HI!

I had a fill a few days ago and every morning it seems to be getting tighter and tighter (which is good, I was in need of restriction).

I am not getting "stuck" on Water but that is pretty much how it feels. If I take a few gulps, I get a stuck feeling and burpy and have to wait. I've had restriction before and never had problem drinking lots of water! But now I have perfect restriction but seems the liquid is full of air and taking a little longer to go down than normal.

Just wanted to make sure this is OK! Thanks guys.

Since it's been a few days since your fill, have you started mushies? As long as you can get fluids down (gulping is going be out), and you've been able to proceed thru the mushie stage and to the solid food stage at your doctor's direction, I'd think you're fine. If you start sliming and pb'ing your food (while eating properly - small bites, chewing well, taking your time), or liquid, for that matter, you're too tight.

Personally, my band is tighter in the morning, so if it's just a morning thing, that may be part of the issue. Also, you may still have some swelling from your fill. Some posters' bands get tighter after two weeks. Mine seems to loosen up a bit though.

Really a bit of a voyeur out here....lots of reading, little participation. Anyway, I've read the gamit of the band being tighter or looser depending on time of day, time of the month, stress etc. etc. Are there any guidelines??? Any truths? Do you guys keep a journal? Thanks for your help.

I hope you are feeling better? I just had a giant fill in which things got tighter and tighter until I was actually choking on my own spit! I guess my doc offers 24/7 care and I should have called them as soon as it happened...but after waiting the weekend then gong in, my doctors office had to do a complete unfill b/c I had irritated everything in my throat.stoma area. Oh well! I feel a bunch better now!!! Thank god for unfills!!!

Water or liquids should go down pretty easily. That is my opinion.

Greener - As far as a journal goes. I posted my log on my blog if that helps.

I definitely get tighter with my monthly visitor. I just had a fill on Monday, was fine for 2 days (even snuck in a little mushy stuff), then yesterday I started struggling from the minute I woke on just liquids. I'm trying to hang in there and wait it out, staying on liquids until or if the swelling goes down. If you can't swallow your spit, call your doc!

I am tighter with my TOM... But also the fact you mention gulps in your post makes me wonder if you're taking too big of a drink. I would keep an eye on it... if you try changing the way you drink and it doesn't help and you get tighter I would call the doctor.

HI!

I had a fill a few days ago and every morning it seems to be getting tighter and tighter (which is good, I was in need of restriction).

I am not getting "stuck" on Water but that is pretty much how it feels. If I take a few gulps, I get a stuck feeling and burpy and have to wait. I've had restriction before and never had problem drinking lots of water! But now I have perfect restriction but seems the liquid is full of air and taking a little longer to go down than normal.

Just wanted to make sure this is OK! Thanks guys.

No gulps, just sips. You will have swelling after a fill.

It's hard to figure out how to do it but try not to swallow so much air. If the air goes through your stoma... your stoma will act like a one way valve and it's gotta come out somehow if you get my drift. ;o)

No gulps, just sips. You will have swelling after a fill.

It's hard to figure out how to do it but try not to swallow so much air. If the air goes through your stoma... your stoma will act like a one way valve and it's gotta come out somehow if you get my drift. ;o)

i agree with wasa!!!! sips not gulps!!! very bad gulping...

i actually once had the perfect fill and i had a piece of meat and it got stuck.. 2 hrs later it was still bothersome.. no going up or down.. so i decided to gulp Water and that solved my problem... not that i would recommend this to anyone, nor would i do it again....

And if you ahave a hard time with liquids with regular drinking not gulping you definately need and unfill... also make sure the water is room temp. ... if its just some swelling from the fill a little hot tea may help with reducing swellling.... but dont go stuffing yourself afterwards .....

i always have hot tea the friest few days after a fill it seems to help the swelling go down quicker in order for me to transition easier stage to stage.. good luck keep us posted!!

Might try sipping a bit of aloe juice for a few days to calm stuff down in there. I suspect you are still a bit inflamed from the fill (this happens to me). Also, like others said, you may have to change your style of eating and drinking and go ever slower now with this new fill.

I still drink Water to fast sometimes and have PB'd on it. Crazy, I know, but it is too fast for the band to handle and it backs up into the ol' esophagus.

Things are much better now guys, thanks.

I had never been at a restriction where I had to sip! I really had to learn this weekend! AND if I try and wash anything down with liquids, boy am I in trouble, it makes it even worse for me. Certainly does not flush!