1st fill bad experience

I had my 1st fill yesterday at 1:30pm. After the fill, I did feel uncomfortable and very gassy but nothing would move. I figured that it was normal. All afternoon I felt like I was going to get sick.

When I got home I tried to eat a pop cycle and it hurt, like when stuff goes down hard. As the night went on I got worse. I couldn't I kept throwing up my spit. Every I swallowed, it hurt soo bad trying to go down. I didn't' want to call the doctor because I hoped that it would get better.

Anyway I broke down this morning and went to the doctor. Yesterday I got 3cc and this morning they took out 1cc.

So I feel better today. I'm just doing liquids today, but it still kind of goes down hard. I just tried soup, it was pretty creaming, but it wouldn't go down. When I drink, it gurgles as it goes down which is really weird. I know my stomach is probably swollen so I hope it gets better.

What size band do you have?

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Surgery: 08/21/08
First Fill: 09/18/08-Canceled b/c of infection
First Fill: 09/25/08-5.6 cc in a 14 cc band.

I have a 10 cc band. The Allergen LAP-BAND^®.

I had the same thing with my 2nd fill, slime for about 30 min. then vomit. it went on all night and the pain in my chest was terrible. they took out .04cc so now I have 4.4 in a 10cc band. I still get stuck if I eat to fast but I'm sure I want need a fill for a long time. Hope you feel better soon

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Band Date:7/22/08 2 Fills 4.4cc

Don't they make you drink before you leave? Mine does.....

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PCM 7/3/08 Seminar 7/10/08
Upper Gi, Psych,Nutrition, Surgeon 7/25
Tricare Approved 7/31
1st surgery 8/11 fatty liver no band
Banded 8/29/08!!! BY:
Dr. Sonny Cavazos, Texas Bariatric

I too have a 10 cc band and the doctor put in 3 cc, but when she tried the barium test, the barium wasnt going down, so she went down to 1.8 cc, which was zero restriction. I wish she had found a in between number :(

I went back and paid another $200 and she put in another 1.8 cc, so Im now supposed to be up to 3.6 cc total. Some people 3 cc is too much in a 10 cc band, even if its more common that most can take that much, I couldnt.

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RestlessMonkey, Yes the doctor had me drink water before I left. It went down to the pouch, but it never went any further. I don't think I started getting sick until about 2/3 hours later. He asked me if it felt like it was stuck in the back of my throat and I said no. Even though I did kind of felt it, but I didn't think 3cc would do that or even happen on a 1st fill. I just thought that's how it was suppose to fill

Flowers, Thanks for that comment, I thought I was crazy that 3cc made me like that. At first I thought there was something wrong with the band. But the nurse saw it today and its fine. That makes me feel better that I'm not the only one that can't handle 3cc's. lol

I'm sure it's not fun, but in a way you're lucky. no countless fills etc etc. You'll start losing faster! :)

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PCM 7/3/08 Seminar 7/10/08
Upper Gi, Psych,Nutrition, Surgeon 7/25
Tricare Approved 7/31
1st surgery 8/11 fatty liver no band
Banded 8/29/08!!! BY:
Dr. Sonny Cavazos, Texas Bariatric

When 3 cc's was too much for me, then the doctor started to doubt that I really had a 10 cc band. I had to get a signed letter from my surgeon saying yes it was a 10 cc band and he recommended 2.5 cc, but I already had only gotten 1.8 cc fill by then (total waste of money, pissed me off, she took me down to 1.8 cc).

The doctor was saying things to me like maybe I misunderstood and really 10 cc was the diameter, not the size of what the band held and all sorts of things telling me I misunderstood what size band I had. griped me to waste $200.

Im guessing from the fill doctors reaction, most people can take 3 cc their first fill. I sure couldnt. I drove 5 hours round trip besides the waste of $200 for my first fill. She gave me 1.8 cc, the typical first fill for a 4 cc band and made it clear she thought I was confused. I felt insulted. Shows ya that doctors dont always know everything.

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The PA at my surgeon's office normally does 3-4ccs on a first fill. I had her put just 2ccs in and she still had to take 1cc out. I think people are just different.

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Approved 06/26/08; Pre-0p 07/03/08 No pre-op diet required
Banded 07/14/08
11cc band; 1st fill 1cc 8/20/08
2nd fill 1cc 11/17/08 for a total of 2ccs
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