:thumbup: I had to have a total unfil yesterday due to a piece of potroast being stuck. That was extremely painful. I had horrible pain in my back, unable to swallow anything. I had to go to the hospital and have all my fluid removed. I was wondering if anyone has had this happen, how did you do after the unfil? Were you able to get back into the normal fill level? I'm still waiting on my dr to call me back today....so we shall see what his plans are????????? Any advice would be helpful. Thank you.

I went to the ER and spent the night in the hosptial in early December due to being stuck. I had a total unfill and have no plans to have any fills in the future. The band wasn't working the way it was supposed to anyway, so I will just continue with my good eating habits and willpower like I've had to do all along.

The stuck pain was unbearable. I am sure getting shot in the stomach couldn't have hurt worse.

I had a slight unfill of .5cc on 12/23 due to acid reflux nightly. On 1/2, I ended up in the ER due to the same problem and I couldn't even drink water and was getting dehydrated. They did a barium swallow and I was swollen but the band was fine. I was upset about the unfill. I just got 3cc put back in on 1/13. I am not at the level where I was before which was 5cc. During the 2 weeks with the unfill I felt better but I did put on 4 lbs since the ER visit! UGH!!!. I am hopefully getting back on track. I worked to hard for the weight to creep back on.

I had a blueberry get stuck 2.5 years ago and was admitted into the hospital to have it removed by endoscopy. They admitted me due to a high fever and dehydration. I also had a complete unfill at the time. 6 months later I decided to try a fill again and had a very small amount put in the band- 3 days later I was back in the hospital b/c my band was so tight that I got another fever and couldn't swallow saliva. The band was unfilled again and now 2 years later I haven't even had another fill. My surgeon said that for some reason my body reacts badly to fills. Lucky me.

So, the band has not helped me the way I expected. I actually have an appt with my surgeon next week. I had my gall bladder out in October (same surgeon) and then an upper endoscopy. Now I have a hiatal hernia and am having some reflux issues.

The bad news is that I blame everything on the band. The good news is that I am FINALLY realizing that getting the weight off is more important than the food.

Good luck.