2nd Fill and food getting stuck

[jcole 1]

I was banded on 8/22/08 and had my 1st fill on 11/17 and had 2cc put in and on 11/29 had 0.5cc taken out. I had a lot of food get stuck only thing that would stay down was liquids or liquid Soup. My 2nd fill was 1/19/09 and i was on liquids till 1/23, I was also able to get all my pills down fine without cutting them, and that day i had top roman and that night i had chips/salsa/mushie Beans and that all went down fine. The next night i tried same thing, salsa/chips/muchie beans and they got stuck, i had to vomitt to get the pain to stop. I tried yogurt that night and it got stuck also. I tried just mushie beans and they got stuck, had to vomitt it also.

Then this morning i tried swallowing a pill way smaller than a size of a #2 pencil earser and it got stuck. So today i went back on liquids. Do i need a unfill? Or should i just wait it out. I am still losing weight and able to drink water/protein.

[MistyD65 1]

Since you have vomited a few times, it wouldn't hurt to do liquids for a couple of days to allow any swelling to go down. But after you've allowed things to rest, if you are still having trouble with solids, you should check back with your doctor.

[kymmie 0]

I got a fill last week, that night I had no problem eating a salad and yogurt. Next morning milk would not stay down and the rest of the day either had pain or vomiting with liquids. But after a few days of just Water and Protein Shakes I was able to eat solids again.

[punkin61 0]

I got my first fill last Thursday and I can't tell if I have restriction, but I am not hungry and have to make myself eat something. My doctor says he dosen't like to let pts. know amount of fills because everybody is different and it takes different amounts to get to restriction. My next fill is 6 weeks later than the first. I like it this way becuase I definatly don't want the stuck episodes, vomiting, sliming that comes with being to filled. Asl ong as I can control my eating, I will continue getting the small fills until I get to my "sweet spot.

[jcole 1]

Thank you all for your advise. I have gone back on liquids and haven't vomitted yet! I am staying on liquids another day to help the swelling go down.