Why does restriction sometimes show up a few days or even a week or so after a fill???

I think some have said it is because of the swelling going down.. but I'm sure a VETRAN will post why...

Swelling going down would explain less restriction, but not more. I know for me, I typically feel the restriction the evening I get the fill, then not for a few days, then kapowie - it will hit me out of the blue, about 3 or 4 days later. Why? No idea! There are a lot of things that just don't make sense with the band. :rose:

According to my doc, our bodies are such complex machines, especially as related to hunger - that there are a number of other factors besides your fill that affect your restriction (hormone fluctuations, etc.) This also explains why our level of restriction is different at different times of the day.

I would be interested to know if any of those who have the delayed restriction phenomenon get fills under flouroscopy? I don't understand how it works w/o flouroscopy. I have only had it done that way, where my doctor and I can clearly see the level of restriction he's giving me. I have to take several swallows of some icky potion to test the restriction level, but it means I always feel the restriction immediately after the fill.

Well my fill was not under floro and I didnt feel restriction and now 3 days later I am feeling some restriction. Not alot but it is harder to swallow stuff I was eating before. It kinda sits there not painful but a pressure and then after a min it goes away. For those who have or have had restriction is this what I am suppose to feel? I do still feel like I could eat a large amount if I tried. I havent but I was thinking about trying to help me figure this out. So when you feel full with restriction is it that you are just not hungry or do you feel full like I cant eat another bite full. So far I am eating my small portions I dont feel hungry but I dont feel full either. I just stop b/c I dont want to hurt my band or gain any weight! =) Thanks for your help everyone I am just trying to figure this out! Jill

PS If I do "test" my band to see how much I can eat it will be with a low fat high protein food maybe like chicken or turkey or something. I wont test it with a box of choc chip cookies. (although that might start out as fun!)

I have the exact opposite problem. I get a fill under floro and my pouch empties just like the doctor wants it, then probably within a week I am going back for a little unfill because I am almost completely restricted. I am going back for a unfill for the second time within within two weeks because I am still unable to get any food into my body and I am only able to drink about 20 oz of water a day, and that is only is the drink is the same temperature as the sun!:embarassed:

i'm one of those whose restriction kicks in almost 10 days out from a fill......and even though i've been banded more than 2 yrs i still have no idea why this is--and no doc has been able to explain it to me. i have my fills under flouro, but i dont think that has anything to do with when our restriction is felt. And my restiction never varies--as in from day to day, some people report different degrees of restriction but mine is always steady.

weird.

It is strange how restriction is so different for everyone! I'm finally at a very good restriction, and after about 1/4 of a restaurant meal, I can't possibly eat another bite. It's weird how my tastes have changed too. I no longer want French Fries!!! I was a walking French Fry before. Go figure.

Just wondering does a fill hurt? I am getting my 1st fill March 2nd in Mexico. how ofter are you getting fills? And how much Water should I be drinking 2 weeks post op?

Thanks

Lauri-Ann

Lauri-Ann- The fill was completely painless for me and I did not have any numbing meds. I am getting my second fill this thursday and I was banded 12-12-06 You should be getting in 64 oz of water per day. This is hard to do though at least for me.

It is strange how restriction is so different for everyone! I'm finally at a very good restriction, and after about 1/4 of a restaurant meal, I can't possibly eat another bite. It's weird how my tastes have changed too. I no longer want French Fries!!! I was a walking French Fry before. Go figure.

same here with the french fries. I would eat tons of french fries at least every other day. (hmmm wonder why I'm fat?). Now I don't crave them and if I do havea bite, even a teeny one and chew like hell, it gets stuck. no matter what. good thing I'm done with that.