Have just returned from my second fill...I'm at 5.5 of a 10cc band.....I can't hold down water and I am spitting up saliva....the nurse says to give it until tomorrow and it should ease up....anybody else have this problem?

That's b.s. If you can't even keep Water down you need a slight unfill. You could become dehydrated. Can you swallow your own spit? If not, you should call and get an urgent unfill.

Hope you feel better soon. The nurse should never have left you hanging like that.

Sue

I'd say you were a little tight. Nothing more uncomfortable than not being able to swallow your own saliva if you keep spitting up saliva. I wouldn't suffer through the night, I'd be right in getting some taken out.

Yes, I've been there....but didn't leave the office without getting some of it taken out. Probably now you'll have to wait anyways, but next time, I wouldn't leave feeling that way! Hope you can get back in tomorrow if you need to!

So it's really not going to get better on it's own.....I thought maybe it was a little swollen at first.....and I did have a really big meal right before I had it tightened.

Having a big meal before your fill prob doesn't affect anything. I'm sure all the food had passed through the pouch. My dr makes me drink water before I leave, any gurgling and she is in a hurry to remove it!

This freaked me out at first, but my doctor makes me sit up, while the needle is still in, and drink water. If it has any trouble going down, he can withdraw some fluid right then. He's not going to let anybody leave his office that can't keep water down!

Go get some taken out ASAP. I waited a week and I wasn't even getting water down let alone food. This can really be unhealthy. Granted the weight loss was wonderful but not at the expense of my health.

This freaked me out at first' date=' but my doctor makes me sit up, while the needle is still in, and drink Water. If it has any trouble going down, he can withdraw some Fluid right then. He's not going to let anybody leave his office that can't keep water down![/quote']

My surgeon same way:)