Hello all! I was banded on April 8, 2009 and had my third fill about two weeks ago. I am happy to report that I finally feel restriction! I thought it was strange that I went from not really feeling any restriction at all, to ABSOLUTELY feeling it. I am not sure how much the Dr. added during my last fill, but he said he was going to only add a little bit. Is that dramatic change normal?

So now I can really only eat a very few bites (maybe 5 max), and I have to be very careful about chewing carefully and going very slowly. I am worried that I may be overfilled. I am really starting to lose weight quickly (nearly 8 pounds a week) and I am thrilled about that, but is that too quick? I am keeping liquids down, but I am having pain right below my breast (sorry if that is vulgar) where I believe my port is at. It really hurts if I take a deep breath. Would being overfilled cause this? I can't think of anything that I could have done to pull on the port, but I suppose that is a possibility. I am a little worried about the pain though.

Any thoughts for a paranoid lap-bander? Thanks!:biggrin:

I think you should run your concerns by your surgeon.

I agree... there shouldn't be any pain, especially if you're just breathing! :smile2:

Talk to your surgeon about the pain and see if he recommends taking just a little bit out of the band. Even 0.5 cc's can make a difference!

You should contact your doctor. How many CC's do you have?

Okay - I talked to my Dr. and he said it was probably just that I had pulled the muscle where the port is sewn in. He wanted me to wait and see what happens since I am not having any symptoms of being over-filled (no vomiting, keeping everything down, no reflux, etc.) So I was starting to feel a little better yesterday, but today I am in horrible pain again!

Right by my incision site is very sore to the touch, and if I cough of sneeze it hurts so much it brings tears to my eyes. Could I have pulled my port loose? Is this an emergency?

Thanks for the advice!

Right by my incision site is very sore to the touch, and if I cough of sneeze it hurts so much it brings tears to my eyes.

call your doc and tell him this. Do it today. You may have an infection; they'll probably need to see you.

You should contact your doctor. How many CC's do you have?

She said she wasn't sure, which is probably a concern. From what I had read, most of us call tell you exactly how much of a fll we have. Part of getting where you need to be is relating how you felt at different stages and then relating that to the WLS staff.