I had my fourth fill last week on Tuesday. Was at 6.4ml pre-fill, and they topped it off to 7.0ml. I immediately felt tight, but thought it was best to keep quiet. I am an aggressive person, and have yet to achieve real tightness or good restriction. I live 400 miles away from the lady that does the fills. Tuesday evening was difficult, and I was unable to take more than a small sip of water every 1-2 minutes. There is absolutely no way that I could try taking in any food. On Wednesday and Thursday things did not improve. Friday, I had to catch a plane to a family vacation, and was starting to get worried. I called around to my local ER, and nobody would help:( Understandable I guess, seeing as nobody here has even heard of the procedure. (Ilive in a small town, and travelled 2000 miles to have the surgery done.) I called the lady that did my fill for me, and she was out of town and unable to help. I went on the trip, and although I tried to stay upbeat, it was horrible. I spent all mealtimes in the room by myself crying because I was sooooo hungry. I can not even drink milk or coffee. I can only sip water. I just flew home tonight, and cannot get a hold of the lady that did my fill. I am soooo hungry. I feel disorientated, and weak, and so darn hungry. I am pretty sure that the answer is obvious, but could someone please confirm that I am too tight? I don't know how this can be good for me if I can't even drink, let alone eat. Today is Wednesday, and I had the fill done last Tuesday. Since that fill, I have lost 15 pounds. I weighed 214, and tonight I am 199. Can someone please help me by telling me if I need to wait this out, or seek for help now?

I'm soo sorry that you are going through this~ but just to be on the safe side...I would seek help now. After a fill I am only to stay on liquids for 2 days....and you have covered a week...you do not want to dehydrate yourself.

Let me know how things go......

Thanks Pretty. It's tough, because a part of you is thrilled to see the weight loss, and another part is saying that this is not healthy. You have to wonder about nutrition, and question how this is any different than anorexia. I am not learning anything if I continue on this road. I am so thirsty, and sooooooo hungry. I have called and emailed the nurse that does my fills, and still no reply. Perhaps I should just call the clinic and explain that I am not able to make contact. Today, in total, I have taken in around 8 ounces of water. Did I mention that I am hungry???? lol. I will keep you updated. Thanks again for your concern and quick reply.

You need to call your Doctor immediately!!! This is not normal and you need to get help ASAP!

Am I reading this right? No food for a week and only 8oz of water in a day?

I am filled at 7.5, my first fill was 4cc. It's awful the first couple of days, then the vomiting is violent. Now it's been a good 3 months and I am proud that I've gotten used to it and I love this fill.

It keeps me disciplined. I have lost 63 lbs since July 07. I swear if you hang in there, your brain and body adjusts, but then everyone is different because I don't know if I could've stood having the gastric bypass. But, I am now eating very small amounts off food almost peanut sized bites. More frequently though. No eating AND drinking, and lots of working out. Chewing sugar free gum helps, eating sugar free candy helps too.

Good Luck

You absolutely need to go in and get some taken out. You are too tight.

That is the danger about going to a doctor that is far away. I was filled too tight like you are describing. My dr. is 5 min from my house. I was so miserable. I got the fill on a Fri and Mon I went in and had him take some out.

Get somebody to do an unfill as soon as possible. You are risking all kinds of complications with being overfilled. I hope you can find

someone as fast as possible to do an unfill.

bandvirgin. been there done that. i recommend you go to the nearest er and have them give you iv fluids to hydrate. you can ask the er doc to try to take some fill out. i have had to do it twice in the er. once the er doc got it after 3 painful tries. but it was relief. the other er visit they called the radiologist in and he did it in cat scan. perfect and no pain. but i think you should at least get some ive fluids in and try to take out maybe just a small amount. i found that sometimes only a few drops can make all the difference. the whole fill thing is no exact science to me. good luck and hope you feel better. let us know what you do.

tell the doctor to use a spinal fluid needle .

Call a doctor and get some help. Donna

YOu need to seek help right now. If you can't get ahold of your fill doctor you can go to ER and ask for a chemotherapy nurse to take some saline out. I feel bad for you. You should be able to get in liquids and mushies for sure. Good luck.

i totally agree that you should go to er. you need to get some fluids in thru iv. it may take a bit to find someone to remove some of your fill, but right now you need some fluids. you have been several days already, please do not prolong it too much. you must feel horrible. i am so sorry that you are going through this.

Hey Everyone: Just a little update to let you know that I finally got unfilled last night. When the nurse stuck the needle in to withdraw some fluid, I immediately felt my throat open up. I could instantly feel the saliva go down my esophagus (sp). I feel a million times better. I probably should have got some IV fluids to rehydrate, but I am making sure that I drink lots of water today. My restriction is still quite great, she only took out 0.4ml, but atleast I am able to swallow fluids without too much difficulty. Thanks to everyone for commenting. I really appreciate it. LOL, I don't know if the nurse really appreciates it when I tell her that my friends on LapBand tell me that I need to get an unfil, but oh well. Thanks everyone!:faint:

I'm so glad you are feeling better!!

Glad all worked out.

Bandvirgin, I was really frightened for you. I am not yet banded, but I realize I have to monitor all fill levels for comfort. Just reading your messages gave me a bit of anxiety. I know for you, it must have felt like torture.

Glad that it all ended well.