I had a fill yesterday of .8cc's, bringing me up to 8 cc's total. This was my 5th fill and was under flouro (sp?). He actually put in 1 cc but backed it down because the yummy liquid chalk wouldn't go down well.

I sat in the office and drank Water, no problem. Last night I had Soup and even yogurt and things felt fine.

So far today I am miserable. I have tried juice (no go), then I switched to coffee thinking that the warmth would help, and that went down okay but then when I took a drink of chocolate milk - ouch. Not good. I am very slowly sipping on Vitimin water and having a little bit of burping but it seems to be doing better.

I called my surgeon's office like a good bander, and they can't see me until Monday for an unfill..... She said just drink Clear liquids until then, but she also added that it seemed odd that I was fine last night and was able to handle the soup and yogurt, and so perhaps as the day goes on things will continue to loosen up even more and MAYBE by Monday things might even be ok and I won't need to come in.

So, my question is... Does this seem like it could be normal? Do I need a slight unfill? Is there a normal amount of swelling that could be happening and will go down eventually? Before this fill I did have to drink hot tea or something else warm to loosen things up but I was generally OK to eat yogurt for Breakfast by about 10 am - could it just be a more severe case of that now?

Oh wow, sorry - that was like 89 questions.

Anyway, thanks for any input you guys might have. :thumbup:

Yes, you could have swelling for sure. It can take overnight for that to happen. I have been fine to eat the night of a fill (although I wasn't suppossed to) and had great difficulty in the morning. I wouldn't rush into an unfill- stick to liquids for a few days and see if things settle down. By liquids I am including protien shakes. If you can't keep them down I would go in Monday for sure. Hope you feel better soon.

Since you are tolerating liquids you will be OK to wait and see over the weekend. If you can't tolerate anything but liquids by Monday I would ask for a small unfill, The great thing about the band is if you get a little unfill and later in a few weeks start getting hungry etc, you can always get another fill.

Good luck, Mimi

My doc's rule of thumb is that it's okay to wait it out--to give time for swelling to subside--as long as you can tolerate liquids.

Keep sipping! And be really cautious as you reintroduce food over the next several days. Take it slow.

I find that liquid Benadryl helps with the inflammation post-banding.