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Just had my fourth fill yesterday and it seemed a little tight when drinking.I could see it just sitting at the opening but she told me just to take an extra swallow and it would go down. I was able to eat some Soup and drink some warm tea last night with no problem. This morning it's a different story I was trying to sip some coffee and only it eventually came back up. I could feel it just sitting there.

I know that the area is probably swollen from the procedure yesterday, but should I be concerned that I might be too tight? I really don't want to have to go through it again to release, but yet I'm worried about getting something down. Any suggestions or am I just being a worried wart?:w00t:

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Just had my fourth fill yesterday and it seemed a little tight when drinking.I could see it just sitting at the opening but she told me just to take an extra swallow and it would go down. I was able to eat some Soup and drink some warm tea last night with no problem. This morning it's a different story I was trying to sip some coffee and only it eventually came back up. I could feel it just sitting there.

I know that the area is probably swollen from the procedure yesterday, but should I be concerned that I might be too tight? I really don't want to have to go through it again to release, but yet I'm worried about getting something down. Any suggestions or am I just being a worried wart?:w00t:

Go back to doc. You are way too tight!

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My doctor says that, as you move toward restriction, you really toe the line between good restriction and over-restriction.

He told me last time I was in that getting liquids in was important---to sip, and if I really could not get anything to stay down, over 8 hours, then to go in.

I didn't have difficulty last time, but know I'll be toeing that line with today's fill----my plan is to stick with liquids, and, if I have problems, to sip every 15 minutes or so.

If I think I'm in real trouble I won't wait 8 hours (I have an urgent care nearby; I'll go in for fluids)----but for the gurgly, too-tight-but-fluid-still-mostly-going-down stuff? I'll hang in there, knowing that swelling will likely recede.

(Some doctors recommend liquid Benadryl to help with that, by the way...though I guess if you're having a big problem, even that liquid might be iffy.)

I would avoid coffee. Warm liquids can be soothing, but they also can aggravate swelling. coffee itself is VERY irritating to already-irritated stomach mucosa. I'd try something cold---in small sips.

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