jaye282

Ok. October 18th I had my 8th fill and hit green zone. Everything has been fine for over a month. All of a sudden, yesterday and today, I can hardly get anything down. I ate a granola bar and it went down. Chips, water, salsa etc etc is all coming back up. Or it just sits in my esophagus. I don't have acid coming up. I spent Thanksgiving in Texas and didn't drink much. I think I'm a bit dehydrated. Why today can i all of a sudden not get anything down?

I hope this doesn't sound rude but, any chance your pregnant?

[quote=Britt22 ] Thank you! Yes I am pretty nervous! I just don't know what to expect I've never had any type of abdominal surgery the only type I've had is back surgery and my wisdom teeth removed lol. 4 days till surgery!

I called my dr's office. They had the front desk lady call me back to explain that I can go for another fill in 3 weeks. They have to call to get it authorized via my insurance first. Wow! Crappy customer service at its finest. I have a real issue here and they want to give me another fill. I'm thinking she took more out of me then she says she did just do I have to go back in for another fill. Who knows how much their charging my insurance. I'm about sick of this lapband. I just wanna have it taken out. I felt better when I was fat. This is just a headache.

My insurance covers fills. Only so many though. 155 is cheap. My Dr's office charges 250.

Because I wasn't in green zone yet. I didn't have full restriction and my hunger wasn't saturated.

I'm actually considering trying it.

I think its to test for restriction or pouch stretching. First day liquids, second day softs, 3rd day mushies etc etc. You can Google it for the exact diet.

ok. I got my 6th fill on the 25th of July. Before I went in I had good restriction. If I ate anything the size of a quarter or nickel it would get super stuck. After my fill, no restriction. My stomach is getting full, but big bites and not chewing well are not bothering me. Sometimes I can feel my liquids coming back up. I don't understand why Im able to eat without getting stuck. Is this a case where my fill will kick in? Why was a tighter before my fill?

[quote=Britt22 ] Yeah it would be miserable to have it too tight but ill find out why it's doing thy the first week of your full! I'm glad I downloaded this app cause I'm having surgery the 16 of August so I'm learning even more from here and working at the doctors office !! Oh wow! Well congratulations! Are you nervous?

[quote=Britt22 ] It sounds like there is not enough Fluid in your band cause your suppose to feel the restriction after your fill. At the doctors office I work at the doctor gives you some Water to make sure it goes through your band good enough and you don't throw it up. But to me it sounds like you don't have enough and it makes you over eat. But I can always find out when I get back to work I'm out of the office this week and I can fill you in on some more about it They always have me drink. Saw a great humming bird in the image. She only put .3 in me and after I drank the fluid it came right back up. She had to take out .1 and everything went through just fine. Anymore and ill be too tight lol.

[quote=Britt22 ] I work at a lap band doctors office and normally if you are still hungry after you fill you need to get it tightened again to help you stay more full and full longer. You normally wait four weeks after surgery to have a fill then every month after that when you have reached a full year of fills you normally don't have to come but every three to six months unless your having problems. Hope this information helps I just had my 6th fill and I think it'll be my last. I've noticed with every fill I'm unusually hungry for about the first week and I don't feel the restriction for the first week. Do you know why that is? I tend to over eat after a fill. I hate it.

Wow congratulations on your weight loss. I still struggle with making the right food choices. Sliders are easier but prevent weight loss. I'm only seven months into this.

It seems backwards to me but, does anyone feel like they are even more hungry after a fill? It seems like with every fill I'm super hungry for the first week. Also, my restriction doesn't kick in for at least a week so I tend to over eat sometimes and take bigger bites than I should. Anyone else?

I drink with all my meals and I've lost 30lbs. My best friend and I have the same surgeon. She's lost 56lbs and she also drinks water with her meals.

I got my first fill 4 weeks after surgery and every thirty days after that. That's the normal.

Deeberry I experience the same thing for about a week after each fill. Its because I don't feel my fills for about a week. Its also because you "can't" have foods. When we can't have something we want it more. I just had my 6th fill. Today I still feel the same but in about 5 more days my hunger will subside even more and ill feel the fill.

I agree with b52. Just because you see it on YouTube does not make it true. I also saw a video on YouTube that recommends putting butter on burns, anorexia is the new healthy and acrobats for newborns is beneficial. The only correct thing you'll learn about lapband is from your surgeon and your own lapband. My surgeon says if I can tolerate it I can drink while eating and it doesn't wash the food down. I'm listening to him.