Hi there. I now have 2.5cc in my 4cc band. I have been soooo very tight. Also I have a sinus thing going on now and now sure on what to do. I have lost 8#s 3 days, cannot get much down over the course of the day. Not even Water. My fill was 5 days ago.

My big question is,,,, how long does it take for a fill to relax a bit. This was my first one that I had to pay for and I sure do not want to pay to have it taken out. I am just trying to ride it out. I am on new nose spray for the sinus stuff and hope that the drainage will stop soon.

Also I now have acid reflux every night. I have not had it since my sx 1-19-07. I have forgetten how much it hurts.

If anyone has any tips I would love to hear them.

hi Rene

as i was reading your post, i started wondering... "did i write this??"" you sound just like me. i just got my fill yesterday im now 2.5cc in my 4cc band. (maybe i'll lose three pounds too@!) I've been lucky so far. normally im tight in the morning by the evening im able to eat a little more. but last night i gulped down some water and it got stuck! well, iknow this was NOt helpful, just wanted to let you know your not alone. and this is my first fill i've had to pay for so im not wanting to get any taken out myself! good luck

Hi Rene,

This same thing happened to me. (I did not have my last fill under flouro.) I got 0.5cc added because I was able to eat way too much & stopped losing.

Well, I am a weirdo that doesn't get full restriction until almost a week later. By that time it hurt to get Water down. I was doing the slime thing almost constantly. Another 4 days went by & I called my Doc frantic and requesting an unfill. She was out of town so I had to wait 4 more days. I went for the unfill but by then it has loosened up enough to get water down.

I am still very tight but my Doc convinced me not to unfill because she felt in another few weeks I would be disappointed that I did.

I am still tight in mornings but can eat very slowly in the evenings. I have to be careful though because when I get tense, that band tightens right up again. My band is very finicky!

Hopefully, yours will relax a little. I see my Doc monthly for checkups whether she fills or not.

Good Luck!