I want to share my story today b/c it was definitely a weird experience. I went in for my third fill having 2 cc put in each time. So today, my surgeon fills me from 4 cc to 6 cc (10 cc band). He warned me it would probably be too tight, that we would see. So after the fill, he gave me the bottled water to drink before I left. I took my first sip and I could feel it funnel but no big deal, so I took another sip/gulp. OMG!!! It wouldn't go down!! I paced the floor as my mouth was watering, my chest felt like it would explode, and my eyeballs felt like they were floating!! I have been stuck before but this was multiplied by ten!! I felt like I could puke at any second, right there on the floor!! After about three minutes thinking it would pass, and painfully discovering it wouldn't, I called the surgeon back in. He had me lay on the table and he pulled 1 cc back out. As soon as he started pulling it out, i could actually feel the water go through. He then had me sit up with that needle still sticking out of my chest and drink more water. this time the water went through with no problem. It was crazy!! Talk about restriction!! More like a no passing zone!! So the next fill I go for will only be a .5 cc. I hope this fill will get me to the green, I have never experienced it before and am excited to hit that heavenly place!

I want to share my story today b/c it was definitely a weird experience. I went in for my third fill having 2 cc put in each time. So today, my surgeon fills me from 4 cc to 6 cc (10 cc band). He warned me it would probably be too tight, that we would see. So after the fill, he gave me the bottled Water to drink before I left. I took my first sip and I could feel it funnel but no big deal, so I took another sip/gulp. OMG!!! It wouldn't go down!! I paced the floor as my mouth was watering, my chest felt like it would explode, and my eyeballs felt like they were floating!! I have been stuck before but this was multiplied by ten!! I felt like I could puke at any second, right there on the floor!! After about three minutes thinking it would pass, and painfully discovering it wouldn't, I called the surgeon back in. He had me lay on the table and he pulled 1 cc back out. As soon as he started pulling it out, i could actually feel the water go through. He then had me sit up with that needle still sticking out of my chest and drink more water. this time the water went through with no problem. It was crazy!! Talk about restriction!! More like a no passing zone!! So the next fill I go for will only be a .5 cc. I hope this fill will get me to the green, I have never experienced it before and am excited to hit that heavenly place!

Omg, sounds like an experience I went through back in July! Only that I felt fine til I go home and my doctor is an hour an a half away so I had to suffer with the chest pain and feeling like I had to puke all night and went back the next day. Boy when I got it out I instantly felt better! I just got another fill, that fill in July was my second one but I had pre Fluid or whatever in my band when I got it in, and in July I think I was at 7cc's in a 10cc band, I got the whole 1cc fill out, so last month I got a half of a cc and this week I got another half cc so I'm back at 7cc's I guess, I'm not sure if it's too tight but it's hard to get anything down, I could get watery liquids down sorta ok but it'll feel stuck and I'm been waking up in the middle of the nigt choking. I don't but my chest kinda hurts I'm going to try. To wait it out though because I think it's cause my stomach is just still swollen(got half a fill on Wednesday) because later in the night the suck feeling goes away if I drink a lot and lay down o.O it's weird and kind of annoying.

Omg, sounds like an experience I went through back in July! Only that I felt fine til I go home and my doctor is an hour an a half away so I had to suffer with the chest pain and feeling like I had to puke all night and went back the next day. Boy when I got it out I instantly felt better! I just got another fill, that fill in July was my second one but I had pre Fluid or whatever in my band when I got it in, and in July I think I was at 7cc's in a 10cc band, I got the whole 1cc fill out, so last month I got a half of a cc and this week I got another half cc so I'm back at 7cc's I guess, I'm not sure if it's too tight but it's hard to get anything down, I could get watery liquids down sorta ok but it'll feel stuck and I'm been waking up in the middle of the nigt choking. I don't but my chest kinda hurts I'm going to try. To wait it out though because I think it's cause my stomach is just still swollen(got half a fill on Wednesday) because later in the night the suck feeling goes away if I drink a lot and lay down o.O it's weird and kind of annoying.

That is awful! I felt horrible waiting only three minutes, he took the one cc out and I felt better. I couldn't imagine feeling like that an entire night. After this over fill experience, I ate a lot of fudge pops, like six that night. I really believe that helped bring the swelling down. I had read from successful banders on here that they were a great liquid to eat after fills and they were so right! The cold kept my stomach from swelling so much after the crazy fill. When I went on soft foods the next night, I didn't get stuck and haven't since (its only been since Wednesday but it is an improvement from last time.) I still don't think I am at my green zone restriction. I probably need a .5 cc fill but i'll get that in two weeks. My surgeon said the more weight you lose, the more fills you need b/c you lose the weight everywhere, including your stomach.

Good luck to us both on the journey, it is definitely harder than any diet I've ever done in my life but totally worth it.