Hi all I had My surgery october 8 and my first fill was done this past monday ,since then I can not eat more that one ounce because i feel sick , my band is 10cc and the first fill was 1.5 cc so its not much but I feel very bad called the doctor and he said to wait one week and see if its inflamation and if it is the same next monday to go and unfill the band, please help I m feelling desespareted I can not eat anything and I have alot of gas.

I have lost 26 pounds since surgery not complaining or anything just dont want to be stuck with only one ounce of food, any advice?

I ve tried only soft food and it dosent work.

could it be something wrong with the band? im worried.

Hi: Sorry to hear you are having problems with your first fill.

I have not had a fill yet and I know every doctor gives different instructions, but shouldn't you have been on liquids after the first fill. At least liquids for a couple of days until your stomach has time to adjust to the fill?

My doctor instructs us to go on liquids after a fill for at least 2-days. If we are still having issues after a couple of days on liquids after the fill, then the doctor will take some of the fill out.

Can you keep liquids down? If not you should call your doctor to get a slight unfill.

Thanks, Yes i had liquids for 2 days and am trying to eat something since yesterday, this morning I ate a half egg plain and had to throw up all of it, I just want to know if its normal.

yes i can drink water and it goes down easily.

I would call the doctor and schedule a slight unfill. Thank goodness you can keep fluids down, but by this time you should be keeping soft foods down. You don't want to throw up with the band, because of possible slippage.

Good luck!

well, with a weight loss of 26 lbs sounds like you didnt need a fill. i had my surgery on oct 1st and i went a month or so later and had lost 7 lbs and my dr wouldnt fill me cause he said that i didnt need filling, that i was losing just fine. he only fill if you lose less than 5 lbs in a month or gained. It also sound like you are too tight and you certainly dont want to be throwing up with the band due to slippage and other issues.

thank´s, yes i think I was loosing a lot of weight with no fill and I was felling great, now I don´t feel so great so I will be going back to the doctor to get unfilled if I keep getting stuck.