I just simply don't know what is going on! I was banded over three years ago. I had lost 100 lbs but it was on a pretty tight fill. I got a cold and it made my band get way too tight so the doc unfilled me nearly completely. Since then (a year and half ago) I haven't been able to get restriction. I have some but I can eat anything and i'm hungry all the time. the first bite is painfull but after it goes away I can eat anything i want in any amount. I have gained back 40 lbs in the process.

I have tried several times to get filled up again. I've gone to the doctor and they've looked at it under fluoro while i drink the barium. Well it looks tight under fluro! So he says nah, you are tight enough. I have 3.1 cc's in a band that holds 4 cc's. How can it look to be so tight yet I don't feel tight at all? I'm still hungry too.

What can I say to him today to get him to give me some restriction???? I'm not ready to give up on this but it's been a year and a half. I've even changed doctors but they won't listen to me when I say it's not enough! Please help.

P.S. I do understand the band won't do it all for me but i need some help with this expensive tool. Thank you.

I guess that was asking a bit much. I just got back from my fill and it went well. I poured my heart out to him and looked at the fill under fluoro and said yes, I did need a fill. I told him the other doctor refused to do it because he said i was too tight as it is. But this one disagreed and said the pictures don't lie. So he gave me .3 cc's. I can't tell much difference yet but i haven't eaten anything solid yet. I'm just hoping i'm finally on my way this time.

Good for you being persistant.

Seems it would have been simple for the 1st doc to give you a slight fill IF you came back for a chekup at 1 week. He could have monitored you.

Good for you!

Oh, I have pneumonia and can't hold down anything, even my antibiotic comes back up.

But I think this will be temporary...doc can't see me til next week so I am just waiting it out.