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Spoons82 · 12-18-2007, 04:19 PM

I've just had my first fill this evening. I was given 2.75cc of fluid. This fill didn't hurt at all and I wasn't in any pain all the way back from the hospital (over 2hr trip).

2 mintues after getting in to the house I suddenly had a terrible stabbing pain in the bottom left side of my back. I was just wondering if this is a common thing after a fill and or will this always hurt after a fill or could it quite simply be a coincidence.

I had my op 6 weeks ago and I've just had my first fill tonight. I hope I'll start to lose more weight as nothing has come off in the past fortnight. I did however lose just over 3st so far.

I would be grateful for any advice!

Dan

dsandgnat · 06-14-2008, 11:20 AM

I had my band filled on June 4, 2008. My doc put in 2cc. I did not start having problems until I started drinking. Anything I drank would feel like it was getting "hung" in my esphogus. I, at first, thought it was because I was getting use to the new adjustment. However, the pain continued, even after I went back to eating more solid foods. I could not eat anything or drink anything without have the pains in my back area. I went back to the doc on June 11 and he removed 1cc from the band and it was a tremendous help. I now have no problems eating or drinking.

However, during that one week I lost 13lbs. Some might say this is good, but I was getting hardly any nutrition from foods and getting dehydrated. So, if you are getting the constant "hanging" feeling after getting adjusted, you may want to have a talk with your doc about remove a small amount to see if it helps.

One other note...I had my band put in on August 27, 2007. Since then, I have lost 84 lbs.