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5th fill (had a hard time with the 4th)
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I am going for my 5th fill tomorrow and had a rough time with my 4th. (Dr put in 2.5cc,.5cc,.5cc,.5cc) I am not sure if it was the fill or me to tell the truth. I wound up having about half my meals where I had to run to the bathroom and spit up my food. I believe that this is what people call PBing....the food doesnt go down and I just need to burp and spit it out. Not real fun and I am not sure how "dangerous" this is either. This was even worse when i ate dry foods (at a business function with a very dry piece of chicken breast, I had to run out of the room when the president of my company was talking). That being said, I have resorted to a few bad habbits 1) Ice Cream 2) Mainly eating Soups. I still have lost weight this month but most of it came while I was on liquids for the first days after my fill. I am thinking it is me and not the band due to the fact that I can chug a 20 ouce bottle of Vitamin Water. In the last week, it seems that most restriction has left and I am in need of a fill(tomorrow). I would rather not throw up (or PB) the way that I did this last month. Suggestions would greatly be appreciated (yes, I know going overboard on ice cream is not going to help my case)
BTW- getting the band is still a huge victory. I am down 70Lbs since two weeks before my surgery on Sep 4th (I am a male that started at 322Lbs)
Thanks
Eric