A little freaked out...

[Shellster]

Well, I'm trying to not get too freaked out about this, but I went in today for a fill. We get all set...I'm all numbed....he hits the port...pulls back and.........drumroll. Nothing's in there. :Cry:I was supposed to be at 1cc. I could feel him working the syringe, but he said I was empty. Hello - no wonder I could eat a garden full of salad and protein. I knew I was hungry...I told my husband I had to stop myself. I wasn't getting any signs to stop eating...

Now for the freak out part. Do I have a leak - or did the nurse that filled me last time just miss? I go back in two weeks for him to access my port and see if I have any saline in there. I suppose I'll have to hurry up and wait. As of tonight, I have 1.2 cc's. We'll see if it stays in there...

The good news is that I still lost 4.8 during the 3 weeks that I supposedly had 1 cc....

[MrsS]

I'm worried about the same thing. Over the last few weeks I have been feeling like I was having great restriction. This week, I feel none at all. Just keeping track of calories to stay on plan. I see my surgeon tomorrow. Didn't mean to make that all about me. Yikes!

Anyway, hopefully the nurse just missed. That's way easier to fix! Let me know what happens if you get a chance.

P.S. You new avatar pic is so pretty. I look at everyone's pics all the time cuz it helps me put a face to the name. So, I always notice when people change their pic. Your neck and face are so slender. Lookin' good and it's all you w/out band support!:nod:

[PhotoNut]

Sometimes that darn fill just mysteriously disappears! It's the oddest thing. I know it's easier said than done, but please try to put that behind you now and focus on your current restriction as if its "business as usual". Odds are that there's nothing wrong at all and it's better to have spent this time moving forward than to waste your days in fear. *big hugs*

[Idahobeauty]

If I remember right, the tubing holds approx .5 cc's and it could be hanging out in there. I know it can be very stressful to worry about your band. Hang in there and hope for the best when you go in again. keep us posted

[reblynd]

Idaho is right...I had asked my doctor and we figured the tubing holds a good.5, some might be more. I went last week for a fill and she pulled all of the saline out then put it back with my fill and it was .4 less than what i "should" have had in there. Hope that helps.

[Shellster]

Thanks guys....I figure I'll just keep on - keepin' on. I did okay without it in there....I should kick butt with it! I'm hoping that it's just a fluke or a missed fill or something.

[Kathy]

Shell, same thing happened to me last fill. Nada in there, added some back, now it feels like nothing. I'm hoping all my quit-smoking-weight-gain just squishes out saline somehow, like there's some kind of kink somwhow...dunno.

It's hard not to freak a little but just ride it out. I hate to say it out loud but the exericse is the missing link. :rolleyes: Hang in there.

[Neal R.]

Hang in there Shell, hopefully all will be fine :)

[Shellster]

I'm hanging....thanks guys. Kathy, you're right...I have been working my butt off exercise wise. I think that's why I lost in spite of not having any fill in there. Kim said...you still did good - I was like yeah, but if I'd had saline in there just think about how much I could have lost!

No more what if's.....we'll see what happens in two weeks.

[Greeneyetiger]

Shell, I have the same thing going on. I went for a fill a few weeks ago and there was nothing there, was supposed to be 2.55 cc's. He then went ahead and filled me to 3 cc's....too much and I went back to have .5 cc's removed. Now after 2 weeks I feel nothing again. So I called the doc back and the nurse is getting back with me to see if the doc wants to look at my band under Flouro. to see if there is a leak anywhere. I know how stressful this is and it isn't fun thinking something could be wrong.

Hang in there and let us know what happens.

Tina

[stac1982]

Just saw this Shell. . .I hope that it is just a fluke. Glad to hear you have some restriction.

[Lily]

Well your loss goes to show that so much of the loss is psychosymatic...a symtom that your head created.

Amazing job losing that weight with nooo help at all from the band, that's remarkable. I hope that everything goes well

[kebsa]

i have had the same thing happen and i have also had the opposite, at one stage i had good restriction but over a period of time i seemed to get tighter until i obstructed, when they unfilled the band there was almost an extra ml of fluid- he told me that sometime small amount of fluid can ooze through the band itself, not a leak as such though. he had been using a mixture of saline with a tiny amount of an x-ray contrast as my badn is an older type that does not show on x-ray ( its also a swedish band not an inamed band) any way he altered the mix of the contrast and the saline and that made it less likely to ooze across the membrane - these days he uses saline only

[Alicia521]

Just seeing this Shelley. I hope everything is okay!

[Kim G]

Shelley girl you are awsome!!!! I want to me like you when I grow up. :)

I am sure you are a-ok....if not we will take care of you. It's totally possible it just got missed some how.

See ya tomorrow girl!!!!

[PhotoNut]

Just checking in on ya Shelley. How's that band of yours doing? Still feeling restriction?

[Shellster]

Hey guys....I do still have restriction....good restriction, actually. (at least up until today.)I think I might be at my sweet spot for now....I go back on Tuesday and he'll take it out and make sure it is all still in there. Today at lunch I tried salad and it went down with no problems. My portion size has dramatically decreased with protein and overall now. Today at lunch I ate good majority of one of those strawberry field grilled chicken salads at TGI Fridays. It was good, but I was concerned about the amount of salad. The chicken itself was about 3 - 4 oz....I'm hoping that my stuff isn't leaking out and salad just breaks way down when you chew this much!

[PhotoNut]

I can eat a lot of salad! That stuff chews down to water. Love it!

Here's hoping all goes well on Tuesday! We'll be waiting and hoping for a very good report!

*hugs*

[Shellster]

Okay....here's an update. I went in today - get this.....to get some fill taken out. I had good restriction...then overdrive restriction...then good restriction....then Uber restriction! I had them take me down a tad and I feel so much better. The good news is...there was exactly 1.2 in there, which is what he put in about 6 weeks ago. He took me down to 1.0 cc. Hopefully, I can eat more than two bites now. I had soup tonight and it was like filet....ummm ummm.....egg drop soup!

[Shellster]

Oh yeah...and all those levels of restriction - were all on the same fill. Not changes in cc levels. That's crazy....my body must be crazy fluid fluctuation. Oh well....I still love my band.

[Neal R.]

Hey Shelley, good to hear. Hope you feel better with the adjustment.

[Will]

Very good to hear!

[JudyBellyBand]

Oh Shelley,
This has been so hard to read...I was praying that everything would be fine. I am so releaved for you. These issues are a real wake-up call aren't they to how much the band really means to us. You are doing so well with your weight-loss and I am grateful that the band is fully supporting you. Thank-you Lord!

[Shellster]

Thanks guys! Your support means everything...

Judy..so good to see you back on the boards. Post away girlfriend!

[stac1982]

Glad to hear Zsa Zsa is being nicer!

[Shellster]

Girl! Zsa Zsa Ga'band is still being her selfish self....it's all about her! I'm actually doing so much better since they took the .2 out. I am able to eat good proteins and veggies without the pain. It's wonderful....I just hope my scales keep moving in a downward direction.