:help:Hi everyone i have been looking at info on fills and i see alot that have 4 or 5 fills and have 5-10 cc's I only filled once 7 months ago at 1.2 cc and i still vomit often i am concerned that i need some taken out but it doesnt seem like i have much in there to begin with ... i am looking for any suggestions ...... i have been vomiting for a about 3 days straight now anything that i put in my stomach i am so confused with this i keep thinking to drive to mexicali and get some taken out .... i mean my fills are included for life with what i payed for my surgery so that is not the issue i am afraid to take some out , cause i think that i wont loose any more weight and of course i dont want that.... but i afraid to slip the band by vommiting too much.... any body out there can help me would be great . I would really appreciate it ...

mer.bmp

Throwing up is not a good thing. It can definitely cause complications down the road.

Are you staying on liquids after you have an episode? Everyone recommends liquids only for 24 hours after throwing up. Then go slowly, introducing mushy foods.

You should probably give us more information. Are you sure you're taking very tiny bites and chewing until it's liquid? At any rate, stay on liquids and let everything rest inside. Since it's been going on for 3 days, you should probably stay on liquids longer than 24 hours.

I am sure you will hear from more people on whether or not you should have some taken out. I can't see how long you have had your band. How long has this been going on ? Is this something new, or have you been having problems ever since the fill?

Lynsay, how is it when you eat a softer diet? There are 2 types of restriction. Restriction to liquid which is not good or restriction to solids. I would move back to liquids then mushies to see how you do. It will be up to you from there to see if you don't mind a softer diet to lose.

Well good for you on achieving restriction!

Sometimes the restriction can change. It did for me twice so far and some would rush for an unfill... I stuck it out and found that it only lasts for a few days at a time...weird.

But if you feel you need an unfill...go get it now.

Vomiting...like with convulsions is not good for the band.

Slime vomiting is okay as it doesn't involve spasms in the esophogas...but long term is not good.

Good luck.

Hello! I had a fill on Wed., my 4th one. I have had little to no restriction since banded 3 months ago. My doctor explained that this could be in part becuase I'm not "that big" in his words...

(whatever:cry).

However, I am now experiencing new territory.

I can't really eat more then a a few bites, if that, without it feeling stuck in my chest. I have to make myself vomit (which isn't hard) to feel relief. Not to be gross but the stuff that comes out seems to not have gone very far down my esophegus.

I have not been good about having only liquids. I have eaten solids since the fill.

Is this how restriction feels? I'm afraid to have any taken out because

I don't want to feel lack of restriction.

Any suggestions??

No, that is not what restriction feels like. That is what food getting stuck feels like.

You need to take little tiny bites and chew it up until there is nothing left to chew. Then wait and see if it went down. Eat very slowly taking tiny little bites.

well today all i have had is liquids ... i am going to try do that tommorow also... As one says it feels like a tightness in your chest and you have to vomit to relieve the feeling and making my self vomit is how i relive the pain... it is a terrible feeling ...i hate it ... i also dont want to take any out i still have about 20 or so pounds too loose and i dont want it to make me not loose anymore weight... i was banded 7 months ago.... i have vommited countless times since i got the first fill.... i cant figure out what i am doing wrong.. i am chewing well dont drink and eat... i try to be very carefull.... i am going to give it another day on liquids and then go to mushies... is it healty to not eat solids and only eat muchies???

Absolutely. You need to give your stomach and all the irritation from all this vomiting time to rest and heal. You can get plenty of Protein from Protein drinks, cottage cheese, yogurt, Soups, etc.

You might just be very sensitive. There are some people who just can't handle very much saline in their band. I know you have a small fill, but some people have spasms in their esophagus and

the fill of any kind makes it worse.