hello all, just a little up date Im 11 months banded 63 kilos gone FOREVER and its been Hard yakka.

Anyways I went and got a second opinion because I was having hard time eating anyting at all and I was in and out of hospital with rib and back pain anyways. New specialist took out all my fluid, so thats pretty cool. But I can only eat tiny amounts still and it practically has to be pureed otherwise off to the hospital or I just take 3 - 4 panadol and that helps. Anyways how much should a person be able to eat and what should they be able to eat with no fluid now???

and lately apart from the vomiting I seem to get this discomfort/pain feelin sorta under my left rib...does anyone know what this is?

My port has moved cause I have lost so much wieght, but its not that. Ummm I go back to specialist in 2 weeks. He wanted to try no fill for 4 weeks. I am still loosing wieght only cause I Cant eat much at all lol.

Soooooooooooooooooooooooooooo what do u think peoples???

its the left sided pain its almost like aheavy/stitch/uncomfy feeling???

after I eat and during eating. I also have to eat like EXTRA slow.

A meal for me is 2 - 3 olives and 4 cashew nuts which takes around 1/2 hour to eat lol.

CHEERS

Sim.

I'm no expert but I don't think the band is suppose to be SO restrictive. You should be able to comfortably eat 3-4 ounces. The pain is similar to what I felt when I had a slipped band BUT I've also heard it is the same for too tight of a fill and it can take weeks after a tight fill for your stomach to stop being irritated and inflamed.

Take care and congrats on being so patient! WOW!

I too have been having a discomfort, heavy type sensation on left side right below rib cage. I began noticing it after a fill in July. Then it kinda went a way until I got another fill last week and then the last couple days the feeling is back. This time my restriction was really good after the fill so I too wonder if the pain has to do with the stomach being irritated? I am able to eat normal foods but have to be very careful when I first start eating and I can not eat a whole lot at a time, since this last fill.

I had this exact same pain since my last fill about two months ago and my band eventually tightened up last Wed to where I couldn't even drink Water w/out pain. I ended up in the ER for a complete unfill to let my stomach heal from the irritation. Take it from someone who just went thru it--this is NOT normal and you should be able to eat more w/out pain or vomiting. The pain in the ribcage I only had once I was filled too tight. I tried "living with it" thinking that some saline would naturally dissolve and I would be OK but instead my band got even more irritated and tightened up on me. It was very scary. I could of had a band slip but luckily after a fluro everything was OK I just have to remain unfilled for a month. If you don't want to get completely unfilled to let your band/stomach heal I would at least get some saline removed. Just my 2 cents though..

~Liz~

03/10/06

241/169/160

5'7''