Hi,

I was actually banded in 2003 and lost all my weight and decided stupidly to get a total unfill. Well, only took 8 months for me to gain 50 pounds (lots of ice cream). I went back to getting fills the last few months.

It must be so long ago and I don't remember...but I am having so much problem holding down liquids. I was filled 3ml on Tuesday and than went back the next day for an unfill of 1.5 ml. At the office, it showed that "some" Water was going through. I have left the office when NO water was going through and been fine. But even today, I am having a hard time drinking water or any liquid. My mouth is dry and I feel constantly thirsty. I mean to just sip but end up gulping down 16 ounces of liquid at a time. I just can't help myself from the thirst.

I am actually sitting here typing this with a golf ball type feeling in my throat. I have just cranked about 8 ounces of water at the slowest rate I could. I just have the urge to go and make myself burp up the golf ball feeling in my throat. I have been doing that a lot today. The uncomfortableness gets to me. My question is... Is this normal? Is it just swelling? Should I give it til or past Monday before I go back and ask for more taken out? Will that golf ball feeling go away? Is there anything I should do?

I just don't remember my past fills being this uncomfortable or maybe it has been too long. Thank you all in advance for your answers and advice.

Lee

Hi,

I was actually banded in 2003 and lost all my weight and decided stupidly to get a total unfill. Well, only took 8 months for me to gain 50 pounds (lots of ice cream). I went back to getting fills the last few months.

It must be so long ago and I don't remember...but I am having so much problem holding down liquids. I was filled 3ml on Tuesday and than went back the next day for an unfill of 1.5 ml. At the office, it showed that "some" Water was going through. I have left the office when NO water was going through and been fine. But even today, I am having a hard time drinking water or any liquid. My mouth is dry and I feel constantly thirsty. I mean to just sip but end up gulping down 16 ounces of liquid at a time. I just can't help myself from the thirst.

I am actually sitting here typing this with a golf ball type feeling in my throat. I have just cranked about 8 ounces of water at the slowest rate I could. I just have the urge to go and make myself burp up the golf ball feeling in my throat. I have been doing that a lot today. The uncomfortableness gets to me. My question is... Is this normal? Is it just swelling? Should I give it til or past Monday before I go back and ask for more taken out? Will that golf ball feeling go away? Is there anything I should do?

I just don't remember my past fills being this uncomfortable or maybe it has been too long. Thank you all in advance for your answers and advice.

Lee

Although I have only been banded since July 21st and had only one fill so far,I felt a need to

respond to your post.

From everything I have read and been advised by my Dr and his staff you will almost always

have some swelling due to a fill or unfill. It is best for most of us to be on liquids for the first 48 hours.

With that said may I suggest sipping hot broth, tea or coffee...especially in the morning...the majority

of us suffer from "morning tightness" and it is difficult to get anything to go down!!

And DO NOT gulp or chug your liquids down...too much air gets in your stomach...thus the painful

bloating and belching which usually leads to puking,which as we all know can be damaging to

the band!

May I ask why you had a complete unfill?Were you tried of the restrictions??

I wish you the best Lee....

Hi,

I actually was one of the lucky ones that hit their ideal weight. But after that, the weight continued to come off. I was happy as a clam at 112 but when I dropped to 107 and falling fast... I went to a fill doctor and he said I was complicated restricted. The funny thing is that I didn't feel completed restricted. Anyway, I decided to get a complete unfill thinking that I could maintain. That was a joke... As soon as my band was unfilled...I was an eating machine. Needless to say I am back at almost square one...started at 240 so I don't feel quite as bad. I got on the scale this morning and saw 149...sheesh....a long way to go to get back to the closet full of clothes I have.

I slept through the discomfort last night. Today I am still really restricted. Had a pb episode over Water when I tried to gulp....was just so darn thirsty. I have managed to hold down about 8 ounces of water drinking at a turtle rate. Since it seems to be getting better...I am reluctant to go back for more unfill. Do you think this swelling could be lasting this long??

Lee

It sounds like you are a bit too tight or your band has started to slip.

You shouldn't have extreme restriction, you should have little to no appetite for 4-5 hours between meals. That's what you should be aiming for.

If you can't even get down 8 oz of Water in one shot - you are too tight.

Go into your Dr. and ask them to do an unfill under fluoroscopy with a barium swallow so they can see exactly how the Fluid is moving. It should sit in the pouch for a split second before moving through. If it sits there for longer or only trickles through then you are way too tight.