Help! I need some input ?? I have been having major, disgusting heartburn, and throwin up for the last year, its been really gross. I havent lost any weight for the good year, my mom passed away and have been in another "world". I just figured it was stress. So feeling a bit better, I went in for a very small fill after this time. But the nurse suggested I have a fluro too. I went and thank god I did !

Dr. Yau was awesome ! He said I was way too tight. He said I have been pouch packing and that is why the heartburn and throwing up. He ALSO said that my esophagus was almost three times what it should be !!!! NOrmally, it should only be a finger wide, but mine was almost three fingers wide !@!@! :redface: I couldnt believe it !! He let me see it and I actually took a pic of the screen with my phone !! Becuase I was too tight, the food wasnt going down and hence the heart burn and throwin up. He told me he had to defill me 3 cc's :wink2: which now puts me down to 5cc's. I told him I was very sad :cursing: with that because I was afraid I would gain some weight. But he said he prefers I graze all day and eat often but very little. I have to do this for a month and go for another fluro and then very slowly start up the fills.

My question is: Have other people gone thru this and regained alot of weight? Will I be able to lose faster now?

Slower? OPinions? experiences?

I would really appreciate your input on kinda what to expect.

I know everyone is different. I have another 42 pounds to lose. Help? :thumbup:

I can totally relate !!! I HATE where I am right now..I have lost three pounds but regained 1. I thought I would lose more already. I feel much better, no heartburn and all, but not that weight loss. I am sooooooooo scared I will regain. I gues I have to heal the esophagus first.

Blund, how did you do?

Ironically since my last post, I have had zero PB or heartburn. WTF? I am taking it real easy, taking smaller bites, and not eating so much. I think I was falling back on old habits of just eating too big, too much, too often. The Tim Horten's oatmeal goes down in the am at work. Then something small at lunch, or no dice. Then dinner (small again) with lots of drinking in between (with at least one of the a protein drink). I am going to try to correct this problem myself, because I think I caused it. I think I have upset my stomach so much, that I need to take it easy and let it heal. It wasn't that long ago I was wanting a fill, I don't think I am overfilled. Well, if I am, then what I am doing will not fix the problem for long, and I will go in for an unfill. However, if it works, I will be very happy, and learn not to mess up again (till I forget the pain and get over-zealous...)

als, you sound like you're just a bit too tight to me. Ask for an unfill of about .2cc. I know, it seems like a miniscule amount but it saved me. I was PBing every meal, getting stuck every meal....take away just .2cc and I'm fine.