Filled on the 21st of May to 5.5cc total. First week and a half after the fill, was basically able to eat whatever, and didn't seem like much of a fill and was thinking about calling for another one..

So then just this past week while traveling, it is like something friggin' kicked in. Can not eat more than 4oz, def. feel the sternum discomfort if I eat too fast or too much, crazy tight in the morning....

So my question is: What the Hell happened between the two weeks and this week? Did my band just wake up one day and think "well, shit... I guess I'll start working!"?

Steve

Did you fly? If you did, that's what happened to my daughter. She had to get an unfill while she was visiting me it was so tight.

Did you fly? If you did, that's what happened to my daughter. She had to get an unfill while she was visiting me it was so tight.

As a matter of fact yes..... 2.5 hour flight and the next day I was friggin tight as Hell. Does anyone have a thread already about this? Is this true?

My doc told me to expect band tightness after flying, air pressure, and also the week before my monthly visit (trying to put that sweetly)

wow- that's interesting, I never heard that before. I wonder if you have to get a bit of an unfill, or if it just goes down by itself over time. . .

My Dr. said it usually loosens up after you land within a few hours.. Hers just got tighter. She had a fill a few days before the flight. I just know that if I'm planning on flying I wont be getting a fill before I go.

I'm trying to think this one thru and I would say the cabin pressure could cause it. I used to have a problem with my ankles swelling up and even my hands during flights...I don't know why your stomach wouldn't swell either. An unfill is something to definitely consider if you're flying. I'd hate to go on vacation and be miserable.

When I went to Europe it took about 2 weeks before the swelling in my ankles went away. So I'm guessing it will go down with time, just not maybe immediately.