Swelling after being filled?

[vkcse03 0]

Everytime I get a fill, my stoma gets really swollen and I can't keep anything down. I'm fine at the doctor's office when I take the sips of Water test but when I get home I start to slime, Pb, and vomit all night. My doctor is perplexed too because he said this usually happens to larger people (I started w/ a BMI of 34). I dread going for fills now because of the pain afterwards. I got a 2.5cc fill yesterday and only got 2hrs of sleep total last night. I could not sleep because of a knot in my chest, plus I was getting up to vomit and started coughing up all these foam..Yuck! I called the dr office first thing this morning for an unfill but 2 of the doc is on vacation and the only other doc is in the OR all day. The med assistant suggest I go to the ER but my ins won't cover the cost if its not life threatning! Now I have to wait until tomorrow afternoon to get in. I hope the swelling will go down enough by tonight so that I can get a good night sleep.

Does this happen to anyone where your stoma get so swollen after a fill? Any suggestions? Help.

Does this happen to anyone else and how long before the

[tp78 0]

Everytime I get a fill, my stoma gets really swollen and I can't keep anything down. I'm fine at the doctor's office when I take the sips of Water test but when I get home I start to slime, Pb, and vomit all night. My doctor is perplexed too because he said this usually happens to larger people (I started w/ a BMI of 34). I dread going for fills now because of the pain afterwards. I got a 2.5cc fill yesterday and only got 2hrs of sleep total last night. I could not sleep because of a knot in my chest, plus I was getting up to vomit and started coughing up all these foam..Yuck! I called the dr office first thing this morning for an unfill but 2 of the doc is on vacation and the only other doc is in the OR all day. The med assistant suggest I go to the ER but my ins won't cover the cost if its not life threatning! Now I have to wait until tomorrow afternoon to get in. I hope the swelling will go down enough by tonight so that I can get a good night sleep.

Does this happen to anyone where your stoma get so swollen after a fill? Any suggestions? Help.

Does this happen to anyone else and how long before the

Oh I am so sorry you are goign threw this but I am the same way a fill causing my stoma to swell. Fine at the doctors office and for the rest of the first day the following day can hardley get coffee down.The last fill I got was 1cc and I had to go back in a few days later for an unfill.

They took out .5 cc and I was much better.

Sounds like you are just very sensitive to fills.

I would suggest getting much smaller fills in the future.

Also if you are unable to get anything down and are sliming and pb'ing then you should call your doc and get some of the fill taken out. even .2 cc's can make a world of difference.

What is the diet that you are to follow after a fill?

my doctor suggests just 1 day of liquids after a fill then resume eating as normal.

But since I am so sensitive to fills I am now following what a longtime bander told me to do. and that is 3 days Clear Liquids 3 days full liquids then 3 days mushy. that helps withthe horrible sweeling I get

And also much smaller fills.

please let me know how you are doing.

[elaine3758 6]

It has happened to me twice. both times I've had to get unfills and have been perfect immediately afterwards. Unfortunately even though the unfill still leaves me with more than when I started I am still hungry. It is certainly not an exact science. Last time I was travelling the next day and ended up having to go to an er in a different state for an unfill. i think I'm going to start getting 1 to 1.5 cc's fills at a time even if that means I have to get them every other week,

[vkcse03 0]

So far I'm able to keep down clear broth and Protein Drink today. Dr advises clear liquid first day, full liquid second day, mushies etc. No sliming or PB'ing yet (crossing fingers). I just hope I will be able to sleep tonight. When I went in for my consult the doctor said I was textbook case so now I'm disappointed that I'm so sentive to the fills. Next fill, I'm only going w/ .5cc at a time, even though it's $150 a pop out of pocket.

[TerriDoodle 6]

I am very sensitive to small fills also....but not like you are! Even 0.1 cc can make a difference in the way my 4cc band behaves! So, yes, it sounds like you just got too much of a fill at one time.

I assume you have a 10 or 14cc band?