Hi. I had a small fill on the 28th nov after having to have an unfill after being way too tight. Everything was wonderful for a week & I was pretty sure I was in the green zone. BUT now a week on I am feeling as though I am too tight again. I even thought I had a tummy bug (got tummy craps after food) but 4 days on I still can't keep food down. Can it take over a week for a fill to kick in? I normally feel things immediately. How long should I leave it to see if things settle?

Same scenario for me...fill 1/4cc on Octiver 15, was thrilled I needed it. After three days required full liquids, I slowly started adding food. Felt quite in green done for about two weeks but it just felt more restricted. Past month I have had piercing shoulder blade pain, discomfort while eating, belching like a trucker, and no energy. I quit exercising just too tired...has an unfill yesterday and am so relieved. The pain in shoulder blades has subsided. I feel so much better!!!!! Surgeon said this is how the band tells our bodies what we need or don't need so much of. Ill go back in a month or so for a fill, but not now. Good luck.

To add...I did wait maybe longer than I should have, partly because I was in denial and loosing a load of weight can't beat that!!! But not at the expense of my health, an emergency ultrasound, normal, and good chat with my awesome surgeon. Don't wait too long. The band isn't supposed to be painful to us.

Unlike a fill an unfill I have felt immediately. You maybe swollen from the bug too. Give it another day or to on liquids but not much more.

Wendy

Hi. I rang my surgeons rooms today after pb'ing saliva with speckles of blood in it & they told me I have probably been inflamed. I had massive pain last night. If the pain comes back I have to ring by lunch & they will get my dr down from surgery during a break. Ouch. Anyone else experienced this?

Nope time for an office visit.

Yes you are right Chez. Pains back. I am heading in in 50 mins. Ouch. :'-(

Hope you are doing ok. The last thing we need is a damaged tummy, esophagus, or band. Remember our journey takes some time. You will feel so much better with unfill...will be amazed and it doesn't mean you can't go get a fill down the road. I'm four days out from unfill and eating one cup of food per meal, exercising, skin tone coming back, energy like I had before, and feeling very happy!!!!

I am feeling much much better thanks. Surgeon took out 1ml but water would still not flow through. He then took out another ml & it started moving. He made me sit there while he watched me drink it. Lol. He said if the pains come back I need to text him and he will send me in for all the tests (slip & gallsones). So far only a few twinges. He said it will take a few days for the swelling to go down. I got in trouble for not ringing sooner. :-/. Back next Wednesday for a checkup. He has no idea why it happened either! Cause unknown. .

Good on feeling better. I was feeling better in 24 hours but still sore. Yesterday I felt great. Amazing how too much restriction brings out bodies down. We should feel fairly good when eating with the rules.

Twinges is a great way to describe what I'm feeling. I had my first fill of 5cc two weeks ago. For the first week or so I felt like I needed another fill cause I could eat too much without feeling full. Now in the last few days I am getting full way faster and have had that twinging pain for a few days. I was worried that something had gone wrong.

Could it be that I'm just too full?? Thankfully I'm going tomorrow for a check.

Ohhh good luck. Sounds same as what happened to me, it just kept getting tighter & tighter. If you can still eat & drink then that's a good sign. I couldn't. Please let me know how you go. My twinges are settling now thank goodness. I can eat now without it hurting. My dr did ask how long after eating did the pains start and last. Might be worth noting it down incase you get asked as well. Xoxo