Well, I came down with reflux and had to have most of my fill taken out to relieve it. The week before I had the fill removed, I went into total depression because I thought I was going to start overeating again or just eating too much and gaining.

Well, here's the thing, even if the fill has become reduced, my restriction didn't change a bit. I was at 1.6cc, got reflux, defilled to 1.2cc, still had reflux. Then it was reduced to .8cc.

The reason I got filled to 1.6 in the first place was because when I was at .6cc, I was eating too much and gaining. I was eating like 8 to 9 ounces of food at every meal. Now at .8cc today, I'm eating under 4 ounces, sometimes 3. .2cc can't make that much of a difference, can it?

I wonder if something is wrong with my band. My throat still doesn't feel right. I wonder if the reflux is entirely gone or just greatly reduced. I feel like there is goo building up in the back of my throat. I'm going to try to take some mucinex for that since I think it doesn't have to do with reflux, but something else.

Don't get me wrong, I'm happy I didn't lose restriction. But this doesn't make any sense? >>;;

I suspect that your stomach is swollen and the band is snug. As your reflux heals and your whole GI system heals you may start getting hungry again and may need a tiny fill. Something similar happened to me but "they" took my whole fill out and I went into immediate Bandster Hell and gained 9 pounds in 2 weeks.

Best wishes and let us know how you are doing.

Mimi

I just had a fill yesterday and I cant tell any difference. Im still eating too much because Im hungery. I ate dinner today and ate more than I ever have since being banded. Also since being filled, I have this pain under my left rib that feels like gas. that started last night and have been coming and going

Edited October 31, 200916 yr by blackonynx

I just had a fill yesterday and I cant tell any difference. Im still eating too much because Im hungery. I ate dinner today and ate more than I ever have since being banded. Also since being filled, I have this pain under my left rib that feels like gas. that started last night and have been coming and going

probably means you ate too much or gas...i get that occasionally, mostly when ive drank too much then try to eat.:Yawn:

I also didn't feel any differnce after my first fill (1.5 cc's). It's been about 2 weeks since my first fill. I called the doctors office and have made an appointment for Monday to see about another fill. I'm not sure he will do it but I don't seem to have much restriction now.

As far as gas...OMG...I have gas pains a lot and feel bloated about 50% of the time! What's up with that?

Thanks to everyone that has replied so far. I hear all the time on this board how people get fill and feel no restriction. I just hear little or nothing about people magically keeping their restriction with little or no fill in their band.

Now that I think about it, I do feel swelled up. I am calling my surgeon's office on Monday. The restriction is not leaving me at all. Sometimes I feel like I can eat a very tiny bit more, but it's more or less where it was before.

My throat is still sore and I'm still taking cough drops to help myself along. Not as much as before. I just think I want all the fill gone, if that is what needs to be done. Whatever if giving me restriction, it's probably not the fill anyway. I'm so sick of my throat feeling tight and sore constantly. I also very much think something is up with my band. I just don't feel much better from the time they reduced the fill x_x;;