This is a little strange but I had my 2nd fill 6wks ago and this past week I really had a hard time getting down food, I felt stuck twice last week, is it normal that I would feel that way so long after my fill. I am actually due for another fill this Friday. I was on vacation last week and kind of fell off the wagon for a few days, does that have anything to do with it.

My last fill was the end of January and for some reason I've had to have THREE defills since then. This is only my experience but it does seem like the band can get tighter on its own.

I've continued to lose steadily. And if I got to where I was having problems eating or experiencing severe acid reflux, I went back and they took 1/2 a cc out.

So, it is possible but I don't know how common it is. I'm beginning to think of my band as a boa constrictor :-)

I had a fill in April and two months later I started having "stuck" episodes - I had to have a 1/2 cc taken out. Such a difference.....(relief) It has now been two months and I go next week and I am going to have the 1/2 cc put back in.

I wonder what would cause the band to tighten on it's own? I have only had one fill and I am not feeling any restriction yet. I would be nice if it would tighten up without another fill.

It seems to have a mind of its own!!!!! I have no clue what made it tighten I did go off my diet a bit when on vacation but why would that make it tighter!!!HMMMM

I got a fill at the first of May and had to have a slight unfill 6 weeks later because it suddenly got way too tight. They only took out .3cc, but it made a huge difference. I was actually having sharp stabbing pains anytime I ate or drank anything. The Dr said he's seen people who haven't had a fill in over a year suddenly get too tight.