So three weeks ago I had my fourth fill and have 7.9 cc in my 10 cc band. Since that fill I can not eat anything but yogurt in the a.m. Then at lunch I have to take it very slowly to get a cup of food down, which usually take an hour.

Do I continue to wait it out and see if it loosens up or do I need a small unfill?

Because of not being able to eat much I am not loosing like I should be.

Help I am frustrated.

i would most definitely suggest a slight unfill! you should still be able to eat comfortably but just get full faster.

A friend of mine is having the same problems. She has found that in the morning, her band feels really tight and if she drinks a cup of coffee or something warm, it tends to loosen it up and she can usually eat normal by lunch.

If its been three weeks and it hasn't gotten any better than I say get a slight unfill. Sometimes after a fill I am the same way but usually better within a week. Mornings are always the hardest. I stick with a protein shake for breakfast. Good Luck to you.

So three weeks ago I had my fourth fill and have 7.9 cc in my 10 cc band. Since that fill I can not eat anything but yogurt in the a.m. Then at lunch I have to take it very slowly to get a cup of food down, which usually take an hour.

Do I continue to wait it out and see if it loosens up or do I need a small unfill?

Because of not being able to eat much I am not loosing like I should be.

Help I am frustrated.

Dana,

I feel your pain. I was banded on 12/30 and until my 4th fill two weeks ago had only lost 13 pounds. I was so frustrated because I could still really eat anything I wanted so I wasn't losing any weight. Last week I had 7.4 ccs in a 10 cc band. And, now I am like.. WHOA.... I can't hardly eat anything BUT since then I have lost 8 pounds! So what I have realized is I guess this is what the band is meant to do keep you from eating breads, pastas, etc.

I too have trouble with lots of foods. Yesterday I made a omlette with chopped up steak (in a majic bullet type thing) and cheese. I could not eat any of it because I cooked it in the microwave long enough that the egg was FLUFFY! It made it dry and would not go down no matter how small a bite I took. I am now eating cottage cheese and peaches for lunch almost every day - isn't the best but I'm using the band as a tool to eat healthy. So this AM I made another omlette with diced/shredded (not cut in pieces) up turkey sausage (2 patties) and an egg but this time I did not let the egg get fluffy - I made sure the egg was a tiny bit on the runny side and I ate it right down - well tiny bites but ate it all and it was good and made me full. Please email me if you want to stay in touch. I may be a bit on the tight side too but I decided to take advantage of it right now. I ate a footlong hotdog from Sonic the other day but it took me 45 min and I had to take tiny tiny bites but I figure if I can eat it I'm not too tight. There's just some things that I know now I have to give up. Basically I look at this like I finally got my jaw wired shut but it's my throat closed up. :>)))))

What is your weight loss so far and what weight did you start at?

Try starting your day with a warm liquid - hot tea, coffee... it really seems to help me:wink: