Do I Unfill? HELP! SOS!

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I went yesterday for my 3rd fill (1cc for 4ccs total). I'm having chest pain today. This morning i was able to sip my protein shake and get the 8 oz down in about a 4 hour period. I had 4 oz of broth at like 3pm and immediately had to throw up. I must have thrown up like 6 times. I then got the hiccups which havent gone away in over an hour. I called my surgeon but he is in surgery right now. I am just wondering if it is unusually tight day 1 and then loosens up or should i go get an unfill? I was so excited about hitting my sweet spot that i dont want to give up so easily!

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Janette
Band Date: May 19th, 2008
Dr. Whittwell, Miami, Florida.
SW: 283 GW:165
1st fill 6/25 3cc, 2nd fill 7/25 1cc, 3rd fill 10/3 1cc, Unfill 10/4 .7 cc, 4th fill 12/15 .25 cc

I would just sip hot liquids and give it a few days...

If sipping hot liquids for an hour or so doesn't help i would go get unfilled. I waited a day and a half and ended up with a complete unfill cause my stomach was so irrated.

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Gillian

My sister had that problem and when her doctor took out .2cc she has instant relief.. i would recommend getting in touch with surgeon and probably getting a little bit taken out.. You dont want to start choking on your own saliva

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Oh, I know THAT feeling - ughhhh. I would get in touch with him and maybe just had a little unfill, not complete....throwing up can disturb/damage your band and in my case, I had instant relief. Just wait till you get food stuck - now that kills!
I'm going for a fill next week - I shouldn't be able to eat toast for breakfast every day -I get food stuck, but it'smy poor chewing to blame - I forget sometimes.

You don't need to be completely unfilled, just enough to make it comfortable.

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There comes a point where even .1cc will make a LARGE difference.

If this degree of discomfort continues, I would see about a small unfill of a few tenths/cc

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thanks for the advice everyone. I ended up getting .7 taken out and had instant relief. It was pretty scary-- I couldnt swallow my own saliva without a terrible pain in my chest. Thank god that my dr happened to be in the office at 7p on a Friday night! I feel much better now

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Janette
Band Date: May 19th, 2008
Dr. Whittwell, Miami, Florida.
SW: 283 GW:165
1st fill 6/25 3cc, 2nd fill 7/25 1cc, 3rd fill 10/3 1cc, Unfill 10/4 .7 cc, 4th fill 12/15 .25 cc

Glad you got relief! I had a fill on a Friday afternoon, which is always my easiest time (morning= no food) if I have any restriction. By Sunday I was where you were and it was awful. I was unfilled to a level lower than the start of that previous fill, so now I am nervous about that.

Anyone with an idea about when I can ask to get a smaller fill again? I am not irritated and am pretty hungry always..