Hi folks. First, thanks in advance for your support. I can always count on help from this board.

First let me say I was banded 3-31-06. To date I have lost 38 lbs. I'm quite happy with this. However recently, about 1 week post the last fill, I have been having trouble eating virtually everything. Here's a scenario...

I'll wake up, pour a cup of coffee, take a sip and I'm done. I can't take another. I feel uncomfortable and ready to through up. Burping helps but it's nex to non existant. The day pretty much goes that way when I attempt to eat anything. Soups, soft foods, anything. Usualy I can get a cup of Jo down later in the morning but that's it. Then miraculously, I'm able to get some food down, not much, but a small portion around dinner time. Then the port shuts down and all ships are left out to sea...

I call it the port, lol. Sometimes it's open for business but most times it's closed.

I am at 1.6 which I don't think is very much. Has anyone experienced this?

HELP!

Hungrily awaiting your responses.

B

I am a novice but it sounds like you have too much fill. You need to talk to the surgeon and see about taking some out.

I have 1cc in and I can eat or drink just about anything- except soft bread, and dry meats!

I was banded 6/13/06...and had my first fill of 1cc about amonth later..at 3months out I had a fill to 1.5cc...had been very sick with a throat thing and took an antibioticc--thought that was the problem cause I was fine for 11 days before I could not eat anything or drink--lost 13 lbs before I had everything removed--waited 1 week and got 1.25cc...lasted 6 days and was completely unfilled for 2 weeks...got 1cc back again..lasted 4 days!!!!! could not even swallow my own saliva !!! ugh!!! got an unfill of .5cc and am still restricted but able to eat most things w/out pbing...all si well and still losing...66lbs to date...doc says noone else has been w/this problem and I am the first!! mMight as well be first at something!! w/all the troubles I still feel quite well and am losing weight and sizes!! Hang in ther, you will find your right level....pam

The only time I have been tight like that I found I had to be up for about an hour before I could slowly sip on a cup of coffee. I had to do soups and very soft foods for lunch and by dinner I was fine. Some people can stick with this until they drop a few lbs and the band relaxes a little... I couldnt stand it and after 2 weeks a tiny .2cc unfill got me back to having my morning coffee, protein drink and then normal lunches AND dinners again.

Bruce, you have too much fill! Take it from someone who lost her first band for that very reason. Call the dr. ,PLEASE! I too played down the fact that my band could slip from overfill, but one emergency life-saving taking the band out, and one Dec. 08, replacing the band later, I will not be in denial about slippage and overfill again. Hope I'm not coming across too hard, but better safe than sorry.

Life's too short to be miserable...

Thanks guys. I thought 1.6 was low. I see that it's not.

I began to have these symtoms a week after my last fill, 4 weeks ago. But like I said I thought 1.6 was low relatively speaking.

Yes, yes yes. this is very common. I have full restriction until late afternoon. If I eat too much I will vomit. I typically can get a protein shake in late a.m. though.

I am at 5.5 cc in a VG band and I do the same thing. It just depends on the time of day. And I don't care what my surgeon says, I'm with Jack. 1st bite syndrome does exist. I will have one or two bites, then I have to run to the bathroom and it just comes back up, then I'm fine and can finish a meal. My surgeon thinks I'm nuts.

I just don't understand how one minute I can't eat the next I'm eating with NO issues. I theorize that the stomach contracts or goes into a spasm of sorts, closing off the access for food. Now, If I can just figure out the formula for getting it open, I'd be happy as a pig in s...

Yesterday is a perfect example. I woke up, attempted to drink few sips of coffee. Major pain and discomfort.

So during the course of the day I nursed a jar of mandarin oranges. 1 or 2 at a time. Each time it was painful. Later around 2:00 pm I attempted some eggplant parmesan with no success. We decided to take the family out for a bite to eat. Once we got there they brought some bread and an oil based topping. I was able to eat very small pieces of bread at first, then larger and larger pieces until I ate almost an entire piece (sliced french bread) Afterwards, I negotiated a full bowl of Soup, one crab cake and a bunch of hinly sliced onion rings. All this with no pain or discomfort. This morning pain upon the first sip of coffee.

Jack the last fill was .2

Glad to hear I'm not alone. It takes me all morning reheating my coffee to get a cup down. Cold liquids usually come back up after a few swallows and most days I live on Cream of Mushroom soup. Some days are better though and I can eat solid foods....after PB'ing the first couple bites. I have been like this since my last fill...I am at 1.8cc's. I was really hoping to stick it out and maybe it would loosen without an unfill, but after 3 months of this I am ready to take a little out. On the up side...I am losing about.5lbs a day.....down to a size 10 jeans! WHHOOO HOOOO!!

Finicky band! Some folks restriction may "kick in" after a week or two. Some are tight in the AM and loose in the PM. Some get something stuck, swell the band, then are back on liquids to calm it down.

It does sound like a mini unfill will do the trick and make you feel better.

Shawn

Oh i have everyday! i can't eat or drink anything in the morning and usally just mashed patato's any other time, i spend allot of time throwing up