Can a to tight fill eventualy pass.

icuwalsh · 06-12-2007, 09:03 AM

I am at a crossroads. My band is tight, probably to tight. But I am out of town and am having a hard time finding a doctor that will see me. I called the ER, and they didn't have a clue.

Will an extremely tight fill evenutally pass.....?

Angel Eyes · 06-12-2007, 11:35 AM

I am not sure. I have never been too tight. I HAVE been tight though, and it took more than 6 weeks to loosen up. I think the loosening up had to do with fat loss around the stomach.

HOWEVER, I must warn you that my band has tightened up 2 weeks after a fill. So please be careful.

Can you drink water?
When do you return home?

Let us know how you are doing.

gunn4ya · 06-12-2007, 12:12 PM

Yes a too tight fill will eventually ease up or get you to a point that you concentrate on how you eat. The main thing to remember right now is that you are tight, so dont try to over do it. Drink lots of liquids and try to eat soups that are broth or the creamy ones that you can put in the blender. Another trick is to try and drink something hot, like decaf tea, sometimes that will loosen you up a bit. And if you are able to eat, chew very very good before you swallow, put down your fork between bites. You could just be eating too fast and not chewing good. Hope this helps you out, I know about tight. My last fill is at 4.5 so basically I am just about maxed out and I am really really tight. Good luck to you. One more thing, try not to panic it only makes you stress out and for me that makes my band even tighter.

icuwalsh · 06-12-2007, 12:59 PM

As the day went on, it got worse. I found a doctor in Atlanta and will go there to have some removed.

I hate this because this is the 2nd time I have had to have an unfill.
I'm at the point now where I can't drink water.

I called my doctor in Houston and will go have the bariatric swallow and exray to see if I have slippage. I can't schedule that till the week of July 4th.

Thanks again everyone.

edazul · 06-12-2007, 03:24 PM

ICUWALSH does being to tight associate with a band slippage ? Just wondering, i think i might be too tight, i got my first fill after my pregnancy on Sat and I'm doing liquids and they seem to be coming back up as well.