I think I need an emergency unfill. I pb'd badly on Saturday and since then I keep pb'ing. The problems is, when I have a bad episode it always seems to have a snowball effect in that I get progressively worse days on. My stomach is sensitive and swells easily.

I can get fluids in now but it takes hours for them to go down. I can not have anything thicker than Clear liquids today (pb'd slimfast) but I am worried that by tomorrow, perhaps I won't be able to do liquids at all. This has happened to me twice before since I became pregnant but this is the first time that getting to my fill doctor will be so difficult.

My fill doctor however is 4 hours away and the weather has been absolutely terrible. I wanted to go yesterday but the roads were not clear. I am not sure I can drive it in the shape I am in right now.

Has anyone ever attempted to go to the ER? If so, what was your experience? Do you think I can get an emergency unfill there?

I'm glad you got yourself unfilled, for both of your sake's. Question though...why did you go to a doctor 4 hours away? Is that the only one available in the area or just the best one with most experience?

They have a clinic a couple of times a month nearer to my home. Usually it is not a big deal because it is not that far and I schedule my fills.

This was just unusual in that I had an emergency and our weather has been absolutely awful this week . . . I got unfilled on a Thursday but if I would have done it the Tuesday 2 days before it would have been close to home. I just didn't know I was going to close up so tight. I was tight on Tuesday but by Wednesday I was having a terrible time and by Thursday I was miserable.

I chose them because I switched doctors, they are professional, I never have to wait at the appointments (20 minutes in and out if I am in a rush), they always return my phone calls and emails quickly and fills are incredibly inexpensive. It is a win-win situation 90% of the time.

Heather, I'm glad you're feeling better!

Ok, I've only had the band a few days - what's a PB? My hubby's cousin has it too and she got something stuck and went to the ER. She did fine there, then unfilled her and she felt immediate relief.

Ok, I've only had the band a few days - what's a PB? My hubby's cousin has it too and she got something stuck and went to the ER. She did fine there, then unfilled her and she felt immediate relief.

A PB is a productive burp. It is when food is stuck in your pouch but not all the way in your main stomach and it comes back up again. It is not like vomiting in that it doesn't really hurt or have stomach juices involved. This only happens to banded people.

Oops, posted to the wrong thread.

Edited January 31, 200917 yr by HeatherO
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i saw that pic too heater..& i was nearly sick at the look of the bloody tubes..thank god im banded or that prob would have put me off..lol

Heather its great to know you are doing great..wb..