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  1. Can a fill needle puncture a lap band?

    in Gastric Band Support & Discussion

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    Hi Maria,

    A little trick that someone shared with me - and since I'm newly banded, I can't recommend if it works or not, but I will share it.

    I've heard that if you drink cold liquids shortly before eating it will restrict you more and if you feel too restricted - like in the morning - drink a warm/hot beverage and it will relax it a bit.

    Again... this could be an urband legend... but it won't hurt - so give it a try :)

  2. Can a fill needle puncture a lap band?

    in Gastric Band Support & Discussion

    Posted

    Thank you to everyone for your responses. I think the whole swelling idea is probably right. I am just a little paranoid, as it was hard to imagine me having more fluid in the band, and less restriction than before the fill. No pbs, yet I had them before the fill. Hmmmm....

    I did not have this fill with Flouro. The first fill was with, and the doc said everything looked great. This fill was real tough, as they said I had a lot of scar tissue around the port, and they used two needles to finally get it in. Took them 10 minutes to succeed.

    Thank you again!

    I am so grateful for this site!

  3. Can a fill needle puncture a lap band?

    in Gastric Band Support & Discussion

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    [Hi Everyone.

    I am new to this board and have a question. I was banded in Mexico March 3rd, 2006. I have had three fills. The last was this past Tuesday. I went from 1.5 cc (4 cc band) to 2. Drank a sip of water and had MAJOR restriction. Left the doc, went home, and for 24 hours I could not drink water, and pb'd on my own saliva. Went back to the doc on Wed. to have an unfill. They took .25 out, leaving me with a total of 1.75 cc. Now I can eat ANYTHING. I had more restriction with 1.5 cc in prior to going to the doc's on Tuesday. I am so confused. They did have a hard time (both for the fill and unfill) finding my port, and I was poked several times before they got the needle in. Could the needle have punctured the band? Does .25 cc really make you THAT much tighter? Why was I tight with 1.5, but looser with 1.75?

    I am sorry about all the questions. I am just curious about the fills. People talk about eating 1/2 Cup of food before full. I just ate 2 sushi rolls with not problem. I even thought that perhaps I had slippage with 1.5cc, and when the doc took out the fill, my stomach went back into place, which is why 1.75 does nothing? I just don't know. Anyone have any ideas?

    BTW, I have lost 32 lbs since March 3rd. Have not felt like that was enough so far.

    Thank you!

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