I was banded on 11/21/2011 & went for my first fill today. I had lost 17 pounds since surgery. :-) The Dr decided to check to see if I had any fluid in my band. I had 3cc's in it. He added 1/2 cc & the saliva and mucus started to flow. He removed the other 1/4, so that I back to the orginal 3cc. However, I have been vomiting every since. Could this be caused by swelling? I tried to take a phenagren, but it came right back up - Is this normal?

Eeek! Everything Ive always heard has said that it probably means you're too tight.

I was banded on 11/21/2011 & went for my first fill today. I had lost 17 pounds since surgery. :-) The Dr decided to check to see if I had any Fluid in my band. I had 3cc's in it. He added 1/2 cc & the saliva and mucus started to flow. He removed the other 1/4, so that I back to the orginal 3cc. However, I have been vomiting every since. Could this be caused by swelling? I tried to take a phenagren, but it came right back up - Is this normal?

To be honest, these types of posts baffle me. I do not doubt your problems, and there are many others here that say the same thing.

I'm just saying it is above my paygrade to understand how 1/2 cc can have that much effect, and to have 1/2 of that removed and still be creating problems.

Perhaps you are very sensitive?

Are you chewing properly or overeating. I had dinner last night ate slowly it was fine. We went to a party and sure enough they started to serve dinner, because it was a couple of hours after, I thought I would pick at the food, i came home severley bloated and have thrown up really tragically 3 times, I cant even keep down water, what do I do now, rest and back on the fluids i think it says. im not well a t all

I had my surgery on 9/30/11, and received my first fill 11/14/11 of 3cc's, yesterday I went for my second fill, he gave my 1more cc for a total of 4cc's, I was having pain in my chest, and salivating, and constant burping, and was having trouble getting a cup of water down, so he had me wait a little while in the office to see if it would stop, it didn't, so he removed a 1/2cc, so now I am at a total of 3.5cc's, hope when I start eating solids I feel more restriction than before. Has anyone had this happen to them?

If you cant even keep down liquids you need to see your doctor...now.

Back to my original post, after 10 hours of vommiting and a page to my doctor, it stopped around 4:00am. I called the dr back and cancelled the early am revisit to his office and have been fine since. I am down a total of 34 pounds, 24 since surgery.

I just wonder if the reason i reacted was because i had a protein shake an hour before the adjustment. Is there any rule on eating before/after adjustments?

I had this exact experience this week- I got 0.5 put in my band and within an hour returned to the doctor to get it back out because I was in pain! I had not even attempted to drink anything for fear of vomiting on the subway. I had done the 20 minute wait at the office to make sure I was OK, and I thought I was, but after I left I started having a very real pain in both my chest and the middle of my back. When the doctor took the Fluid back out, I instantly felt better. I forgot to ask how much he took back out. I stayed on liquids the next 24 hours with no problems and luckily haven't had trouble keeping things down.

I'm also curious about eating before fills...I had steak and eggs (only 1/2 cup! ) about 2.5 hours before my fill. I've never been told NOT to eat before, just been told liquids after for the rest of the day and soft foods the following day.

Glad you're feeling better melgreen and congrats on the loss!

I just read this on a lapband doctor's website -

Before your Lap-band Adjustment

We would prefer you not eat for two hours before the fill to allow the pouch to empty. While some would say longer, we find no evidence that this is helpful.

Bands are tighter anytime you have swelling -- when you are ill, if you have a menstrual period, or if you have allergies. It is unwise to fill a person during these times -- although we can.

http://drsimpson.net/fills/fill_factors/lap-band_fill_factors.htm

So next time, i will follow these guidelines

I swell a lot every time I get a fill. It takes a couple weeks to go back to normal.