I had my third fill this week and am having trouble eating much of anything. It seems like everything I eat is sticking. I can usually keep it down but it is very painful for a good half hour after I eat and I have a lot of sliming (yuck). Anyone know if this should get better or should I go in and get an unfill? Don't really want to do that as I have not lost anything in the last month before this fill. Thoughts????

Hi,

I had my second fill this week and am having exactly the same issue -- I actually had my first real PB today (now I know how miserable it is!). I'm really eager to hear any and all opinions...

Hey guys...I had my first fill a week and a half ago and i was told to do 2 days of liquids prior to the fill and two days of liquids after fill (day of fill is considered a day of liquid) and then two days of mushies. My doc said this process will prevent pb'ing. With that said I ate literally 3 noodles in a Pasta salad on the second day of mushies and it got stuck!! I ate yogurt ( which is my go to snack when all else fails) and i couldnt keep it down either :thumbup:

I thought I was too tight ( my first sill was 4 cc in a 10 band) but i went on liquids for a day and waited and now all things go down pretty normally. In fact i probally need another fill in a few weeks.

Hand in there. Due liquids for a day or two and chew really well. Im sure you know that but liquids helped me

I am an idiot!

I was banded in January, 2008 and I had my second fill on 9/11/08. 1st fill 2 cc(no problems), 2nd fill 1 cc - 10 cc band. First day I thought I was doing great, had liquids and I tested the waters by eating a couple of crackers before going to bed - all was well. Yesterday morning I had my Protein shake - also no problem. Yesterday afternoon, I took an advil and it was all down hill from there. Swollen, massive pain in my chest, everything I drank came back up. I spoke with the doctor (and of course I did not tell him about the advil) and he said it normally takes 24-48 hours for the band to adjust into its new adjustment. I had acid reflux several times for the first time last night. I am much better this morning. Drinking small amounts of tea.

I think the acid reflux scared me more than anything.

I hope to start mushies in a couple of days.

Just goes to show that I should have listened to my doc and not pushed myself!

Karen

Lost 40lbs.

Goal 100lbs.

Thanks all for the replies. Perhaps I will go back to liquids for a couple days and see what happens. I do wish I knew how much my doc put in. He won't tell as he doesn't want patients comparing amounts. He did tell me that I needed to be careful now as I am tighter than I have ever been. So we shall see!!!!! Thanks again.