I just got another 1cc added and am up to 7.5cc in a Lapband APS (10cc capacity). This is the first time after a fill that I'm experiencing water going down slowly. I can only drink one sip at a time and there is a lot of gurgling as it goes down. Does this sound alright? I'm a little concerned just because I've never been this tight before. :thumbup:

My doctor says only to drink clear liquids for 72 hours after a fill, though, so I guess I shouldn't worry about it for now. Maybe it will loosen up by the time I am supposed to be able to eat. For those of you who are at your sweet spot, what do you think? Is that a normal feeling for water to go down slow and gurgle???

It depends on if you swell when you get filled, I am always tighter after a fill, but it does loosen up in 3-5 days. So you will likely have to play it by ear. If liquids go down, and you dont have an issue then I would give it a day or so to see if it gets better. But if it stays like that you wont be able to eat so you may need to back off a little bit.

I was in the same boat last week. I told the NP that I felt more restriction than most people seem to at 5 cc's (10 cc band). She gave me two cc's anyway but I couldn't even drink two sips of the water she gave me so immediately took 1 out.

I gave it three days and was unable to keep even a morsel of food down. And protein shakes were making me feel mildly stuck for about 20-30 seconds after every sip. Oh, and was also hearing the gurgles when I drank anything. And every sip made me feel like I needed to burp even though I was super cautious not to let any air down.

I went back and she took 1/2 cc out. I've been doing mostly mushies still so I can't say if it's perfect.

My doc doesn't allow adjustments any more than 6 weeks apart so I knew that if I had an unfill, I couldn't go back for more until then. Thankfully my weight loss has been pretty good but, had it not been, I might have waited longer than 3 days to decide. Also a consideration, my restriction was decent at my original 5 cc's.

Sorry for rambling. :thumbup:

Edited May 17, 201016 yr by DodgerFan

I got a fill on Wednesday that put me at 5cc in my 10cc band.

Liquids trickled down for the first three days, then I was able to get some mushies down, I had to take really tiny bites. Today I was able to get soft meat down, a finely chopped salad and mashed potatoes. It still takes me about half an hour to consume a 6 ounce yogurt. I can feel the liqid trickle down in the early morning when I am tightest.

I think I may be closer to restiction than I was before, but I do not want to count on being there and find I am not.

Update... I've decided to go for a slight unfill today. I have an appointment in 2 hours. Last night, I just kept getting tighter and tighter. Then, I decided to have some warm broth. Big Mistake! That made me swell almost completely shut. I had to spit out my saliva for awhile it was so bad. Then, I alternated between sipping really cold water and spitting out my saliva and that seemed to reduce the swelling enough so that I could sleep comfortably. I really did not want to have to go to the ER and end up w/a complete unfill.

Woke up this morning feeling fine, but then took two tiny sips of water and started feeling all the gurgling and discomfort again. So, I don't know if the swelling would go down in a few days, but I can't even deal w/a few days of this. Plus, I had very good restriction after my last fill and did not have trouble with fluids. So, I really don't think it would get better enough to stick w/for the long run. Anyway, I hope she can just take maybe half out and I'll be good w/that. We shall see...

I have been chasing the sweet spot for a year with fills, overfills, and unfills. They need to be able to use smaller syringes, in my opinion, to give tinier amounts. I hope your "little" unfill does the trick. It is miserable being overfilled!!!

Best wishes, Mimi

Update... I've decided to go for a slight unfill today. I have an appointment in 2 hours. Last night, I just kept getting tighter and tighter. Then, I decided to have some warm broth. Big Mistake! That made me swell almost completely shut. I had to spit out my saliva for awhile it was so bad. Then, I alternated between sipping really cold water and spitting out my saliva and that seemed to reduce the swelling enough so that I could sleep comfortably. I really did not want to have to go to the ER and end up w/a complete unfill.

Woke up this morning feeling fine, but then took two tiny sips of water and started feeling all the gurgling and discomfort again. So, I don't know if the swelling would go down in a few days, but I can't even deal w/a few days of this. Plus, I had very good restriction after my last fill and did not have trouble with fluids. So, I really don't think it would get better enough to stick w/for the long run. Anyway, I hope she can just take maybe half out and I'll be good w/that. We shall see...

Just checking in...Did you get an unfill?

I am feeling the same exact way. Water going down very slowly, trickle, trickle...

I got my 2nd fill 2 days ago and was stuck yesterday for 2 hours, sliming and PBing. Water goes down very slowly...

I have an appt. this afternoon for a little unfill, but part of me wonders if I should wait it our another day.

I hear the post fill swelling last about 3 days...

I need restriction but need to be able t function without carrying around an empty water bottle to slime and PB in...I know, kind of gross.:w00t:

i just got a fill yesterday and i feel the gurgling, constant burping...i too am hoping its just the swell after a fill. i really want good restriction but not in a bad way. if its not better by thursday i will be going in on friday to get some out as well.

