Considering an un-fill

BEBBLY · 01-16-2004, 05:29 PM

I had taken Advil 2x before without any problems. But as they say there is always a first time. Ibuprofen is known to swell up the stomach. Perhaps because I already had a 5cc fill the opening was small to begin with and by taking advil my stomach swelled up too much and closed the opening. My doctor said that most people with the band have the same problem if they have enough of a fill that the opening is rather small.

Personally I wouldn't take the chance. If one in a million I can avoid going through the pain, I would much rather just take another pain medication.

Mary

alicia · 01-17-2004, 12:20 AM

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Originally posted by GeezerSue
Alrighty, then. I'm not sure that "a perfect fill" is one that lets us eat anything.

[sic]Really, you can live without the foods that are causing a problem...but you can't go on with the PB'ing without causing potentiallly serious damage. It's all about choices. Not easy ones btw, but choices nonetheless. In my case, I can eat everything I want to eat and not lose very much or very fast, or I can lose weight and accept that there are a few things I just can't eat.

I am very aware of this. I guess you missed that I was PB'ing even after my "perfect" fill. This is what I call the adjustment phase. Finding out what you can and cannot eat. I am now finding out that I cannot eat certain foods just as you have discovered. It's all a learning experience.

My fear and reason for posting was I couldn't keep soup or water down for a few days there when I was really restricted. Fortunatley, the strong restriction has gone away and I am not PB'ing as much because I am avoiding foods like nuts and bread. Salad and chicken are going down for me. Yea!

donali · 01-17-2004, 10:54 AM

Mary and Alicia -

So glad your restriction problems seem to be resolved. Good for you, Mary, on getting medical help and keeping your head - that must have been very scary. Alicia, hopefully your list of untolerated foods won't be too long.