Jump to content
×
Are you looking for the BariatricPal Store? Go now!
$99 Yearly Supply Alert! 🌈 "1 per Day!" Bariatric Multivitamins

How long until you notice

XOXOXO

By XOXOXO, in LAP-BAND Surgery Forums

Recommended Posts

XOXOXO    18

XOXOXO
Posted

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?

Share this post

Link to post
Share on other sites

Skyvic    226

Skyvic
Posted

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.

Share this post

Link to post
Share on other sites

Skyvic    226

Skyvic
Posted

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.

XOXOXO reacted to this

Share this post

Link to post
Share on other sites

zinhaa    363

zinhaa
Posted

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

XOXOXO reacted to this

Share this post

Link to post
Share on other sites

XOXOXO    18

XOXOXO
Posted

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?

Share this post

Link to post
Share on other sites

XOXOXO    18

XOXOXO
Posted

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

Share this post

Link to post
Share on other sites

Skyvic    226

Skyvic
Posted

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!!!!

XOXOXO reacted to this

Share this post

Link to post
Share on other sites

XOXOXO    18

XOXOXO
Posted

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. :(.

Share this post

Link to post
Share on other sites

Skyvic    226

Skyvic
Posted

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.

Share this post

Link to post
Share on other sites

MumtoJackson    5

MumtoJackson
Posted

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.

Share this post

Link to post
Share on other sites

XOXOXO    18

XOXOXO
Posted

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

Share this post

Link to post
Share on other sites

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
Go To Topic Listing LAP-BAND Surgery Forums

  • Trending Products

  • Trending Topics

  • Recent Status Updates

    • Alisa_S

      Alisa_S

      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
      · 0 replies
      1. This update has no replies.
    • Alisa_S

      Alisa_S

      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
      · 1 reply
      1. summerseeker

        summerseeker

        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

        Now I have a whole new big, bigger, biggest, best days ever. I am out there with those skinny people doing stuff i could never have dreamt of. Food is now an after thought. It doesn't consume my day. I still enjoy the good home cooked food but I eat smaller portions. I leave food on my plate when I am full. I can no longer hear my mother's voice saying eat it all up, ther are starving children in Africa who would want that!

        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

        I don't know at what point my life expanded, was it when I lost 100 pounds? Was it when I left my walking stick at home ? Was it when I said yes to an outing instead of finding an excuse to stay home ? i look back at my last five years and wonder how loosing weight has made such a difference. Be ready to amaze yourself.

        BTW, the liquid diet sucks, one more day and you are over the worst. You can do it.

    • CaseyP1011

      CaseyP1011

      Officially here for a long time, not just a good time💪
      · 0 replies
      1. This update has no replies.
    • KimBaxleyWilson

      KimBaxleyWilson

      Three months and four days ago... I was in Costa Rica having a life changing surgery! Yesterday we had a followup visit with Dr. Esmeral via video chat and this morning my middle number changed.  I'm down 47lbs and two pants sizes. I can wear a Large tshirt for the first time in like... 14 years! Woot!! Everything is going great. I have zero regrets. I went down to the riverwalk with a friend and walked 2 miles on Monday without even getting fatigued. And no more snoring or chugging pickle juice for crazy leg cramps! I need to go to the gym more... I'm making new shirts next week so that will motivate me. LOL But I'm also just not as TIRED all the time! I have a LONG way to go...but seeing the progress on the scales and in the mirror is a huge motivator!! Thank you all for cheering me on and supporting me!!
      · 0 replies
      1. This update has no replies.
    • bellaamey

      bellaamey

      https://alluniqueguide.com/java-burn-coffee-reviews/
      · 0 replies
      1. This update has no replies.

  • Recent Topics

  • Hot Products

  • Sign Up For
    Our Newsletter

    Follow us for the latest news
    and special product offers!
  • Together, we have lost...
      lbs

    PatchAid Vitamin Patches

    Bariatric Forums

    For Patients

    Health Professionals

    Search Surgeons

    Bariatric Surgeons: Want to research a weight loss surgery surgeon? Enter their last name below to start!

    ×