I got my 4 th fill on Thursday, it's been 6 months. I haven't lost ant weight in 3 months. The doctor said there wasn't much "pressure" when he inserted the syringe. He put in 1 cc. Since then, I have only been able to very slowly take in clear broth, vitamin water zero (took me almost an hour to keep down 16+ oz). I tried a smoothie this morning and its taken me almost an hour and a half to take in 16 oz. I threw up soft tofu last night, and have a lot of hiccups and PB, but no reflux and I slept ok. It was clear that I needed a fill, no wt loss, I could eat almost normally, but will this fill "loosen"? Do I just have to wait it out or do I need to go in on Monday and get some removed?

My surgeon says clear liquids for 48 hrs, and full liquids 48 hrs. Try to stay on liquids for another day. If no relief by Monday, call your surgeon's ofc. Best wishes.

You shouldn't struggle just to drink and keep down fluids. If this continues through the weekend, I'd call your surgeon on Monday for a slight unfill.

One important thing to point out: Just because you're not losing weight and can eat normally doesn't mean you need a fill. The band isn't supposed to physically stop you from eating anything, it's supposed to allow you to be satisfied on much less food for much longer periods of time.

Here's a link that explains it well: http://drsimpson.net/fills/Lap-band-eating/lap-band-not-restriction/lap-band-and-restriction.html

Best wishes.

My surgeon says liquids for 2 days after a fill and he makes me drink water in the office and wait for 10 min. to see if it will stay down and I know my fills loosen up after that couple of days agin that's just my body.

Thanks miz73, that website is very informative.

Thank you for posting that website, it helped me out too! I am a bulk eater and hope that the band will help me with portion sizes. I have 3 - 4 months to go (pre op) do you have any tips for how I can prepare? Someone told me chew each bite 30 x!