Hello, I got my band in 2010 and have done well I went to my Dr. Yesterday and got a fill since it has been several years. Last night I started to burp and hiccup as well as cough up fluid, is this to much of a fill, it is not hurting but the hiccupps and burping are a worry to me

I burp a little during the barium swallow while getting my fills. But I don't seem to burp or hiccup afterward. However, both a burp and a hiccup can be soft stop signals for me while eating.

If it persists, IMO, you are too tight. How big was the fill? In your shoes, I wouid give it a couple of days, being very careful and if it has not improved, I wouid have done of the saline taken out,

Thank you both for the response, I am at the Dr. now. I had only 2cc put in so this very confusing to me, due to my throwing up as well better get to the Dr.

2cc can make all the difference. I have had fills of 0.1 cc

KateP and how was that? I may need that. This feels awful not being able to drink anything or hold it down worse feeling ever

It is a bit different as I have a small band. But believe me 0.1cc, which is almost too small to see when the doc showed me the syringe, for me can make the difference between just right and too tight.

You're definitely too tight. For the past two fills, I've received 2 cc of Fluid, but with my last fill I couldn't stop burping when I drank a Jamba juice and some of the drink would come back up with the burp. (Nice....TMI...) Then I would hiccup. I went right back to the doctor that afternoon and explained what was happening. The nurse said all of those were bad signs. I'm learning how much is too much of a fill, but today I'm wondering if she took too much out when I went back. What everyone has already said is correct: 2 cc is a big fill and even 1 cc can make a huge difference. Heck, even 1/2 cc can make a difference. I'm learning the perfect fill is a lot like a butterfly I can't quite reach on my tippy-toes. Good luck. We'll get there.

I was able to sleep last night wow it feels better, I still think I am a little full, big difference yes working this out, it is like starting from the beginning all over again

I was able to sleep last night wow it feels better, I still think I am a little full, big difference yes working this out, it is like starting from the beginning all over again

I am paranoid about being tight. I truly believe that being tight is one of the reasons so many bands need removing and I do everything I can to keep mine! I wouid rather have a band which was looser than some like it thsn have no band at all. So many of those I have followed online no longer have their bands.

I am afraid as well, I have to remember that I am staring over and can't eat as I did Tuesday jello is what I need as well as my protein drinks.

Oh my..... This is a long and very hard slog. I'm finally achieving weight loss but the band is waaaaaaaaay to tight. I realise now. I hiccup, burp, have reflux at night (sometimes vomit and can't make the bathroom.....awful) I have pain when I eat the smallest amount of well chewed food and I have a constant cough, day and night now. After my fill 8 ish weeks ago I had a bad few weeks. It settled down and now, it's so bad for me. I go back to the clinic on 22nd April. It would suit me to have the band emptied and removed. That's how bad I feel. Have I lost weight....sure I have. Who wouldn't on the amount I can get down. I can't wait to have the adjustment. I just want to drink a pint of water...... All at once and enjoy a light ham salad for a meal. Please tell me that we can reach the green zone without all that I describe above. I'm exhausted with it.

You shouid never, ever be that tight. By the band being so tight you are at risk of oesophageal dilation, oesophageal dysmotiliy, damage to the vagus nerve. All these things are nasty and can be irreversible. Night time reflux can lead to aspiration pneumonia. You should not wait two weeks to get some fluid out. You are putting your health at severe risk. Thus is NOT the green zone, it is way beyond it.

You can and will, they took 1/2 out for me on the next day. I wonder why you had to wait so long that misery I know when that happened to me over the weekend OMG I feel your pain it does get better but don't wait so long

Thank you so true

2ccs I've learned is a really, REALL big adjustment. My clinic only does .2-.3 ccs at a time. They call this "creeping towards the green" and I think it's a great way to go. Better to have 5-6 small adjustments to get you to the Green Zone slow and steady and easy - no vomiting, no sliming, no discomfort - rather than filling your band with a large amount of Fluid that is so restrictive it makes you feel unwell and unable to get down/keep down solid Protein or 'real food'.

So you'll gain weight despite the band if you have it too tight, as too much restriction will necessitate soft foods and fluids and DECREASE the sense of satiety between meals. You'll be eating every 2 hours and probably the wrong types of foods (liquids and mushies can be high in fat and carbs...) and BLAM. The next thing you know you've taken 3 steps backwards and GAINED weight.

I have been anxious since being banded almost 4 months ago to get into the green zone. I'm not there yet, but man, gh man, do I ever want to be. I started out on surgery day with 4.1 ccs in the band. Fill #1 was .5ccs. Fill #2 was .3 ccs. Fill #3 was .3ccs. I'm getting there, losing slowly and steadily, and feeling TERRIFIC. (So far, so good!) I have to trust my surgeon and the awesome nurses who tell me to CHILL OUT and be patient.

"Creeping towards the green" - sign me up!