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I'm VERY confused and miserable.. HELP!!!!

I cannot eat anything for 3-4 weeks after a fill. I have no restriction but can't get anything down. I've been told I may be super sensitive to the fills. Does anyone else suffer like this or have any advice?

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I dont understand how you can not get anything down but you also have no restriction. Can you explain a little more?

Also, what kinds of things are you eating in general? What kinds of food are going down OK and which things are not going down?

That doesn't sound right. I had my first fill yesterday and I can have liquids and soft foods. If you can't get fluids down or mashed potatoes your fill may be to tight.

After a fill (had one this Afternoon), I have to go on Clear Liquids for 48 hours. The fill itself makes the band and me swollen--that's the reason for the clear liquids.

Do you try to eat too soon after a fill?

I cannot eat anything for 3-4 weeks after a fill. I have no restriction but can't get anything down. I've been told I may be super sensitive to the fills. Does anyone else suffer like this or have any advice?

I am not certain you have no restriction since you can't get anything down, but my experience was somewhat similar so maybe this will help. I had my first fill (3ccs) at about 6 weeks post-op. I was okay in the office but by evening even Water was giving me indigestion. I was worse the next morning and called the office. I ended up meeting the surgeon at the hospital and having a 1.5cc unfill. I could feel the pressure relaxing as he drew out the Fluid. Two weeks later in the office I told him liquids and soft foods were okay, but I was having trouble with more solid stuff. He took out another .5cc. The next visit I had lost 7 lbs so he talked me out of a fill. This last time I had lost another 5 but I said even though I was eating healthier food, the quantity was going up and I was hungry after about 2 hours. He gave me 1.5cc. He found 2cc in my band (1cc from the fill and I guess 1cc was in there after surgery). I am still adjusting to this fill. If I eat too much or too fast I feel tight, but it did inhibit the quantity which is what I wanted. I am still working on small bites and chewing thoroughly.

I don't know how closely this is to your experience, but I suspect you are too tight. You should let your surgeon's office know.

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