Ok, this has been ongoing for a few months so I'm going to explain in detail. I was banded in April 2007, at the time of the surgery I had 2 cc's in my band. One month later I go in for a fill and move up to 2.2 cc's. Another month later, I still wasn't losing weight so the doctor brought me to 2.8 cc's. After a month of that fill I started not being able to eat barely anything. Some days I could eat soft foods like baked potatoe, some days I couldn't even drink Water without feeling the pressure and pain in my chest. I also would spit all the time. I was salavating all the time and I would even salavate so much during the night that I would wake up in the night coughing and almost choking on my spit. It was weird. So I get unfilled completely after 2 months of being filled at 2.8cc's. A few weeks later they fill me to 1.8cc's, which doesn't do much so 2 weeks later they give me 2.2cc's. Which 2.2 still wasn't doing anything. About 3 weeks after that I go in and they do the barrium swallow and fill me to 2.7cc's because it looked like it finally gave some restriction. Well, about 2 weeks later I started having the same symptoms of not being able to eat so I go back into the doctor and they do the barrium swallow and then even 2.2 looks too tight. (It's strange how one week at 2.2 the liquid would go straight through, then after being at 2.7 then going back down to 2.2 it won't go down at all). At that visit I told them to keep me at 2.2 whether it looked too tight or not because I was tired of coming back every 2 weeks or so. Has this happened to anyone else? Now after about a month of being at 2.2cc's, it's starting to feel really tight again. I'm waking up in the middle of the night because I feel like I'm choking on spit or stomache acid or something. Also, this past weekend I would eat a meal in the afternoon (normally salad) and then by the evening I would have this burning feeling in my throat and chest like it was heart burn or something. That happen for about two days and hasn't happened since. The pain isn't nearly as bad as it was when I was too tight at 2.7, but I don't feel this is normal.

Should I be going back for ANOTHER unfill?? It's aggrevating going to and from getting filled and unfilled cause my band will look fine at 2.7cc's then in about a month become WAY too tight and then unfilling back to 2.2cc's is still too tight. I don't know what to do or if this is normal or if anyone has expierenced something like this?!

Why is my band and body so weird! ??haha

Thanks,

Lauren

I only had 1.7 cc fill and it feels like alot more...lol

I just had my first fill yesterday at 2.5cc in a 10cc band. Of course I am on liquids right now. But doing fine. After reading I guess 2.5cc for the first fill was alot.

I got a fill to 1.25cc about 4 weeks ago...and it was just fine...then I started throwing up black stuff..thought it was bile. Had my gall bladder out on Oct 24th--it was very diseased and full of stones. Continued to throw up even in the hospital...was back in the hospital for 4 days and finially was told to go on full liquids until I can have my band removed. I am DEVASTATED to say the least. I am 17months out and down 133# and scared to death of gaining the weight back...I already have eaten the kitchen wallpaper and will start on the family room paneling tonight!! All kidding aside,I am VERY upset...and sick of being sick!! I have another upper GI on Nov 29 and then to the doc on Friday to make a decision about gastric bypass....any comments appreciated here or pm me!! thanks!!

My band only holds 4.0 cc . so I don't think you got too big a fill...since yours holds 10....I can hold down diced peaches with splenda todayy...just no meats yet....it's all great ...i just don't get to exercise enough...

Dear Enruffol, I got banded late July, I was experiencing the same thing. After surgery, no change, after my first fill, I could still eat alot, but I could tell a little bit difference but until Monday Nov 12 I had only lost 15 pounds. Nothing like I had thought. Well. Monday I got my second fill. 10cc band. First fill 4cc, 2nd fill 2cc. I was on liquid Mon and Tues. So today I was sooo hungry. Well my husband and I went out to eat and I got 1/2 a chicken salad sandwich and soup. I ate 1/4 of the 1/2 and most of my cup of soup and was totally full. Yeah, I am so excited now that I have some restriction. So hang in there. I feel better even though I havent lost any weight yet I can atleast feel it working.