I havent had a fill for about 6 months or more now. I have been going along well with great restriction losing nice and slowly. Before my TT 7 weeks ago I started to feel my restriction waning but I wanted to have my surgery and heal before I thought about another fill. Well each week that has passed since my TT I have got hungrier and hungrier. In the last 2 weeks I have put on 2kg (5 or so lbs). I know some of it is due to not eating right but I have done this on and off throughout and still been ok. My meals have got bigger and bigger and even though I am not eating an amount near what I used to, it is still going up. I am hungry between meals again, something I havent been in the last 6 months. I am wondering if maybe the loss of 40 or so lbs and a tummy tuck in the last 6 months since my last fill would have made the band looser thus me needing a fill.

It worries me that I have bad reflux since 3 or so fills ago which is controlled with medication, if I have another fill will it make it worse?? You think I would know all this by now. I will talk to my Dr about it tomorrow and see what he says, but I hate these scales going up.

Another thing is I could put on 10 or more lbs before and not even feel it, since this TT 5lbs feels like 100lbs in my tummy. I am looking hugely pregnant with it and the swelling.

Ill quit blabbering now, any insight for me?

Hugs

Like you said... talk to your Dr. about it tomorrow. Surely he/she will have some insight! Let us know!

Hey Kellie... isnt it funny that we can work with our bands for so long and then suddenly feel at a lost about a fill decision? I'm kind of going through the same dilema. I'm noticing my desire to eat more after I've finished a meal and yesterday I even ate an extra meal. I still only hit 1,100 calories but for me that's a lot.

You said you have had reflux for the past three months? That doesn't sound right. I thought the band took away the reflux problems. My doctor told me that I wouldn't have to take the meds for that anymore. Have they eyeballed your band to be sure everything's sitting well in there?

Yep check with your Doc to see whats happening, and remember to work the plan...................

From what I've read, the band can take away reflux for folks who have it, and cause reflux for folks who don't, or make no difference at all..

I think you should talk to your doctor about the fill. It sounds like you want a fill but are worried about the reflux, which makes sense. But if the reflux is being controlled with medication, I'm not sure why it would be a problem. Good luck!