Stretched and swollen pouch
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I had my first fluoroscopy done last week. I've been banded for over 2 years and have gone for my fills to a local physician's assistant who also had her procedure done by Dr. Ortiz in Tijuana. Several times, (like at least 10!) I've had fills and unfills. She always said that my pouch was inflamed. I never really understood what that meant until I was in Tijuana last week for my first flouroscopy check. Dr. So told me that my pouch was swollen and described to me for the first time exactly what that was. He felt that if I would go 7 weeks with an unfill that it should settle down. I can't make it back down there, sadly for financial reasons, but will be going to a Fill Centers USA instead. My question to you all is this. Have you had success with your pouches shrinking in that time period and were you able to get to a comfortable place with restraint after that? Did you take any stomache meds to help to shrink the swelling? All of these questions popped in my brain after I'd left his office! Thanks!