I had my second fill on Monday, tolerated liquids well during the day and went to bed. I had a lot of reflux during the night which turned into more of a slimy PB in the morning. The next day I only had tea for Breakfast, a small shake at noon, and only Water after that. Got a good night's sleep. I ate very little yesterday--a hard boiled egg and some cheese--no problem. I went to bed at 10 pm and have PB-ed probably every half hour since then. It is now 4 am. I am fine sitting here at the computer, but as soon as I lay down it will start up again.

I know I could call my doctor, but the problem is that my insurance wouldn't cover the surgery so I was banded in Mexico and found a local doctor who agreed to do the fills here. When I went in on Monday the office manager informed me that this doctor no longer wants to do fills for Mexican patients--she gave me a song and dance about how expensive Malpractice is. They are going to increase the charge for my fills big time, and I can't afford to just go in and have a little taken out unless it's an emergency. So far I feel fine--no dehydration or anything as I am able to eat and drink during the day. But I don't know how long I can go without sleep!

I'm thinking that I may have a hiatal hernia? I just don't know.

llindaa

i was having a problem with reflux at nite and i went in for an unfill because i was worried that i would have bigger problems if i stayed that way. the reflux went away. i got a fill 1 1/2 weeks ago and i am having a slight problem with reflux again but i think it is something i can control with malox or otc acid reducer pills.

Linda: I woke up at last night 12:30am, same like you...and since then I have been vomiting and breathing the vomit while I fall asleep. It has been a nightmare. This is the second time I have had slippage. The first time I had the band unfilled for 5 weeks and the slippage improved. But this time I'm considering in having it surgically corrected. I understand what you are going thru. I don't want to consider removing the band because I don't feel totally confident that I will keep my weight off...so I can not permanently unfill it either!!

Where are you located? I'm in Tampa and I see a Doctor who is very nice, she does the fillings for a reasonable price

Grecia

Sounds more like acid reflux than PBing, especially with the night + laying down. One typically would not eat in the morning, feel fine, and then PB once you laid down. I'm not going to say it can't happen, but I've never ever heard of it, nor does it make sense from a "how it works" perspective.

Thanks for your insights everyone. I did call my doctor and had 0.3 ml removed from the 0.5 ml fill. That did NOT resolve the problem. I was up again all night last night. I am going to try to be patient and hope this resolves itself--maybe I'm just irritated from being overfilled, but I don't know how long I can go without a good night's sleep!

Ok, silly question. What is PB?

Hi, I just had liqued removed cause I was overfilled too. My problem now is that I can't get a decent amount of sleep either. I'm constantly waking up from coughing and coughing up lots of saliva. My throat is raw from coughing all night. I'm gonna try not to drink or eat for 3 hours before bedtime to see if that helps.....I thought I was alone in this..I'm not. I'm hoping my band hasn't slipped cause I am a self pay. Keep posting if u find a solution or why this is happening , me know PLEASE!!

Hi Kjojojr,

It's miserabe, isn't it? I am self pay too, so I have to think long and hard about going in for an unfill. It's getting a little better for me after about 3 weeks. I eat a decent breakfast and lunch, and only Soup if anything for supper. NOTHING except Water after 5 pm, and not even water within 1 hour of laying down. I also take Pepcid every evening. The last couple of nights have been better. My hope is that as I lose more weight, the band will losen up and I can let up on the food restrictions at night little more. Going for an unfill is always an option, but it is my last resort. I figure that as long as I can eat during the day and keep water down, I won't starve or dehyrate. I'll make it to a better place eventually. Keep in touch and let me know how you're dong.

Hi - I haven't had the surgery yet and so I'm curious, too - what is PB?