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Hi, I had a fill on Friday, 4 days ago, I am at 6 ccs in my band. Sat and Sunday I drank only liquid. Sunday night ate just a small amount of solids with no problem. Now I am very sore in the area where the band is around my stomach and am having a hard time to swallow liquids and deffinately no solids will go down. It is a very sore feelibg for the liquids to pass through. It stays in my throat then gurgles to pass through the band area. I am confused because I dont see why I could eat on Sunday but cannot eat now. I really dont want to go get an unfill if I am not understanding why I feel so irritated around the band maybe it will go away ? What reasons are there to feel so sore and to be swollen all of a sudden ? Thank you so much

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This also happened to me. I believe it occurs because the small amount of Fluid in the tubing gradually over several days may move on to the band itself causing increased tightness.

In my case I ended up in hospital on IV fluids and had to have an emergency unfill because for three days I couldn't even swallow my own spit and was getting seriously dehydrated.

If you really can't get any fluids down you do need to go back for a slight unfill before you become ill. That's my opinion anyway. I wasn't charged for a subsequent unfill after a recent fill was also too much for me. Provided you go back within a few days, they shouldn't charge you.

I'm still struggling with tightness and inability to eat the 'right foods' because they simply won't go down :smile2:

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Call your dr. ASAP!! I had a fill last wednesday, was on liquids, then on Saturday couldn't even get coffee down!!! I made an emergency call and he met me at his office to do a slight unfill.

Your symptoms are not normal!!! It will NOT go away.. trust me!

The gurgling isn't normal either. Your band is too full.

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You might also have swelling if you irritated the stomach around the stoma. Stick to liquids for a day or so to see if you return to normal, assuming you can drink enough. Otherwise you really should go in for an unfill. :smile2:

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