:blush:How do you know if you have a good restiction after your fill?

I had a fill a couple of weeks ago and my thoat felt like it had something stuck in it all the time i went to the hospital for a e-ray to see if the band was okay, I told them about my throat and they said they think my band had kink in it. they emptied my band then filled it back up with 5 mill

I still have something in the back of my throat and also a horrible tast in my mouth, do you think this will go away in few days. I was not told by my surgen that i had to have fluids yesterday and and i have been exersising today could this also have caursed the problem in my throat again?>

any help would be good.

Gillian

You may have a little bit of acid reflux, you may want to try to chew some tums or rolaids and see if that helps. It helps me when I feel that way.

That sounds like reflux to me, too. Maybe your band is too tight.

I think that people differ in what they like and view as good restriction. For me, it's when my band is tight enough that I can't overeat, but not so tight that I can't eat in front of people who don't know I'm banded without them freaking out about how little I'm eating. I like the band at a level where liquids go down reasonably normally (though if I take a big sip, it takes a minute to go down the hole).

I have 2.85 ccs in my 5 cc band, if that helps at all!

You should call your doctor if that feeling doesn't go away by tomorrow. Sounds like you might need a wee unfill.

Catherine

It's different for everyone, but you know it when you have it. I hope you find your happy spot soon because I know from experience that it's frustrating.