Has anyone had Pouch Dilation before?

[kentx05 3]

This morning I went in for a fill for the first time in 6 months. I've been able to eat a lot more lately and thought that some of the liquid in my band had evaporated. When I had my fluoroscopy or x-ray done they noticed that my pouch was now dilated. It looked like a balloon rather than an hour glass. I've been put on a 10 day liquid diet to see if my pouch turns back into it's normal shape. I know that I caused this by eating too fast and not cutting my pieces down small enough. My question is, what are the chances that my dilation will go down with this liquid diet. I go back in 2 weeks and hope it works. I don't want to have a band slippage or an unfill.

If you have had pouch dilation before, did the liquid diet bring you back to normal or were you required to do an unfill? Any help or hope would be great.

[54Shirley 105]

Well the liquids should go rite threw, So the pouch will get a chance to shrink back.

If it works, I hope you learn from this, and stick to your program.

You don't want to do this again.

Shirley.

[kentx05 3]

Well the liquids should go rite threw, So the pouch will get a chance to shrink back.

If it works, I hope you learn from this, and stick to your program.

You don't want to do this again.

Shirley.

I definately have learned from this. I'm still confused as to what really did the overstretching. I usually eat the recommended 5 oz. of food for men. I supposed it could've been not eating small enough bites or eating too fast but I'm not sure. There have been times that I've cheated but not too much. My main problem has been ice cream but I assumed it wouldn't stretch my pouch out since it would melt. Could it have been that? I know that ice cream has stopped my weight loss at a screeching halt. Could it have done this too?

[54Shirley 105]

With the calories in ice cream.... I'm sure it will mess up your weight loss.

I can't answer for the part.

Good Luck though, Shirley