Hi,

Has anyone stretched their stomach / band so much that it no longer works ?

As far as I've heard, the band itself cannot be stretched. You can have pouch dilitation above the band and it is fairly common. There are various reasons this could occur, one might be repeatedly overeating, another might be that the band is too tightly restricted and thus begins to form a bowl-like structure above the band. Sort of like overtightening your belt and still having that roll bulging over the sides. All good reasons to maintain the bandster guidelines of eating 1/2 to 1 cup of food and never eating for longer than 15-20 minutes per meal. (Just because you can, doesn't mean you should.) Easier said than done.. how well I know.

All good reasons to maintain the bandster guidelines of eating 1/2 to 1 cup of food and never eating for longer than 15-20 minutes per meal. (Just because you can, doesn't mean you should.) Easier said than done.. how well I know.

My doctor said my meals should be between 30 minutes - 1 hour long, meaning for me to eat that slow. Sounds nuts huh.

I was told to eat small bites, chew well, take my time to eat...30-45 min. I was also told that if you are spending more than 45 min to an hour on a meal that the pouch will start emptying while you are still eating, and you can eat too much. I personally dont know of anyone that has actually stretched their pouch, interesting question. Seems like it would just make you PB if you overate so much that your pouch was stretched.

I Have A Size 4 Band. My First Till Was 2.0cc. Wednesday They Gave Me Another .6 Cc. I Am Scheduled Next Thursday For The Final Fill Which They Said Would Take Me Up To About 3.2cc. That Is Not Much Room Left. I Had To Vomit Episodes This Week After The Fill. I Was Eating Vetetable Soup And Some Got Stuck. I Was Able To Go And Make It Come Up. The Same Last Night With Some Cookies. I Am Terribly Hungry Today And Do Not Want To Stop Eating. I Am A Stress Eater And Have Had Some Hard Times With My Job. Any Suggestion Would Be Appreciated. I Feel Like Such A Failure. Thanks Kathy

Kathy,

Are you going to get another Fill this Thurs??? Are you sure? Why are they pumping in every week??? Try letting your fill work. It usually takes me about 2-3 weeks to see if a fill is perfect and let any swelling go down. I just think that having all those fills in a short time isn't good, just my opinion. And if you are having hard times now, you will be absolutely miserable with another .6 cc's.

I am not a doctor, but I think you should let your fill you have now settle in a bit.

Thanks for responding. After looking at my planner I think the office girls made a mistake, I think it should be in two weeks not one. His nurse practitioner did this last fill. I just with I would get to the point that I want to stop eating. As soon as that food hits the plate I want to just gobble it down. I am not drinking enough water which I think is part of the problem. I only to to the bathroom once a week to which is miserable. But hopefully soon things will calm down. kathy