I've been banded since June 2010. My last fill was in November, and I feel like I am very close to being in the green zone, but maybe not quite there.

I occasionally have some regurgitation but I'm not 100% sure that it's not my fault from eating too fast or not chewing well enough, although I have been trying to be more mindful of that. Lately, I have woken up at night coughing.

They always ask if I cough at night when I go for a fill, and I never have, and I've always assumed they meant coughing like when you have a cold. Well, this type of coughing is like some liquid has come up and is trying to go in my lungs! Super no fun to wake up like that. I think it has happened 3 or 4 times since my last fill but the last 2 times are within the last week.

I have an appointment in a week, so I will talk with the dr at that point, but in the meantime I thought I'd ask for opinions here. I am scared of getting an unfill because I don't want to start gaining weight. I struggled last year and only had a net loss of 5 lbs for the year (weight bounced up and down instead of consistent losing), because I was either too tight or not tight enough and really struggled with eating right because of it. Now since the last fill on Nov 8 I have lost a little over 10 lbs so that's why I'm scared to mess with this fill level because I am going in the right direction.

I have read that fills can be tricky when you're really close to the green zone, is that correct?

You need to see your doctor for sure. Night cough can be a sign of being too tight but it can also be a sign of a slip.

Best wishes.

I agree with Missy. Night cough like you describe is definitely a sign of reflux and nothing to mess around with. You are much better off to have even a tiny unfill than to risk doing damage to your band by staying too tight.

I was banded just after you in July 2010 and I have learned through the years that when my band is too tight, I end up putting weight back on because I eat more slider foods.

Glad you are getting it checked out, but don't assume that an unfill means failure!

I find that if I eat too late at night, I will have night coughs and phlegm coming into my mouth, choking me. I am not too tight myself, but need to remember not to eat after 8pm.

I had my band in Sept 2010 and the night before last I woke up choking... It was soo scary.. I've had fluid taken out and have been on a soft diet since, but my chest still hurts.. I vomited twice after choking.. I think it was a combination of reflux and eating before bed... I'm just hoping the pain subsides and it's nothing serious. In the 2 1/2 years since I've had my band I've only had about 7 vomiting episodes. This is all new to me.

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