Hi All,

I am a week out from my 3rd fill and I am having some very uncomfortable symptoms. Was curious if anyone else has had them and what can be done to help them.

A couple of days ago I started getting these horrible pains when I attempt to eat something. Like I said, I only attempt to eat these foods, because I have to stop because the pain is so horrible. I may have had one to two bites of foods in the past few days. The only thing that I can compare this pain to is when food is stuck. It hurts so much that the only thing that alleviates it is if I PB.

I spoke with my doctor this morning and he seems to think that I am having gas pains and I am letting in to much air when I am eating. He said to go back and retrain myself in how to eat, taking 30 minutes to eat most meals. Well I tried this just a few minutes ago, and was only able to get in a couple of bites, probably within a 15 minute window, but still had to stop because of the pain and the only thing that relieved it was to PB.

Has anyone else experienced these symptoms? I am so confused because it started happening a week after my fill. It just does not seem normal to me. I am close to 6 months with the band now and would love to hear from some of the more experienced bandsters to see if this is something that has happened to them.

In need of help...

Sharon:help::help:

It's not uncommon for you to seem "tighter" some time AFTER a fill. I got too tight 3 or 4 MONTHS after my fill and had to get unfilled.

My advice, first of all back down from the solid foods. After all this PBing, your stomach is swollen and irritated (which makes you even tighter). If it were me, I'd probably go all the way back to liquids for a day or 2 and slowly introduce the other levels: full liquids, puree, soft, etc.

If you're still having pain and having to PB after only a few bites once you "transition" back to solids...........OR (God Forbid) you can't even get to solids without pain and PBing, I'd call my doctor and ask for a slight unfill.

Hi Sharon, sounds like you are too tight. Have you tried a soft diet to see how you do? There are 2 types of tightness. Tightness to liquids and tightness to solids. If you are losing weight now you may want to stick to more soft foods. If you find that soft foods hurt you too then you definitely need a slight unfill. That is what my doctor says. It depends on whether or not you mind a softer diet. Good luck.

Ok, this is close to how I am feeling. I got my 3rd fill so am now sitting with 2cc in a 4cc band. I am having a difficult time eating. I can tolerate crunchy things (crackers) but can't get other things to go down (eggs, cottage cheese, beans, yogurt) it is so bad today that now my water is just sitting on my chest. Called the doctor and they told me to go on a liquid diet for a few days, any advise from you all?