Your experiences, please!

This sounds like a newbie question which, at 22 months out, I shouldn't need to ask!! But it is new to me and so I jsut wanted to know of your personal experiences. Basically, I have never been too tight. When I read posts on boards from people who are, I often respond, as do others, saying "as long as you can drink, leave it a day or so and see how you feel!" For the first time ever, I think I am too tight. I was filled yesterday (so now 24 hours ago) and can drink OK but can't take anything more than a few mouthfuls of (very thick) soup. Now I am not worried ! I am following my own advice and waiting a few days. But my question is - for those who have experienced this - does it sometimes loosen after "a few days" and what do you mean by "a few days"? Kate

When I have been too tight - it never loosened up. I had my last fill a few months ago, and have had 3 slight unfills since. Mine always just got worse, but I think I am in the minority.

Kate, some say it will lossen up, but I never had that happen. I hate being too, tight, and have had 2 slight unfills. you'd be surprised what a difference, even, .01, can make! You have to eat enough to live! Keep us posted, hon!

Not sure if this will help but my doctor has me stay on liquids for 3 days following a fill. He thinks that a fill can cause swelling that needs to settle down after it. If you are not in any pain when you have soup, maybe you should try waiting for another day or two. That's just my 2 cents...

Hi Kate, My doc does a 2-day liquid diet after a fill to allow any inflammation to go away. It is possible to have the stomach irritated/inflamed by the fill. If that is what is going on, it should be fine within 2-3 days. If this hangs on longer than that, it's back to the doc to talk about a possible slight unfill. Good luck!

I have been "too tight" immediately following a fill, but that is because I seem to swell easily. So I do light liquids for 3 days after a fill. Now the times that I've been too tight for real ... It's been more than a week after a fill, on liquids and I still couldn't get anything down. It didn't loosen up on its own and I required an unfill. I've had that twice. I can seem "too tight" immediately after an adjustment to my band due to swelling. But it is more than 3 or 4 days (at the absolute most) then I assume that I am really too tight.