HEllo! I am on fill number 3 (1/2 way of a 14cc band) and it is the FIRST time I have felt ANY restriction at all. However ... I went from ZERO to 90 I think...as ANYTHING I swallow feels very uncomfortable for atleast 5-10 minutes. If I eat on top of the first bite I end up with all of it returning! YUCK!

Thnx for any insights others haev experienced...

You need to take much smaller bites and chew better, and wait between bites. I'm on the tight side of the green zone and I have to wait at least a full minute between bites.

One classic symptom of being too tight, for me, anyway, is acid reflux.

This is strictly my experience, but if I told my surgeon that he'd insist I get a tiny unfill. In fact 3 days after my last fill I was back in getting .2cc removed for that very reason. I could drink fine but couldn't eat jack without discomfort. When I called his office to ask, their response was "how soon can you get here?"

If I can't eat healthy foods in reasonable portions without pain or discomfort, then my doc says I'm too tight. (and I agree)

Best wishes.

Yep eating responsible portions without pain is the key I think.. I've had 2 fills both small.. my Dr. is very conservative and he said the same thing as you Missy... Nobody wants to go through life with so much fill that you can't enjoy eating at all...

I think this last fill I got is too much. I'm at the point now where I don't enjoy eating, I dread it because it's going to get stuck no matter how long I chew and how long I wait in between bites. I was getting all upset saying what did I do to myself and I can't keep going like this, I was regretting the band all together. I'm going to have him take some fluid out, I'm just too tight.

It's better to be too loose than too tight.