Question:
Does this happen to anyone else after a fill?????
after a fill I feel tight and restricted and like i've found the "sweet spot". Then a few weeks pass and I am able to eat more again. Do I need more saline or am I stretching my stomach somehow? I have already had like six fills and I feel like maybe its just me....anyone???? — lisalpn (posted on January 18, 2008)
January 18, 2008
well, i haven't had my surgery yet, but from what i've been reading, this
usually happens when you are choosing the wrong food. also your doctor is
evaluating your needs. as you go along, you and your doctor will know what
is best. just give it time and keep track of how you are feeling so you can
tell your doctor. you may want to discuss this with your dietician as well
as your surgeon.
— soliisoul
January 18, 2008
What do you consider to be able to be eating alot. You should be able to
eat no more than 1/4 cup of food with a good fill. Once you hit your sweet
spot, if it is only lasting for a couple of weeks, I would have them check
the band as a whole. It sounds to me like you may have a pin hole in the
line and you are leaking saline. You should not be able to stretch your
stomach if your fill is correct because you can not eat enough food to
stretch your stomach. I know someone who didn't go to an experienced Dr for
her fills and because he didn't know what he was doing, he ended up putting
holes in the line and after a whole year of fills that never took,, she
went back to a experienced Dr and he ended up having to remove the old band
and put in a new one. Im not saying that this is the problem, but make sure
that that band is not leaking some how. It does happen. If they had a
"difficult" time finding your port this is a good probability.
Best of luck.
— mccabesmom
January 18, 2008
I've had 4 fills and with the last 2, I've experienced fairly good
restricition for part of the month and then part of the month and increase
in food intake. In the reading I've done, I've learned that while the band
is static (stays the same), my body is not.
With weight loss, you are going to experience a decrease in body fat and
this includes around your band. If you retain fluid at all, this also
affects how the band "fits". Your time of the month will also
affect how the band fits. Food choices is a biggy. Eat the protein first,
then the veggies, then fruit and lastly the carbs. If eating mostly soft
foods, this will go through easier.
I can eat more than 1/4 cup, but am still losing weight. I think that's
the key. the goal is losing 1-2 pounds per week on what you are eating.
Good luck! This band thing is definitely a learning process!
Sue
— herghost
January 18, 2008
I experience the same thing. I think it's normal. It is my understanding
that there is a layer of fat between the band and the stomach so naturally
as you lose fat, this layer gets thinner, thereby making the band looser.
So when you lose all your weight, that fat layer is virtually gone and the
band will stay tight much longer. Granted, I've only had my band since the
end of September so I'm by no means an expert and am still learning how
and what to eat also. Hope this helps!
— Carla_B
January 20, 2008
I Lisa, Yes I had that full feeling for the first day after a fill, I have
had two fill so far, it's six months, since I had surgery. I though i was
streching my band also, but i noticed that if i ate slowly, or drank slowly
my stomach fill up quickly and made me feel full, so i did not binge eat.
My diet consit of yogurts, cottage cheese and a lot of stream
crab..Chicken, fish, some vegetable, I cook everything for myself. Good
luck
— Start306_65Goal180
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