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I was banded in July 2015 and have had a fill every month since then. The last two times I went in for a fill my band would not allow all of the Fluid and would give the Dr push back. I do not feel any real restriction and I am able to eat far larger portions than I should be able to with the band. Why is my band not allowing all of the fill? Anyone had something similar? I am worried that something is broke ????

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Around my 5th fill my band was tight enough that the saline pushed the syringe back just a little. Doc warned me that I may be very tight. But, I went back 4 weeks later and had them put .5 cc in and that put me into the green zone.

What do you mean you can eat larger portions? You know we all can do that? Our lower stomach is still there and if we don't watch for the satiety signals we can keep eating just as before.

What happens with your fill is that your stomach is squeezed as far as it can go so more saline won't help? Now, the bad news is this. One of the members here had her band installed above the esophagus so it wasn't working. It damaged her esophagus and she had to have her band removed?

You might want to ask or demand a fluoroscopic fill to make sure the band is where it should be and is working properly. Here's a video of a fluor fill. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WjCZ3YjMzE0&feature=player_embedded

What does a meal look like for you? What are you eating?

BFast:

Lunch:

Dinner:

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Thanks for the reply! I go in this next week for another fill, so I think I will talk with the doc about what you have discussed in your reply. My meals generally are yogurt and scrambled eggs for Breakfast, a weight watchers frozen meal for lunch, and dinner popcorn chicken and some fries. I do not snack throughout the day and I generally get in 100 oz of Water a day.

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Do you ever get stuck? food getting backed up to your stoma? You should have an occasional stuck episode with a band so tight! If not, you have a right to wonder why you're not feeling restriction or satiety.

Your diet could use some tweaking with some fresh foods and less slider foods. Yogurt slides right through the band as does Protein drinks. Still, you should be experiencing some level of satiety.

Good luck with the doc visit!

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