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

[ricky t 0]

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?

[HeatherO 7]

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?

[bigdog31 0]

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.

[jbflorida 1]

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.< /p>

Do you try to eat too soon after a fill?

[PATCHELTON 0]

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.