Dr. C I don't seem to be able to tolerate fills very well. You can see from my signature line that I have had lots of fills and unfills in my short 8 months. I have learned that I can't seem to get over .3 at any one time.

My doctor has us on 3 days of liquids and 3 days of mushies so I'm not rushing to eat solid food. I seem to react about 6-10 days after a fill. With the exception of 2 times, once I start PBing I can't recover from it. I will PB for days and can't keep liquids in. I then go for an unfill.

I also get a fever after a fill that last just a few hours with chills. I get extremely tired and then seem to be OK.

All of my fills are under fluro. Even when I can't keep my salivia down the scan shows me wide open.

Are there others like me? Can I be given something that will help me tolerate fills?

Dr C do you have any suggestions?

Barbara,

My guess is that you either have a hiatal herna (which is very difficult to diagnose in a band patient) or possibly your band could be infected (I have only seen this once but the fevers worry me). Probably the only way to know is to take a look with a laparoscope.

Dr. C

Cincinnati, Ohio

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Dr. C I don't seem to be able to tolerate fills very well. You can see from my signature line that I have had lots of fills and unfills in my short 8 months. I have learned that I can't seem to get over .3 at any one time.

My doctor has us on 3 days of liquids and 3 days of mushies so I'm not rushing to eat solid food. I seem to react about 6-10 days after a fill. With the exception of 2 times, once I start PBing I can't recover from it. I will PB for days and can't keep liquids in. I then go for an unfill.

I also get a fever after a fill that last just a few hours with chills. I get extremely tired and then seem to be OK.

All of my fills are under fluro. Even when I can't keep my salivia down the scan shows me wide open.

Are there others like me? Can I be given something that will help me tolerate fills?