Lap band fill

Hi all, I'm just wondering what any lap bandsters thoughts are about fills. I got .5 cc fill yesterday and am feeling quite tight. I can drink slowly but not eat. My question is.... Do your bands feel tighter at first and then loosen up a little bit or do you get tighter after ? I've been banded for 6 years and have lost 100 lbs to reach my goal... But after a twin pregnancy I'm trying to get 35 lbs back off. Thanks for any thoughts or advice

I think people differ. The way I felt immediately after the fill was the way it stayed for me. I have read oeople saying it felt tight at first then eased. But I wonder if that may be just getting used to it, I would personally be worried if I found eating difficult. But some people are told not to eat solids for a couple of days - I was allowed to eat normally the day after the fill. 

Maybe the fill was a bit too much? 

Edited for lovely typos. How the heck did donuts get into the original??

Thank you . I'll wait a few days to see how I feel

In my experience, my band will loosen after the first few days post-fill. I think due to swelling and irritation of my stomach with the band tightening. However, I think that if you are so tight you can't eat, you may be too tight. I wouldn't expect it to loosen that much. At best it would loosen only enough to allow you to eat mushies, and that is not healthy in my opinion. :)

Hi sheriberi29,

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I was like Kate, the way I felt right after a fill was how I stayed. Definately consider a tiny unfill if it doesn't loosen up in a week or so because tight bands cause serious trouble sooner or later!

Thank you all ... I'll see how it goes in a few days. My band dr is 4.5 hours away and not covered by insurance so I hope it loosens just enough. I'm at the spot of fine tuning so .5 cc may have been a tad much 

Sher - like the others, my fill took effect pretty  much right away --

I did usually have soup the night of my fill -- and then soft foods for a day -- just in case the 'trauma' of the fill caused any inflammation.

I think it is a good plan to give it a couple of days --- and then decide if you need to make the trip to get a little fluid out.