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Fills are what makes the band work. If you don't get fills when you need them, and are struggling to continue to lose weight, you might as well not be banded. Yes, they make a tremendous difference. That said, you can be overfilled and run into difficulties.
I had my second fill 8 days ago. I have had a few days of pbing and getting stuck, and had one day where anything I ate came back up. However, that happens when I eat things I shouldn't eat, and know beforehand I shouldn't eat, like frybread and pizza. Right now I am a little tighter than I would like, but it's getting better and I think when I lose a few more pounds I will be fine. It isn't anything to be scared of, but just a fact of life in banding. If the excessive tightness continues, then I would go in for an unfill because it is unhealthy for the band to continue to pb, and obviously your body needs to get enough nutrients to function well. An unfill isn't anything to be scared of either, in my opinion. I'm just trying to find the level that works for me.
What size band do you have? What are your fill levels right now? My doctor uses flouro every time, which I like because it not only helps see what the fills are doing, but gives him a chance to check band placement and port placement every time. However, my daughter gets blind fills and does fine with them. Your weight loss so far is great, so if that works for you, then good, but if it were me and I was starting to regain weight, I would go in for a fill in a second.
__________________ Banded 10/10/07 Dr Ortiz, Tijuana
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