I recently received my 2nd fill and now have about 5.5 cc's in my 10 cc band. The problem is I can only eat 3-5 bites of food before I begin feeling completely uncomfortable with continual burping. It feels as though I have to vomit along with a tight burning sensation. I believe it's telling me that I have eaten too much but it was only 3 bites.

Is this what the "sweet spot" feels like or should I have some of the Fluid removed? Until this point I have experienced very little restriction so I am excited about the opportunity to now start losing but my mind is telling me... you need to eat more. Does this make sense?

How long ago did you get the fill? If it was not more than a week or two, you might still have residual swelling from the fill, and you could try soft foods and liquids for a couple of days, then back to your regular diet. If more than one or two weeks, you should talk to your doctor and see if he recommends a slight unfill. I would guess that you are too tight.

At your sweet spot, you should be able to eat at least 1/2 cup good solid meals without feeling sick. Just being able to eat a few bites means you're band is too tight, but you have to determine if it's due to swelling or being over filled.

Thanks for the info! I just received the fill last Friday so just 5 days ago. So with that being said hopefully this uncomfortable feeling will go away in a week or so. I will wait it out and see what happens. If it does not get better I may need to remove a 1/2 of cc or so. Thank you!!!

I've read on LBT that some doctors require their patients to stay on liquids for two weeks. I'm at my sweet spot and have had numerous fills, and I never had any significant swelling after a fill.

If it were me, and this definitely lay advice, I'd go back on liquids for 2 days and then try soft foods for 2 days before trying solids again, since your fill was just five days ago.

If the soft foods didn't go well or if I couldn't move on to solids, I'd go back in to have a little fill removed. I would also suggest you call your doctor tomorrow to see what he thinks you should do.

I hope you just need a couple days of liquids to let things settle down.

Edited October 1, 200916 yr by kiz

Thanks for the replies. Things have gotten a bit better. I can now eat about 3 ounces of food and I am satisfied for at least 4 hours. I think this may be my sweet spot. I have lost 5 pounds in 1 week. Is that too much?

I'm glad to hear your doing better! Since you're able to eat solids now, your weight loss will probably stabilize. I think 1 1/2 to 2 pounds a week weight loss is average with the band.