Has anyone had an unfill yet? Tell me about it....oh btw..it SUCKS... i just had it done yesterday:(

Since my last fill in September I have been at 10.5cc's in a 14cc band. It was my sweet spot! I was never hungry, I could only eat a very small amount and I'd be satisfied for 4-5 hours, and I was losing easily. No getting sick at all....but that all changed as of last wednesday/thursday. I had a stomach bug and since then I have not been able to eat ANY food. Even if it was a tiny amount, mushy, and i ate it slow (and even if it felt ok going down)...one hour later it was back up and all liquid ...plus every night i was not sleeping because of acid reflux. It was waking me up and I'd get sick..THEN i could sleep...i needed to sleep and knew all of that was bad for the band..so i had to go in yesterday. The other doctor in the practice (my surgeon was in the OR all day) explained that after a bad stomach bug (ie vomiting) and/or upper respiratory infection it's common for your stomach to become inflamed and unable to tolerate anything...which means you NEED an unfill to be sure you don't hurt yourself! I only wanted like .25cc taken out..he took out 3! I wanted to cry right there...I completely understand WHY it had to be done but it's frustrating at the same time.

Now I have to go to a bairum swallow next friday to make sure i'm all clear..THEN on the 23rd i can go back and be filled back up...only i don't think want to go back to 10.5...i think 10 or 10.25cc's is plenty for me.

But what's the most scary part about it all? I'm now down to 7.5cc's (which i haven't had this little in my band since this time last year) and i'm HUNGRY...and I can EAT. And it's only been 24 hours since my unfill! It's scary...very scary at how quickly you get hungry. I'm trying not to stress and I'm staying away from foods I know I can't eat when my band is at it's sweet spot. But OMG i'm going to have to work really hard the next 2 weeks so that I can at least maintain until I get my fill back....

I haven't had an unfil but I know I need one the thing I'm scared of is the hunger returning...

why did it duplicate this post...hummmm...

ok so even though it's only been 2 days and i have definately felt hunger (which i was terrified of), i've been ok. I haven't gone crazy with eating at all and I've gotten in LOTS of liquids! I need to go easy and stick with mostly mushy foods and liquids so that my irritation can subside. I go for my barrium swallow friday and then my fill the following thursday...

I've had five unfills (only two fills). I've still lost, but a lot more of it is on me.

Got my first unfill due to sickness last tuesday. He took out 2 ccs and i think im gonna tell him to put only 1 cc back. I can finally eat without the PBing and it feels good. I still feel full when i eat a little bit, just not as soon as id like to feel full. Guess Im searching for the sweet spot.

Got my first unfill due to sickness last tuesday. He took out 2 ccs and i think im gonna tell him to put only 1 cc back. I can finally eat without the PBing and it feels good. I still feel full when i eat a little bit, just not as soon as id like to feel full. Guess Im searching for the sweet spot.

Exactly!! I can eat a small amount and be ok...but I dont' like being ABLE to eat that much. And i HATE feeling hungry...havn't felt that since september to be honest....and i preferred it that way. I only ate becasue it was a necessity and jsut what i needed...no more mindless eating. I WAS at my sweet spot. But Instead of having 10.5 back in my band i'd like only 10.25. That extra .25 i think was just a tweek too much

I have had several unfills over the last year. Once it was just an overfill being corrected but the others were exactly as you describe above. In fact, I am online right now because I can't sleep. I gag lying down and have pain sitting up. This is after post nasal drip from a bad cold followed by a vomiting incident on Sunday. I thought I was doing ok but the irritation is too much so I will have to get an emergency unfill tomorrow. I have also done the barium swallow and everything was fine...it was just irritation, not the band slipping. It seems what you want to know is how do you cope without the tool working at its peak condition? The first unfil, I gained 9 pounds in a month. The 2nd, I lost a few pounds in a month or so and the last unfill was perfect. I have lost 17 pounds in about 8 weeks, so right on track. Even if you gain a pound or two during your recovery, you will get filled again and that weight will come right off. After every fill I've felt re-committed to doing it better/right and it has worked. I have lost 125 pounds in 13 months, and that's with 3 unfills. You will be fine. Just live with it until you can get back to where you need to be.

I have had several unfills over the last year. Once it was just an overfill being corrected but the others were exactly as you describe above. In fact, I am online right now because I can't sleep. I gag lying down and have pain sitting up. This is after post nasal drip from a bad cold followed by a vomiting incident on Sunday. I thought I was doing ok but the irritation is too much so I will have to get an emergency unfill tomorrow. I have also done the barium swallow and everything was fine...it was just irritation, not the band slipping. It seems what you want to know is how do you cope without the tool working at its peak condition? The first unfil, I gained 9 pounds in a month. The 2nd, I lost a few pounds in a month or so and the last unfill was perfect. I have lost 17 pounds in about 8 weeks, so right on track. Even if you gain a pound or two during your recovery, you will get filled again and that weight will come right off. After every fill I've felt re-committed to doing it better/right and it has worked. I have lost 125 pounds in 13 months, and that's with 3 unfills. You will be fine. Just live with it until you can get back to where you need to be.

Thanks for that! I know I'll be ok and I'm already up 1...which is not too bad considering it's been almost a week so I'm grateful it's not more..and i'm focused on stayng..well focused on eating only when i'm hungry, only eating small amounts, and staying away from just crap...lol Barium swallow friday..and fill next thursday...YES!

One question tho..did you notice when you got the unfill that you were a little tender after eating? The first two days after the unfill my stomach/band would be sore about a half hour after eating...i compared it to a tight fitted sock...you know, when the ankle band of the sock is too tight, leaves a mark, and when you finally take the sock off, its sore? Even though it didn't hurt beforehand? I don't even know ifthat makes sense to anyone but me...but either way, it's much better now