Yes, I got a slight unfill yesterday. She took out half (0.5cc) of what she had put in the day before (1.0cc). So, now I'm at 7.0cc. As soon as she did the unfill, I felt completely better and could drink water normally again. Well, I can't guzzle water, but I can drink about 3 oz at one time w/no gurgling or discomfort. I've never been so happy to just be able to drink water freely.

She said it was better that I didn't wait it out. I think its a very personal thing and you gotta decide how long you can take being too tight. Even if my swelling would've gone down in one or two days, I just can't spend a whole day or two doing nothing but trying to hydrate myself (painfully). For the time I gave it (24 hours), I just felt stressed out and worried that it would get worse. For me, the time right after a fill is not always the tightest for me. Sometimes, I feel more tight two weeks after. So, that also played into my decision to get back in there and take care of it right away.

I am so glad you decided to go for an unfill. I completely understand how sweet plain old cold water tastes after a too tight episode. I am going for yet another trial fill tomorrow and hope I don't get overfilled. It is hard when each adjustment costs me $125 and my sweet spot is elusive.

Mimi

glad you are feeling better with the unfill

for those of you who were too tight did you have any pain? i have no pain just the constant burping. its after hours now but i will be calling in the AM tomorrow. in the meantime i just wanted to see how those who were too tight felt.

glad you are feeling better with the unfill

for those of you who were too tight did you have any pain? i have no pain just the constant burping. its after hours now but i will be calling in the AM tomorrow. in the meantime i just wanted to see how those who were too tight felt.

It was more discomfort than pain. The only time I had pain was after I had some broth (which caused more swelling) and I had to spit my saliva out. If you have ever slimed before, it was like that after I had the broth, but I didn't have anything to PB because I hadn't had solids yet. I was more afraid than anything else really because I felt like I was completely closing up and I didn't know how to make the swelling go down. I finally decided to try taking tiny sips of ice cold Water followed by spitting out my saliva. And, eventually the cold water did bring the swelling down enough that I could sleep and swallow my own saliva.

Are your burps big and come freely or do you gurgle and make tiny burps for 5+ minutes after a sip of water? For me, I was gurgling and making tiny burps for 5+ minutes after having just a sip of water. It was the most incredibly annoying thing ever.

im having small frequent burps. last night i had to sleep in my recliner and that has never happened after a fill. the burps would last at least 3 days but it never interrupted my sleep. i will def call the doc ofc tomorrow.

Oh gosh this all sounds so scary. I go in next week for another fill I am t 7 now, and I know when you get up in those numbers you get close to restriction. I'm glad you got it fixed and worked out.

I have no restriction and feel like I could eat a horse, so I want to get filled well so I don't eat too much and mess up all my weight loss. but I really don't want to have to get too full that I am in pain.

i also just had an overfill episode - exactly like adagays

1 cc on tuesday afteroon - by 7pm i couldn't get a sip of Protein shake down without gurgling by 11pm - trying to laydown for bed - i couldn't swallow my saliva.

called the bat line for my surgeon and was in this morning for an unfill of the full 1cc

once swelling goes down we'll try again .1cc at a time but we both felt i was within the sweet spot range and we were trying to manage my timeframes between meals/hunger

Oh gosh this all sounds so scary. I go in next week for another fill I am t 7 now, and I know when you get up in those numbers you get close to restriction. I'm glad you got it fixed and worked out.

I have no restriction and feel like I could eat a horse, so I want to get filled well so I don't eat too much and mess up all my weight loss. but I really don't want to have to get too full that I am in pain.

I bet if you go for somewhere between 7.25 and 7.5, you will be fine. When I was having my episode, I did a lot of reading on the 'Fills' section of these boards (I searched on 'too tight') and it seems like once you get past 6, you maybe shouldn't get full 1cc fills. Honestly, I was surprised the PA gave me 1cc to start with. I was expecting 0.5 and then for her to have me sip Water and go up from there. I guess she did the whole cc to start with because I tolerated 1.25cc so well the last time.

Anyway, don't be afraid to get your fill. It is so dependent on so many different things and if you have little restriction right now, you do need it. When I went back for the unfill, the PA also told me that almost every lapband patient will end up getting too tight at least once and come back for an unfill. She said it is part of the process and don't feel bad. We are all trying to get to that perfect spot, but it keeps changing as we lose weight. The good thing is that they didn't charge me for the unfill. I'm not sure of exactly what my office's policy is, but I think if you come back within a certain amount of time because you are too tight, they don't charge you... maybe it is three days (I can't remember). But, for anyone reading this, it might be worth asking your office since that also might play into your decision of whether to wait it out or go for another adjustment.