Hi everyone,

I had my first fill last Thursday. I am tight. I eat 2-3 bites of food and chew it TONS (it's small to begin with) and feel full. If I eat anymore I get very uncomfortable pressure. I sip Water all day long. Very small sips go down.

The problem I am having is I have pains in the left and right side of my neck. Kinda achy. If I hiccup I have a achy feeling in my rib cage area.

I don't know if these are band related at all. It does make me wonder. Does anyone have any ideas or any experience w/ this?

Thanks so much,

Kathy

I guess no one has any idea what I am talking about. :party:

Sorry, sweetie, wish I had some insight to share but I don't. Hope you're feeling better by now. Just keep sipping warm or room temp liquids and give it a little time. Do you know how much the doc put in your band this time?

Thank you gayle and congratulations on a WOW weightloss!

I have a total of 2.5 cc in a 4cc band. I got 1cc during surgery and then 1.5cc at my fill.

I am wondering if I am too tight. I hate to complain but worry a bit about this weird tightness in my neck/shoulder area. It runs all through my rib cage but I only feel that sporatically.

THank you for your reply!

I have felt the tightness in my neck. I think it could be one of 2 things. Either it is referred pain from being too tight, OR it is just from being tense from restriction. I guess those are kind of the same thing. Try if you can, to give it a week or two. I find if I am really tight, losing a few pounds lets the band loosen up. Maybe that isn't exactly what is going on, but waiting it out usually works out. The neck pain and general tightness passes.

On the other hand, if you are really hurting, don't delay -- get an unfill. Just try and listen to your body and go slow. Good luck!

oh YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!....I know that pain ohhhhh soooo well!!!!....ouchy!!....I'ma 5 yr bandster!!...still got the pain in my neck (left side only)....dont think that will ever go away!..:rolleyes

I get that pain too! i thought I was just nuts... It is on the left side. I get it almost everytime I eat... even a little bit... I'm not the only one! It feels like a neck/back of shoulder cramp.

I got that tightening after my first fill and thought I was going to have a panic attack over it. After a while it went away and I didnt even have much restriction. Now I get it if I eat too much because the food is stacking up inside of there, have to be careful with that so you/I dont stretch out anything.

I still get that pain on the left side. It comes and goes.

Cindy,

banded May 1st 2002

Cindy, I noticed from your post how long you have been banded, and wanted to ask you this.......Have you had any troubles with the band, how much have you lost.....maintained, and if you lost your band do you think you have learned from it the way to control your weight. I am just wondering about how long term banders get along with life after eating this way for extended time. Thanks in advance, and I have now been banded for six months, not long enough to know how it goes long term. Mizboo

mizboo....look at my other post for your question about "trouble"....

the band for me has been a great "gate keeper"....I was banded at 210 and currently weigh 175....I have not worked at it!!...as I'm scared to throw-up!!!...but now, 5 yrs later, I want this to work!!...I'm now getting tiny fills every month or so!!....I want this extra 50 lbs off!!...I love my band!!...it keeps me in check!!.....hope this helps a little!!...feel free to private message me anytime!!...

Hi everyone,

I had my first fill last Thursday. I am tight. I eat 2-3 bites of food and chew it TONS (it's small to begin with) and feel full. If I eat anymore I get very uncomfortable pressure. I sip Water all day long. Very small sips go down.

The problem I am having is I have pains in the left and right side of my neck. Kinda achy. If I hiccup I have a achy feeling in my rib cage area.

I don't know if these are band related at all. It does make me wonder. Does anyone have any ideas or any experience w/ this?

Thanks so much,

Kathy

Kathy I went through the pain in the neck part for about a week, about 1 month after my surgery. Every time I burped or Hiccuped it hurt. Then it just went away as fast as it came about. I also had pain in my side for about the first 1.5 months. It seemed like I had it when I was really full from something like a fluffy drink, like a smoothie. something that took up alot of air-room. If that makes any sense. But the pain in my neck only happened when I burped or hiccuped. Now both pains are gone.

How long has it been since your surgery?

Hey, found out what the "pain" is...

Goggle -- Kehr's sign

It is your body's naturl reaction to irritation of the diaphram. The band is just beneath it... so it could cause enough of an irritation to produce the Kehr's sign (aka. left shoulder pain).