This is my first post here! I've been lurking and reading a while and just wanted to know if anyone else had these same issues. I was banded 3/15 and had my first fill (3.5cc) 4/14. By 4/17, I was vomiting up everything, including water. The Dr completely unfilled my band. I'm planning on going back in in a few weeks for a refill, but I'm worried! Has anyone else had a "normal" amout put into their band and reacted like this? Also, is it abnormal to bruise up after having a fill? I got a huge half-dollar sized bruise over the port site right after the fill, and now, more than two weeks later, it's (finally!) beginning to fade. Should I expect this bruising after every fill?

I was banded 3.12 and have had two fills. No vomitting although had my first stuck episode, post fill, today. YUCK. I did get a bruise after both fills..about the size of a quarter and I am not really a bruiser.

Good luck!

oh and if it helps, my first fill was like 2.1 and the second about 1.3. I had about 1 from my surgery as well. 3.5 might have been to much for you to start with maybe...especially if you had a mini fill with your surgery.

You probably got blood thinners when you were banded. Thinners have a long residence time in the body, and you can expect things like extra bruising and bleeding gums when you brush your teeth for a couple of months after surgery. I was told to avoid the dentist for three months unless you absolutely had to go because of the lingering effects of the thinners.

You really dont know how you are going to react to fills or how many fills you will need until you start having them. Some people are way more sensitive than others and you get more and more sensitive to tiny amounts the more restriction you have, too. Thus, there is no "normal" amount of fill.

What you had was too much for you at this time, that's all. You might be still swollen a bit from surgery (it lasted 12 weeks for me) or you might just not need a lot of fill for good restriction OR you might be someone who swells a bit after fills and has to proceed cautiously.

I'd bet your doctor will give you a bit less when you do get that fill back and see how you go from there.

I was banded 3.12 and have had two fills. No vomitting although had my first stuck episode, post fill, today. YUCK. I did get a bruise after both fills..about the size of a quarter and I am not really a bruiser.

Good luck!

About the bruising, I have had several fills. Sometimes I have no bruising at all, but my last fill was 2 days ago, and my bruise is still the size of a half dollar. Just depends for me. Sorry about you being too tight, I've been there, and it sucks! Good luck with getting more fills in the future!

I get a silver dollar sized bruise every time I get a fill. They last 2-3 weeks--usually go away just in time for the next fill!

Did get the novacaine to numb it before getting the fill? If so, I was told thats what causes the brusing. Depending on the amount used...is how big the bruising is...

I had brusing w/ my 3 fills...and asked the question on why?

I bruised really bad with the first fill. 2nd time, none at all. I sure hope you do ok with the next one.

No, I got no novacaine! Are they supposed to numb you before fills???? I wished they had numbed me before they emptied my band after the bad reaction. They had to put the needle back through the huge bruise, and I was screaming.

They give you the option where I go.....that was the nurses reason for mine. LOL. So I guess its not true! LOL.

I'm sorry...

I am never numbed for fills. And I still get the big bruises.