Okay... so when i go to get a fill... he inserts the needle.. and asks me to sit up. I sit up and he tells me to start sipping water. I start sipping and he asks me if its going down. At first i feel it going down... then it stops in my throat... i tell him and he starts to unfill... i do not know when to tell him to stop unfilling... can anyone help me figure how to distinguish when the fill is just right. Getting really frustrated... down only 35lbs and i was banded on oct 14, 2008. Please HELP!!!

You should be able to drink the Water comfortably , Not feel it "stop' or back up in your throat or feel any pain.

If your not sure after you tell him have him do the fill then walk around the office or wait in the waiting room for a while and continue to drink water.

Sometimes after i have a fill i cant gulp water but I do not have a problem with drinking it with sips .

Does that help any ?

Mindy

Okay... so when i go to get a fill... he inserts the needle.. and asks me to sit up. I sit up and he tells me to start sipping Water. I start sipping and he asks me if its going down. At first i feel it going down... then it stops in my throat... i tell him and he starts to unfill... i do not know when to tell him to stop unfilling... can anyone help me figure how to distinguish when the fill is just right. Getting really frustrated... down only 35lbs and i was banded on oct 14, 2008. Please HELP!!!

Also you said your down only 35lbs since being banded.

your weight loss averages out to 1.4 pds per week . That is "Average" weight loss for the band. Average is 1-3 pounds per week so your right in the middle. You have nothing to be discouraged about . Your doing fine !

Mindy

I listen for it to go down. Maybe I'm weird but I can actually hear the water hit my stomach. This may be bc I always get a fill on an empty stomach. Try to listen for it next time.