Wow what a rough week.... I got a fill one week ago today, and after one week of PB's, no eating at all - no Soups, no nothing....no drinking anything but coffee....and horrible chest pain.....I paged the doctor Saturday night and met him at the clinic at 9:00 pm for an 'un-fill'. He said he was surprised I had lasted as long as I did. I'm on Clear liquids for 72 hours - and glad to be that way. I'm just so happy to DRINK!

Anyone else ever had this happen? I'm going back in two weeks for a re-fill...

I was banded on 9/24/08. My doctor says it is a 10cc band and after my last fill in December I am at about 9cc. The last fill seems to have put me right at the edge between that "sweet spot" and almost a tad more than I should have. I am definitely not able to eat anywhere near as much as I could before the fill but am eating enough (and if I try to eat too much, it comes up of course). I see the doctor again today and I am sure he will not want to put anything more in there (I will have lost about 12 pounds since my visit last month). I don't want him taking anything out either. I just have to learn where the limit is on how much I can eat before I go over the edge.

I was banded on 9/24/08. My doctor says it is a 10cc band and after my last fill in December I am at about 9cc. The last fill seems to have put me right at the edge between that "sweet spot" and almost a tad more than I should have. I am definitely not able to eat anywhere near as much as I could before the fill but am eating enough (and if I try to eat too much, it comes up of course). I see the doctor again today and I am sure he will not want to put anything more in there (I will have lost about 12 pounds since my visit last month). I don't want him taking anything out either. I just have to learn where the limit is on how much I can eat before I go over the edge.

Carol, your reasoning sounds right. I am at the same place as you. I'm probably a little, little bit too tight but I do not want any taken out because then I know I will start to feel really, really hungry after 3 hours. I, like you, feel I just need to recognize what my limits are and to stop before going over the edge. Most of the time I do that but the band catches me every time I don't! Continued good luck to you, Carol.

Update: well I'm giving it through this week but then if things haven't gotten where I can drink/eat just a little bit more than I will have them unfill the band a little bit more. I'm still worried that I'm not able to get enough food/liquid in and that it might start effecting my health in a negative way. We'll see what the week brings.:sneaky: