I know this sounds kinda crazy but i had a fill two weeks ago because i was finding my self looking for food between meals i had pretty good rectriction before this fill i had to be very carefull to eat slowly or i would get pain. I had a .25 fill two weeks ago and now it seems like i have hardly any restriction. Is this possiable? Or maybe i just didn't get enough and it didn't make a difference. Is it possiable that when me gave me my fill when he took all the fluid out of my band and then put it back in plus the fill that band isn't as tight. Has anyone had this happen? I have a appointment in two weeks i am going to ask him and get another fill.

I learn something new about the band all the time! When I went for my last fill my Dr told me that now that we we're getting really close to good restriction she wasn't going to take all the fluid out before adding saline as she did every fill in the past. She explained that each time you take out and refill the stoma shape will change..in other words the way the stomach gathers inside the band can change each time you unfill and then refill. So basically you can unfill and fill again with the exact same amount and feel a different restriction. It makes sense but I had never heard or read anything about this until my Dr explained it to me recently.

That makes alot of sinse i thought i was going crazy. I am going to ask my doctor about this at my next appointment. It is amazing how much some doctors know and some don't about the band.

I know this sounds kinda crazy but i had a fill two weeks ago because i was finding my self looking for food between meals i had pretty good rectriction before this fill i had to be very carefull to eat slowly or i would get pain. I had a .25 fill two weeks ago and now it seems like i have hardly any restriction. Is this possiable? Or maybe i just didn't get enough and it didn't make a difference. Is it possiable that when me gave me my fill when he took all the Fluid out of my band and then put it back in plus the fill that band isn't as tight. Has anyone had this happen? I have a appointment in two weeks i am going to ask him and get another fill.

This happens to me ALL the time! I finally convinced the doctor to quit taking any fluid out and just adding some, he started doing that the last two fills and I'm finally getting some good restriciton again.

Yesterday my PA drew back and reinjected my fluid 3 times. It really made me swell up and I PB'd my protein shake out the car door!!!! I wish they wouldn't manipulate the fluid, yet they have to withdraw some to make sure they are in the right place!!!! Oh, well, the swelling went down pretty fast this time.

Mimi

I posted a thread about this exact issue a while back.

In Australia they no longer believe in drawing the Fluid out when they do a fill as it affects the pressure and can cause problems. They now just do topups unless they have a reason to suspect the band is leaking.

I posted a thread about this exact issue a while back.

In Australia they no longer believe in drawing the Fluid out when they do a fill as it affects the pressure and can cause problems. They now just do topups unless they have a reason to suspect the band is leaking.

elcee - can you send me the link to your post? I would love to read it. I tried to search for it, but could not find it.

Thanks!

Can't work out how to do the link!!! This was the actual thread title ( note the spelling mistake) so you should be able to find it. Sorry i am so technologically challenged!

Taking fill out to check amount no longer ecommended