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I had my 5th fill yesterday. I have 7cc in a 9cc band. Last night I couldn't sleep because it was if I was going to asperate on my own saliva. I kept having a mouth full of it! Will this pass in a couple days or should I have them take some out. Could this be the sweet spot...if I wait it out?

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Choking on saliva at night is not a good sign. I'd drink a ton of Water to make sure you are not dehydrated, and then if you aren't feeling better by late day, call your doc.

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Have you been having liquids since your fill.My doc says liquids 2 days and mushy 2 days and regular food on day 5. Day 7 is when my restriction kicks in. I hear some say it takes 2 weeks for there's to kick in. Mine eases off in a few days. As long as you adjust your eating habits. Try warm Fluid in the morning, small sips. I went through very tight mornings for a couple of months after several different fills. I just had my 6th fill last week and my restriction kicked in yesterday about lunch. I was banded in Jan 08 down 61 lbs. Love my band. Just be careful if it doesn't strectch out during the day, call the doc up. Good luck!:D

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I think you are too tight but you should talk to Dr. I had this happen 2 weeks ago - was miserable for a week then got 0.2cc removed. I have lost 4 pounds since.

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DITTO! :wink2:

I got a fill last night and have an appt in an hour to take a little out...I shouldn't have to worry about choking on spit. I haven't been able to eat since yesterday.

GOOD LUCK! :laugh:

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So, as long as I can drink Clear Liquids in the first couple of days after a fill, I shouldn't be overly concerned? I got a fill on Tuesday and since yesterday afternoon have only been able to drink coffee, tea, Water and Protein Shakes. No PBing or frothing at the mouth.

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My doc recommends liquids but not clear after a fill...which I obided by. After not being able sleep and worrying about choking all night, feeling like I was going to throw up...I decided to go for an unfill. It looked like the NP put in 1.5 cc so the doc took out 1. Just had lunch and all feels well. Thanks for all your in put!!

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I was able to eat some Progresso Minestrone for lunch! Yay!! AND (drum roll please) I think I may be at the so called "sweet spot" since just 1/4 cup satisfied me!

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

        Now I have a whole new big, bigger, biggest, best days ever. I am out there with those skinny people doing stuff i could never have dreamt of. Food is now an after thought. It doesn't consume my day. I still enjoy the good home cooked food but I eat smaller portions. I leave food on my plate when I am full. I can no longer hear my mother's voice saying eat it all up, ther are starving children in Africa who would want that!

        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

        I don't know at what point my life expanded, was it when I lost 100 pounds? Was it when I left my walking stick at home ? Was it when I said yes to an outing instead of finding an excuse to stay home ? i look back at my last five years and wonder how loosing weight has made such a difference. Be ready to amaze yourself.

        BTW, the liquid diet sucks, one more day and you are over the worst. You can do it.

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