Help! Please!

Kat225 · November 21, 2008

Ok I had a fill on Wednesday. My doc gave me 1cc. I felt fine. I drank my Water and it went down. About 30 min later while driving back home, I started to get pain in my chest and my stomach started to hurt. I tried to keep going but the pain got worse. I pulled over and called the doc office and told the receptionist my symptoms and she told me to come back in. So I turned around and drove back. An hour later I arrive and she takes me back. She removes .5ccs. I feel better and drink the water. Everything was fine. The receptionist recomended I wait a little while in the waiting room to make sure everything stayed ok. I waited about 15-20 min. then headed back out on he road. Got to about the same place as before and the pain started again just not as bad. So I thought, just let me make it home and I will lay down and I will feel better. Well I was in pain for the rest of the night. Although the pain was less, it continued into the next day. All I ate was chicken broth and saltines. So finally today I felt a little better. For dinner I got some chicken corn Soup and ate just a few bites. It seemed like everything went down fine until about 15min later. I got really stuck. Terrible pain in my chest and stomach.

My questions are...has this ever happened to anyone else? I thought being too tight would just make it hard to get things down or cause PBs, why am I in so much pain? It's not pain from being stuck, its pain all the time. When I do get suck, is there anything I can do to get unstuck or move things along faster? I heard that meat tenderiser works to get unstuck, does it work? I know I'm really tight right now but do you think I will loosen up or should I go back to the doctor yet again for an unfill? This pain is very uncomfortable at times it keeps me wake all night. Any feedback is appreciated. Oh and at times I have the runs too. I lost 8lbs since Wedneday.

*slim* · November 22, 2008

Do you live in a higher elevation than where your doctor's office is? It seems strange that the pain starts at the same place each time. I have heard that air pressure can cause you to be tighter. Either way, I hope that you feel better soon.

Kat225 · November 22, 2008

I'm not sure. But I live in PA and I drive about an hour and half to go down to Frederick, MD. Maybe that does have something to do with it.

lapbandtalker · November 22, 2008

No, sorry. Haven't heard of that.

You may be a patient who needs adjustments under the guidelines.

I'd get .25 cc. Go back in 4 weeks for .25cc more. Take it easy.

Weightloss will come. Just don't hurt yourself in the process.

luluc · November 22, 2008

you would be surprised how just .25/.50/.75 will do the trick for a fill. i've had an episode similar to yours where i got 1.5cc's and had to go in the next morning and get 1cc taken out. then a wk later get .25 out.......apparently .25 was all i needed.

i also have to drive an hr to my dr & it's a PITA - but being over filled is not good for the band or your health. hope your feeling better!

summer08 · November 24, 2008

my doctor has always recommended liquids for me the rest of the day after a fill. once, i was "over-filled", and this last time, he recommended 2 days of liquids.