through this or is going through this???

I'm going to the Dr today to take some filling out. Even water is a struggle for me so solids are definitely out of the picture. Even puree is a struggle. I wanna lose weight but I wanna stay healthy doing it. Looking fwd to today and seeing how much I lose the rest of the mth.

Yeah...liqyids, including my saliva aren't going down quick enough so some still comes up. I wanna lose weight not become anorexic, malnutritioned or dehydrated. Going back to the Dr tomorrow morning and have him take out at least .25 cc's. Not fun at all. But, I know this happens. The worst part is I feel exhausted from throwing up and having nothing in my system to give me energy for the day. Trial and error to gain success. Keep me posted. I'll update you tomorrow morning after I get out of the Dr's office

I called the Dr today and he said clear fluids the rest of the day and he will see me tmrw morning at 10am. I hope he only takes .25 or .5cc's at most. It's hard for me to keep liquids down. It takes too long,and some still comes back up after a while after my saliva accumulates. Not normal at all. The tightening starts loosening up when you're losing weight right? That's what I've been told by some ppl on here.

I called the Dr today and he said clear fluids the rest of the day and he will see me tmrw morning at 10am. I hope he only takes .25 or .5cc's at most. It's hard for me to keep liquids down. It takes too long,and some still comes back up after a while after my saliva accumulates. Not normal at all. The tightening starts loosening up when you're losing weight right? That's what I've been told by some ppl on here.

It takes about 2 to 3 fillings for you to start feeling restriction. For me it was the 2nd filling, about 6cc's. Now I'm at 7.25 and feel like its too tight. My doc is 45 mins away however, I would keep tabs as to how much he puts in each filling. After the 2nd filling, if u feel like u still need another fill, have him put in between .5 and 1cc. Once restriction begins, even the smallest amts mk a difference. Best of luck.

That definitely doesn't sound normal. You definitely have to go get that chkd out. I would be scared too.

I've been told that the more u lose the fat around the stomach burns as well so the opening is looser. I got my 3rd fill yesterday and am having th he same problem. I am going to stay on a liquid diet like I was post-op the next 3 days and see if I can handle puree after that. If not, I'm going to the drs to remove some of the filling. I was also told some ppl get swelling when they get a filling so it might just be that. Wait a couple of days doing a liquid diet to see how u feel. If u cant hold down liquids then u should take the 3 hr trip. Best of luck to us both.

Ok, so I was on liquids for the remainder of yesterday after my fill. Today I ate a small breakfast and its hrs later and it still won't go down. I drink water, tea and it comes back up. I think I may have gotten too much filling although he did take out some. Im going to try liquids for the next 3 days and see if that helps. Anyone gone through this or is going through this???

I got mine done at 1pm today. He gave me 2 cc's which put me to 8 cc's but it was too much where I couldnt hi old down water so he took out .75 cc's and I have a very good amt of restriction. so I have 7.25 cc's in total now. This is def going to force me to chew chew chew. I'm excited about the weight loss from this point on. Best of luck to the both of us

I know what you mean however, if ur eating healthy and consuming around 1200-1400 calories a day, that's not too much. You are just right. Sometimes your body gets adapted and if you aren't exercising or switching up your exercise routine, you're gonna stay around the same. Also, if you're eating your last meal late at night, that could be a problem too. Hope this helps.

I had my surgery done 3 mths ago. My last fill was 3 weeks ago and I finally noticed restriction. However, the day before yesterday I noticed I could suddenly eat quite a bit more than I had been eating. I thought maybe it was normal for that to happen from time to time but yesterday all day the same thing. Breakfast, lunch and dinner I was able to eat almost as normal as usual before the fill. What could this be? Did it slip? Is it leaking? Is this normal?

I had my surgery done 3 mths ago. My last fill was 3 weeks ago and I finally noticed restriction. However, the day before yesterday I noticed I could suddenly eat quite a bit more than I had been eating. I thought maybe it was normal for that to happen from time to time but yesterday all day the same thing. Breakfast, lunch and dinner I was able to eat almost as normal as usual before the fill. What could this be? Did it slip? Is it leaking? Is this normal?