my first fill..i dont feel well

gmp72 · October 19, 2009

Hi all

Today i had my first fill. I had my surgery done 18 september. Its a 10cc and i had 5cc put in there..i cannot keep food down whatsoever and am sipping Water very slowly. I had 3 bites of my omelette and it came right back up again. My surgeon suggested 4cc but i really wanted more because the last week ive got my appetite back..my weightloss has been great but the past week ive put on 2 kgs!! anyway just wanted to know if this is a normal reaction??

Thanks guys! :thumbup:

emmaf106 · October 22, 2009

You should stick to fluids the first day after having a fill, then have mushies the next day, then slowly normal food again. Particularly as this is your first fill. It's completely normal to have gained weight before your first fill so don't worry about that. Make sure you take tiny bites and chew every bite at least 20 times before swallowing. If you are doing all this and still not keeping any food down then you should go back to your doctor for a small unfill.

Em

gmp72 · October 22, 2009

Thanks emma

I didnt know what restriction was until i had my first fill..its been 3 days since my first fill of 5cc and it was a shock to my system..no food whatsoever will go down, only fluids go down very slowly so im back on Optifast, broths,beroocca,etc..in 8 weeks ill get a ml out..ive already lost 3 kilos since monday!! thanks for replying

emmaf106 · October 22, 2009

Don't wait 8 weeks if there is a problem. It's pretty hard to function if your body isn't getting the nutrients it needs (which it won't be if you can't keep anything down!). I'd give it a week tops.

pinkprincess · October 22, 2009

hello

i agree with emma dont wait 8 weeks, you could become quiet ill if you arent getting the nutrients that you need and you wont if you can only get liquids down. my surgeons nurse said to me that if you cant eat normally then your band is too tight. we only want to cut the amount of food that we eat and by only being able to have liquids is not good, you need to go back to your surgeon if after 3 days you are unable to eat mushies. good luck and dont wait 8 weeks

kiz · October 22, 2009

You should stay on liquids for at least a couple of days. Not every doctor recommends that, but it seems most do, and since you already know you're having trouble with soft foods, I think you would benefit from that schedule.

Many people have swelling after a fill, and pb'ing can make it worse. Also, for whatever reason, many banders have trouble with eggs, so you might fall into that category too. Don't try soft foods until you can keep Water and Protein shakes down okay.

However, if you find that you can't get your Water and Protein Shakes down you need to go back asap for an unfill. You can become dehydrated very quickly.

I would stay on liquids for a couple of days, soft foods for a couple of days, and then, as long as soft foods are going down okay, move to solids. If you find you can't move to solids within one or at the most two weeks, go back in then for an unfill. Don't wait eight weeks. You're setting yourself up for trouble if you keep a too tight band.