Long story short... banded 3/24/06, first fill 5/2/06. Put in 1.6cc (10cc band), barium did not go through, took out .6cc, still too tight, took out .4cc, still too tight, total unfill, relief. Speigel says "esophageal dysmotility" or spasm.

6/2/06: Went for fill. I say, please put in 0.4cc. He says "why don't I NOT tell you how much I am putting in and we'll see what the barium swallow shows". Fill feels OK, barium shows it is going through. I say, so how much did you put in? He says 1.6cc. I say WOW, last time that much was a problem. He says "oh, that was a fluke, see! it is fine today, you needed that much!".

Well, I leave after drinking a couple sips of Water. Sit at work (not drinking) for 2 hours. Stop at store, get a small Jamba juice, and realize right off the bat, it is not going down. For the next 8 hours, I vomit/PB saliva every 15 minutes. I call Speigel, he says come in the next morning for an unfill. OK. 2 hours later, and 8 more vomit/PBs, I call him again. He says "get your husband to unfill it!" Both my husband and I are physicians. At that point my husband gets home from a party (11 pm) and I tell him what is going on, and he flips out. He calls Speigel and says, I don't think so... YOU are going to unfill her. Then a bunch of yelling on both sides of the phone. So, we go to the ER where Speigel comes in and unfills me at 1:30 AM. INSTANT relief!!!! He also shows my husband how to unfill me "in case this ever happens again".

So, here I am...2 fills, no fill.

The next time I am going to INSIST that he give me a small fill, no matter what he wants to do!

Pretty good fill story, huh?

Thanks for letting me vent!!

Pam

down 28 pounds with NO fill:D

Good grief Pam, what an ordeal! I think YOU are correct, and know well enough that you will be one that needs to really creep up on the fills! I think I would actually prefer my DH do it if he were a doctor, lol! Sure would be convenient. Glad you have relief now!

Wow, I'm so glad I went with Dr. Spivak. I'm going to get another fill tomorrow - it's been 1 year since my first fill and I need a little tightening to jump start the next phase of dieting!

Pam.....

I am so sorry about your lack of fill! But, 28 lbs since the end of March is really good,,,,, keep up the good work.:clap2:

I think I'd look for a new doctor....