Hi

I had a fill yesterday after 3 years. 1/2ml. Today I cannot keep even liquids down and the band feels very uncomfortable. Have tried to contact a doctor but it is late Friday and no one available to speak to or take out some of the fill. Could not sleep last night as liquid kept refluxing, thought it would ease off today but not so far. Manage to perhaps keep 1/2 pint of liquid down during the day, Water and tea in small sips. Should I worry or is it just swelling from the fill that will go down in time?

I used to get that feeling when my band was too tight. I dont know about worrying so much, if you absolutely cannot drink liquids then you are at risk for dehydration, but that takes a few days. Have you tried changing the temperature of your liquids to see if that helps? sleeping in a partially sitting position can help the night coughs. If you can't get any more than 34oz of Water by Saturday afternoon, you might want to go to the er to check for dehydration and possibly get iv fluids.

It's odd that your doctor did a full so close to the weekend. When I had my band my surgeon would only do fills Monday through Wednesday, specifically for the ability to correct issues if it was too tight. I how it gets better fast for you.

Thank you so much for the advice. Managed to reach my doctor today and he has taken a tiny amount out and it has made all the difference…I was so thirsty by this morning. The journey goes on. I expect I would have lost a whole 8kg in a week with the tightness but I would have been dead from thirst.

Can I ask how much was removed to gain comfort??? I am going in for a slight unfill Monday as I have been very tight for a very long time, and I can't do it anymore.

He took out 1\4 ml of the 1/2 ml fill I had on Thursday. Now I feel slightly under-filled and will need to go for another fill in January. It is all fine tuning and we are all so different. Just hope I have enough restriction to start loosing again. I think maybe taking out 1/8 or 2/8 of a mill would have solved my problem but I did not feel that way when I could not even keep water down, very unpleasant and uncomfortable. Hope that helps.

I had to have a small amount taken out a few months ago and sometimes I wonder if I should get another fill. I don't want to be too tight. For me it was the getting stuck too easily -- did not have reflux, etc. but I would slip up and not chew something well enough and then have an episode. Slowing down is a new habit I am still reminded of sometimes. I think I am keeping a pretty loose band but that works best for my lifestyle. My test is salmon and broccoli -- I have to be able to eat those foods or in kow something is wrong. Can't eat a lot and have to really chew mindfully, but the textures tell me where I'm at with the band.