Too tight and miserable...

[Teacher2010 0]

Hello All,

Thanksgiving was great being around family and friends but I couldn't eat anything. I received my third fill on Tuesday and I can't even drink Water. Since Tuesday I have lost 6 lbs. Should I wait it out another week or do I need some of this Fluid out?

I am so miserable.....:thumbup:

[Manatee 3]

Get some taken out. Too tight can be dangerous to your health. Too tight cost me my band.

This is a marathon, not a sprint.

[LollyMoe 1]

Get just a little taken out. It's not good for you to be that tight. It's a tool to use but you have to use it gently or it will break. Don't wait...why have a miserable weekend?

[Teacher2010 0]

My Dr.'s office is closed today and will not reopen until Monday. When I received my 2nd fill I was really tight in the begining but as time went by it did loosen up. I'm not sure if it will do the same this time. I hope it will and then I can be at my sweet spot. I don't know what to do or what to eat! :thumbup:

[Manatee 3]

You might call your local big hospital and see if they have a bariatric division. If so, they can probably pull a little bit out.

[Mimilou2004 13]

Teacher, if you have lost 6 pounds in 3 days you are probably getting dehydrated. You need an unfill for your health as other poster's have suggested.

Mimi

[AWIP 0]

If you can't literally drink Water, you need to have this dealt with IMMEDIATELY. :thumbup:

A person can only survive a few days without Water. That is a big part of why clinics do the 'drink some water' test after giving a person a fill.

Please get checked out and let us know how you are doing. :biggrin:

[elcee 3,340]

Yes - not being able to eat is one thing, not being able to drink is something else entirely.if you can't get Water down you need an URGENT unfill. Don't leave it as it could cause all sorts of problems.

[itsalmosttime 0]

i hear you I had my 4th fill on monday was able to drink Water and iced t yesterday and was only able to have chicken broth, yes you will loosen up and i am sure you have had a miserable day but you have to hold down at least liquids, if you can not you need to immediately call your doctor and get a little taken out. today i am fine was able to have refried Beans. Please be careful, i know like you i so want to be at my sweet spot, but i dont want to get sick or end up in the hospital or have a problem with the band. Keep me posted and good luck

[Teacher2010 0]

Thank you all very much for the support and suggestions. I did in fact call my Dr. yesterday (after having 5 episodes of not keeping anything down) and he has taking me off of solids.

He wanted me to come into the emergency room for an unfill as he was concerned about me dehydrating. But I didn't really want to go (being stubborn). OK so this is the plan--- I must drink 2-4 ounces of liquids every hour. I can have Soup but nothing solid. He believes my stomach is swollen and now irritated from the vomiting episodes. If things aren't better by the time he calls today (which they have been) I must come in for an unfill.

I hope this works and things get better. Since speaking with everything has stayed down YEAHHH!!! I even had 5 teaspoons of Soup last night and 10 ounces of Water. I know this is very little but it's more than I have had since Tuesday and it stayed down....

Has anyone else ever been this tight and did it get better without an unfill?

Edited November 28, 2009 by Teacher2010

[Mimilou2004 13]

Teacher, this has happened to me twice. Once I went in right away and got a small unfill and the second time I waited a week and they did a complete unfill. You may need a very small unfill for daily life anyway. Sadly, I may be in your position again. I ate spicy and too much last night and vomited 4 times. That usually causes my stomach to swell and mine doesn't go down without an unfill. My thoughts and best wishes are with you. We hold on to those fills for dear life, don't we?

Mimi

[Teacher2010 0]

Mimi--You are so right we do not want to let any fluids go... restriction is all I want but I don't want to feel sick.

I just read from another post that your menstrual cycle can cause the band to be tighter. Well my cycle started the day after this fill. That may be the reason for the tightness as well. It wasn't aware it could affect that at all. This is so interesting.....

Has anyone heard of this before?:Yawn:

[Mimilou2004 13]

Teacher, I haven't any cycle experience except what I have read here, and I have read it many times, so give yourself a little time as long as you can keep a variety of fluids down. The swelling might go down and your comfort will go up. If not, talk to your care provider about a tiny (.2ml) unfill. At the stage we are at even that small amount can make a difference between good nutrition and sinking into the slider food trap.

Mimi

[elcee 3,340]

Teacher glad you are feeling a bit better. Also don't be so scared of an unfill. Most of the time they only take a small amount out and it can make a heap of difference. Far better to go this route than to stay overfilled, miserable and risk losing the band altogether.

I believe that lots of people have issues with their band tightening when its that TOM. If this is happening to you then maybe the answer is to stick to liquids until its finished and then start eating other food again.

Mimi hope you are feeling better and don't need to go for an unfill again. Did you actually vomit or was it PB/regurgitation

[Mimilou2004 13]

Hi, Elcee, thanks for asking. It was both urp and PB. It happened again tonight. I just can't eat other than home, yet. I don't seem to know how to pick my dinner and amounts. Tomorrow is Soup and tummy rest!!!!

Mimi