2 fills and absolutely zero restriction

I am like you had 1.5 had .25 taken out but I have not been able to eat anything at all or drink anything for 2 days. I literally sip on something and have to throw it up - I had no restriction at all before my fill so it seems weird that some people don't have any restriction after several fills - I can't imagine feeling more restriction than this and I have only had 1.25. I probably should have just left it alone and not gotten a fill but I felt I was able to eat too much - I called the doctor's office and talked to his PA and she told me to eat soft liquids for 48 hours and it should get better - need advice will this get better? I am worried not only am I not getting any nutrients but not any fluids either. Thanks!

Hey PJD,
I know what you mean when I had 1.5 in I felt uncomfortable all the time, I felt like a weight had been lifted when they took out the extra .5. I was able to eat after about 30mins or so I had solid food. The weird thing was I was more hungry with more fluid in I guess due to the fact that my body was not getting enough food. Also I noticed I had started to pick "slider" foods high in calories but go through easy. I was so relived when they took out the extra fluid! Also I had been having heart burn pretty much since the fill that went away pretty much instantly after they took out the extra fluid. Feel free to PM me PJD if you need to have a bit of a moan XX

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Thanks so much - I am leaving town for a 4 day vacation and if I can't eat during my trip at all and keep throwing up I will call them to get in first of next week to remove another .25 then my fill would be just 1 cc. I don't see how people stand the 3 or 4 cc fills? How does that work where you are able to keep getting fills - what makes you ever need a new fill if you can't eat with just 1.25 cc - Thanks!!

THis may be a stupid question but does any of the fill just come out on its own? I don't mean leak out but just dissipate by evaporation or absorption or something like that? Thanks again.

I think that is a really good question and I hope someone can answer it. I'm thinking that as you lose weight, the band has more room and that is why it feels like you have lost liquid. But I don't know.

I had my second fill yesterday and am not sure if I have too much restriction. My first fill did nothing for me. The only thing that I can hold down is water. No protein drinks and I am hungry! I was really hungry last night and gagged on shake continuously so gave up and went to sleep starving. I had my fill at 1 and did not eat anything but protien shake before. Bad idea. Do you think it will get better in a couple days? It is really hard for me to get to my Dr. He is near me only 2x month or I have to travel an hour(w/ kids) and wait in the office, usually a long time. Did anyone ever feel this and then have relief after a couple days? Please help. Thanks!

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Banded 7/7/08 NYU- Dr. George Fielding
1st fill 7/31
2nd fill 8/13
3rd fill 9/14 too full, UGU!!
.5 unfill 9/29 Sweet Spot!!

I have been having the same issues with my fills. I had surgery on 3/10/2008 and have lost 40 lbs. Well, all but 7 lbs of that came off during the 2 weeks prior to surgery and 2 months after surgery. Now I keep going between 227 and 223...up and down all the time. I have had 3 fills. I have a 10 cc band and the first fill was 2 cc's, then 1/2 cc, and the last one was 1 cc. It is very frustrating to me because now I feel like this was a waste of time. I have quit going to the gym because I didn't feel like it was helping me and I eat what I want. I have no restrictions. I'm really down and have been for the last 1 1/2 months. Sometimes I think I am happy the way I am, but then other days I really do want to lose the weight. It's helpful to read the other posts and realize I'm not alone, but I am still very frustrated.

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I was so hungry last night from not being able to keep anything down and I felt like I would not be able to sleep being that hungry so I finally made some cream of wheat and made it real thin and it went down so at least that stayed down and I was able to feel like I had something on my stomach - I can't take my vitamins on an empty stomach - they make me feel too nauseous - this morning I have a protein shake and sipping it very slow. Hopefully today will be better - my sinus congestion is better so maybe that has something to do with it and hopefully will get better every day. I guess you are right - the fills will be tolerated as your weight goes down giving more room - it is very confusing.

I was banded on June 20th and just had my 3rd fill last week. I am finally feeling more restrictions than the first two times. The PA told me that it would take about 5-6 fills before it is "right" This past fill really did the trick. I am not eating as much as I was and now there are certain things that I cannot eat at all. Although I was watching what I was eating even after the first two to prepare myself for eating less and much, much slower than I am used to. Hang in there.

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I was just wondering, it seems that a lot of you get many fills. I am getting my second tomorrow. I have had no restriction with the first at 1 1/2 cc but what I am curious about is my doctor told me my band holds only 4cc so how is it that others are so much larger?

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