Had surgery on 12/2. Have not had any restriction from monthly fills! Finally, last Wednesday, after crying to my Dr over my 22 lb loss, he gave me a big fill! Now I'm worried that it's too much. I've been on liquids since then. I can't keep any solids down. I'm eating slowly, chewing excessively, on food such as cottage cheese and it still comes up! I've lost 8 lbs since last Wednesday so I'm pretty happy with the weight loss, but I feel terrible! To make matters worse, my Dr is out of town this week and I leave for a cruise on Thursday (8/4). Any suggestions to get through this will be greatly appreciated!!!

The best thing i can suggest is to see if his nurse practitioner can see you and take out maybe .1-.2 cc of liquid. my last fill i only had .5 put in but it was too much and i couldn't swallow my water at the dr's office, so they pulled out .2cc and it was perfect. Tell them that its an emergency and they should be able to get you in.

Just spoke to his nurse. She is going to get me an appt with another dr in his practice, but she said that he'll take it all out & then I'll see my regular dr next week! I hate to start all over but I'm miserable so at least I'll be feeling better before my vacation! Thanks for the reply!

That is kind of crazy to take it all out.....Even .08 can make a difference or 1cc, but the all of it....I would refuse!

I wouldn't want it all taken out. And, my second fill I felt similar for a few days then it got better. I can eat most foods if I eat slow enough, take small bites and don't drink. I think the body has to adjust to these fills slowly. I was on liquids for like 3 days, but then it got better so I could eat. My second fill I finally felt like I understood proper restriction and how I was suppose to comply to the eating rules. It does work.