I had a fill on Tuesday. I have a 4cc band. I was at 2cc's. Doc put in .50cc's. I did ok at the office. I got home and had symptoms of my band being too tight. I was puking up the liquids I was trying to drink. For 2 days I had only ice chips. Today I got tired of not eating so I decided to eat some chips. Surprisingly I was able to get down about 4 chips and 3 small spoons of tuna. Still no liquids. I've had a head cold for the past week. So needless to say I've woken up with some nasal drainage. I've had a ton of mucus in my chest. So I'm wondering if liquids cant get down due to this. I have an unfill scheduled for in the morning. I'm going to see if he will just take out .25cc's. I'm wondering if it will even make a difference. Has anyone seen a difference with such a small amount?

Donna:

If you have postnasal drip from your cold he may need to take more out than .25 . Don't worry. He can put it back in when you feel better.

Take care.

Sue

As for does .25cc make a difference, for me it makes a huge difference. It seems everyone is different, but it takes very little for me to have perfect restriction or be way too tight.

My doc was being a total ass today I went in for a fill he gave me .25cc

I recently had to have .5 taken out because it kept getting tighter and tighter ..anyways so when the swelling went down and I was ready for a fill I went in last week got .25 still not as restricted as I like my band so I went in today and he was being so pissy like it such a pain to fill me again ..whatever I pay 100 to fill or unfill

I want it right...

My doc was being a total ass today I went in for a fill he gave me .25cc

I recently had to have .5 taken out because it kept getting tighter and tighter ..anyways so when the swelling went down and I was ready for a fill I went in last week got .25 still not as restricted as I like my band so I went in today and he was being so pissy like it such a pain to fill me again ..whatever I pay 100 to fill or unfill

I want it right...

I know the feeling about the doctor acting like you're bothering him wanting to get it right, that's what I'm going through right now too. We went through surgery to get restriction, fills are a big part of the process. Without proper fill we might as well not have the lap band at all, so I don't know why it's so hard to get fills from some of these doctors! Grrr if only there were other fill doctors in my area!

I know right...I'm still not back to my sweet spot and I really need to get back there..I want to go get another fill this week .25 but I know my doc is gonna act like o its u again..like I said before its 100$ to fill or unfill and I kno how it feels to be just right..I want to get back to that spot ..to tight is no good not tight enough u can't lose...I'm so close to my 1st goal

smsmithart,

When you got to your sweet spot how long did it last? How much did you loose?

Thanks

About 6lbs to 8lbs a months but the main thing was that I wasn't hungry anymore unlike now when I'm starving all the time.

smsmithart, is it possible for your band to feel like it's getting tighter as the time goes by? I was fine when I left the office, drank with no problem, but now about 1 week out, I'm starting to have problems eating. Some days are great with no problem and others (mostly others) are a real bear to keep anything down, without feeling like crap. I guess I'm just at a loss because of the early signs that everything was fine and now there's a problem.:bolt: